Anew $100,000 Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship comes from an unlikely source: a senior engineering major who has paid her own way through college. Usually considered out of range for a typical college student, this philanthropy is possible for honors student Margaret Bardwell through the option of a life insurance policy naming the university as…

When Nancy Harrelson Stumberg talks about Ole Miss, it is with incredible confidence, optimism and above all, gratitude and affection. The 1975 graduate demonstrates her understanding of the mission of the University of Mississippi Foundation and the vision established by Chancellor Khayat. “Ole Miss is one of the most meaningful places in my life,” says…

W hen Prescott “Peck” Sherman attended Ole Miss during the Depression, he held down several jobs: one, a morning paper route, which was early enough not to interfere with his classes; and another at a local clothing store that enabled him to buy his own clothes. The third job, which was cleaning the cement lab…

R ecognizing the need for talented young people in today’s high-quality and complex field of health care, Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation of Memphis has become the first corporate sponsor of an Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship. The foundation’s $125,000 endowment produces the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. Council Scholarship designated for students interested in…

Four years ago when the idea of involving women more directly with the University of Mississippi Foundation was first conceived, it was merely a dream that major corporations would ultimately play a part in the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. Recently the FedEx Corp. of Memphis established the Fedex Council Scholarship Endowment fund with…

Dinner conversations at the home of Rosa Healy Hester and William E. “Slew” Hester, Jr., of Jackson were monopolized by lively discussions on current events. Education and knowledge were not only to be admired but also to be attained. “Mother and Daddy emphasized excelling in school,” said attorney and Ole Miss graduate Kathryn Healy Hester,…