OXFORD, Miss. – "A library is the absolute heart of a university." That favored sentiment was often delivered by Charles E. Noyes, whose passion for teaching changed the lives of countless University of Mississippi students and whose passion for learning will impact generations to come. A $128,000 gift from the estate of the late professor…

OXFORD, Miss. – Two Oxford residents who have contributed to the life of the University of Mississippi for more than four decades are recognizing a leader for his contributions: former chancellor Robert Khayat. Dr. Max and Nila Williams have joined the Chancellor’s Trust with a $25,000 gift to honor Khayat, who retired in June. The…

OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Daniel W. Jones, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, today was named the 16th chief executive officer of Ole Miss by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Announced after a series of…

OXFORD, Miss. – Meeting four students who were University of Mississippi scholarship recipients several years ago proved to be a seminal event for UM alumni Clyde and Yvonne Edwards. As a result, the Edwardses recently created two Ole Miss First scholarships and provided further funding to supplement existing scholarships. “Meeting those four young people gave…

Donate to the Khayat Legacy Fund Online  OXFORD, MS – FOX News anchor Shepard Smith is applauding the leadership of University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat with a $75,000 gift to the Legacy Fund, which stands at $275,000. Created by the University Foundation to honor Khayat upon his retirement, the fund also will help…

OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi alumnus Larry Johnson created a new scholarship to honor his parents, he had no idea it would also reconnect him with a childhood friend. But that’s just what the Landmark Foundation Ole Miss First Scholarship in Memory of Swede and Alleene Johnson has done. A 1960 graduate of…

OXFORD, Miss. – In order to provide long-term support for a program close to her heart, University of Mississippi alumna Lisa Chow is directing a portion of her retirement fund to the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy.   The Women’s Council is an innovative program at UM that provides scholarships and counsel for students…

OXFORD, Miss. – Sylvia Foran’s dedication to education as well as a personal friendship with University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat inspired her to create the Bill and Sylvia Sarphie Foran Educational Scholarship.   Foran, a native of McComb, first met Khayat during their freshman year at Ole Miss.   “The relationships that I built…

OXFORD, Miss. – In order to give something back to a place that has come to mean so much to him, University of Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt, along with his wife, Diana, has committed $100,000 to Ole Miss.   “This is something we’ve always wanted to do,” Nutt said. “Diana and I have been…