A hand shake. A pat on someone's shoulder. A wave "hello." An individual's hands help in social interactions, not to mention the critical role they play in defining skill level. Hands are instrumental for work, protection, sustenance, play and expression.   Think of the hand functions of surgeons, rescue personnel, musicians, artisans, chefs, farmers, builders, dentists,…

With the announcement today of $122.6 million in fiscal 2012 private support to the University of Mississippi, donations to the state’s flagship university achieved the second-highest year of giving in its 165-year history. "This is an extraordinary demonstration of the generosity and commitment of Ole Miss alumni and friends," Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said.…

Cary Stovall first left his mark on the University of Mississippi in the late 1920s as president of the Associated Student Body, the Debating Council and the School of Law's first- year law class. Now, more than 80 years later—and 45 years after his death—Stovall has returned to Ole Miss, in a sense, with one…

James McMullan of Lake Forest, Ill., embraced his Southern roots, even when his career took him to Chicago for most of his adult life. The legacy he built at the University of Mississippi reflected the value he placed on his vision for the study of the South within liberal arts and higher education. McMullan passed…

A newly established endowment to secure the future of the Oxford Conference for the Book (OCB) – an annual event bringing together authors, publishers, editors, agents, scholars, book retailers and readers – and honor its founder has grown to more than $130,000. Past and present advisory committee members of the University of Mississippi Center for…

As a professor of biology at the University of Mississippi from 1976 to 2005, Edmund Keiser loved the traditional classroom setting – with its blackboards, books and attentive students at their desks – as much as he enjoyed his field research, trudging through bayou swamps and hiking verdant forests in search of unique specimens of…

A retiring University of Mississippi leader who dedicated his career to helping students find the resources to attend college and embrace a well-rounded college experience will continue to assist students through a scholarship created in his honor.   Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry D. Ridgeway will have a long-lasting impact in students' lives through…

An anonymous planned gift to the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi will help prepare the next generation of journalists for the rigors of in-depth reporting, as the newsgathering profession evolves rapidly due to the Internet and the soaring popularity of mobile devices. The majority of the gift is…

As children growing up in Pascagoula, Miss., Kenny Clark and his sister Rhonda Clark experienced first-hand the golden age of the small-town drugstore – those idyllic days of cherry Cokes served from soda fountains, milkshakes in tall, curved glasses and a kindly, wise pharmacist who knew every customer by name. For Rhonda and Kenny, that…