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McRights Focus Gift on Helping Ole Miss Graduate Students in Biology, Speech Pathology
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Johnny and Renee McRight remember their undergraduate and graduate school years at the University of Mississippi as some of the best of their lives. They also recognize the fellowships, grants and other opportunities they were afforded made their graduate degrees and professional careers possible. To ensure similar opportunities remain available to Ole…
New Women’s Council Scholarship Recognizes Former First Lady of Ole Miss, Margaret Khayat
(OXFORD, Miss.) – For her role in the life of the University of Mississippi, former first lady Margaret Denton Khayat is being honored with the creation of an Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship in her name. From 1995 through 2009, Robert C. Khayat led the university, and his wife, Margaret, served by his side, hosting…
Scholarship Pays Tribute to Contributions of Women’s Council Chair Mary Sharp Rayner
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Mary Sharp Rayner and her family have made their home in Oxford for 39 years, enjoying all the events and opportunities afforded by a college community. Instead of being simply a spectator, however, Rayner has rolled up her sleeves and become deeply involved in helping strengthen the University of Mississippi in many…
Scholarship to Nurture Leaders
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Patricia Lott and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, visit the University of Mississippi campus for an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Rose Garden ceremony honoring Mrs. Lott. The recent program recognized the council scholarship created in her name by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Originally established in 2005, the…
Dunns Express Commitment to Ole Miss With Planned Gift to University Libraries
(OXFORD, Miss.) – As two University of Mississippi students firmly committed to paying their own way through graduate school, Jacque and Michael Dunn managed to make ends meet each month, thanks in part to his job at the J.D. Williams Library on the Oxford campus. Recognizing the importance this job played in their lives and…
Chancellor Announces $100 Million Campaign to Support Faculty
OXFORD, Miss. – Announced at the April 9 inauguration of Chancellor Dan Jones, the $100 million Campaign for Faculty is ensuring that Ole Miss can attract and retain the best minds in academia. Included as part of the campaign will be both unrestricted gifts to the newly created Barnard Endowment for Faculty Support as well…
Deloitte Foundation Strengthens Faculty Support in UM School of Accountancy with $250,000 Gift
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Accountancy professionals from Deloitte LLP have joined with the Deloitte Foundation to commit $250,000 to enhancing faculty support at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy. The gift to UM’s nationally recognized accountancy school creates the Deloitte Foundation Lectureship in Accountancy, which will provide resources for research and creative support for…
Tribute Paid to Two Mississippi Newspaper Families with UM Journalism Scholarships
OXFORD, Miss. – The contributions of two couples who have chronicled the life of Charleston and the lives of its residents by publishing the local weekly newspaper are being honored with journalism scholarships at the University of Mississippi. Ed and Becky Meek of Oxford have created the Bill and Jean May Mississippi Sun Scholarship and…
Ole Miss Opportunity to Help Cover Basic Costs for Low-Income Students
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Low-income Mississippi students will be guaranteed financial aid support for tuition, housing and meals through a new UM scholarship program. Days after the board of trustees of the state Institutions of Higher Learning approved a tuition increase for state universities to offset significant cuts in state funding, UM announced the creation of…