Jennie Mosby Cochran, a well-known figure on the Ole Miss campus and around Oxford during the 1940s and ’50s, served as an unofficial mentor for many college students. Her official title was house director for the Gamma Delta Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity, but, to her “girls,” she was lovingly known as “Aunt Jennie.”…

UNIVERSITY, Miss. — Jim Bennett met Faye Evans at church in the early 1940s. She offered to fix him up with a blind date, but instead, they dated and later married. Today, she is being remembered with a University of Mississippi scholarship by Bennett, his second wife and two daughters. "Helping other people is part…

UNIVERSITY, Miss. – Mike Starnes took a walk with his friend Robert Khayat on ground where both men’s roots run deep – the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus. As they enjoyed the classic campus setting, the Memphis businessman recognized that Khayat, the university’s chancellor, had put his heart and soul into serving their alma mater…

With the expansion of University Advancement, Development Services, and The University of Mississippi Foundation, it has been essential to day-to-day operations to maintain a state-of-the-art computer system. When Lance Felker joined the Foundation team last September as systems administrator, he had one goal: install a massive upgrade and complete the conversion process as quickly and…

Donna Ruth Else Roberts is giving from example—one of the latest in a flurry of generous gifts through the Ole Miss Women’s Council. The “connect” for her was immediate: She said she has understood the importance of college scholarships her entire life—her father was not able to attend college but became a successful businessman and…

Becky Jones West says her two passions are Ole Miss and opportunities for women. Her $100,000 scholarship endowment fund will open the doors to both. A founding member of the Ole Miss Women’s Council, West has been a behind-the-scenes resource for the UM administration for many years—sharing her advice and expertise as a successful Memphis…