OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association announced its officers for 2016-17 as part of recent Homecoming festivities on campus Dr. P.H. “Hal” Moore of Pascagoula was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Moore is president of Singing River Radiology Group. He serves on the board of directors of theRead the story …
UM Alumni Association Welcomes 2016-17 Officers
New leaders announced at Homecoming
October 9, 2016 by
Author Returns to Oxford for School Reunion, Book Signing
Robert Magarian learned to think like a detective for his latest thriller
October 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An alumnus of the University of Mississippi pharmacy school who has built a flourishing career as a crime novelist will sign copies of his latest thriller Saturday evening (Oct 8) in Oxford. Robert Magarian will sign copies of “You’ll Never See Me Again, A Crime to Remember” at 7 p.m. at theRead the story …
Westbrook Pledges Major Gift to UM Journalism School
Endowment will support new construction, featuring consumer research lab
October 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In true Rebel style, University of Mississippi alumna Leslie Westbrook bucked the confines of her generation and became one of the nation’s most successful consumer market specialists with Fortune 500 clients. “Like all good Southern ladies in that era, I planned to marry my college sweetheart and teach school,” said Westbrook, aRead the story …
‘Heart of the Center’ Retires this Fall
Sarah Dixon Pegues leaves UM Southern studies program after 35 years
September 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After being a constant in Barnard Observatory for 35 years, Sarah Dixon Pegues is preparing to retire from the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. As the center’s administrative assistant since 1980, she handles all financial matters including budgets, payroll, travel requests, procurement and purchasing, asRead the story …
Overby Event Brings Together Brokaw, Barbour, Ford
Discussions to provide perspective, reactions to presidential debate and campaigns
September 28, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi will host Tom Brokaw, former Gov. Haley Barbour and other notables on Friday (Sept. 30) for spirited political reactions to this week’s presidential debate. Brokaw, longtime NBC correspondent and former anchor for “NBC Nightly News”; Andy Lack, president of NBC News; and politicalRead the story …
Alumni Association to Honor Distinguished Alumni at Homecoming
Group to be lauded at reception and on the field during Memphis game
September 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association is awarding seven distinguished alumni with its highest annual honors as part of Homecoming activities. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2016 are: David E. Brevard (BA 78) of Tupelo; Dr. James L. Cox (MD 63) of Atlanta; Thomas C. Meredith (EDD 71) ofRead the story …
Gispens Create Endowment to Support Croft Institute
Fund will provide for discretionary spending to enhance programs, opportunities
September 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though he recently retired as executive director of the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi, Kees Gispen’s interest in the institute will continue indefinitely. Gispen and his wife, Dr. Jean Gispen, who has been the university’s employee-health physician since 2005, worked with the UM Foundation to create theRead the story …
$1.9 Million NIH Grant to Fund Children’s Health Research
Medical Center will use award to build infrastructure, expand pediatric clinical trials
September 21, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center has received a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $1.9 million to support research into how environmental factors from conception through early childhood influence the health of children and adolescents. The funds, from the NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, or ECHO, program,Read the story …
Faculty Chair Pays Tribute to UM Alumnus Don Jones
Brockman Foundation endows accountancy position, honors longtime friend
September 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Family and friends say the late Don Jones loved the University of Mississippi from the moment he stepped on campus in the early 1960s. “He just immediately embraced Ole Miss, became a part of it and was a leader on behalf of the university in so many ways,” said James W. Davis,Read the story …
Unified Rebels Take on Unified Tide for Special Olympics Mississippi
Friday's flag football game kicks off season for Unified Sports Rivalry Series
September 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Special Olympics Mississippi kicks off the 2016 season of the Unified Sports Rivalry Series at 6:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 16) as the Unified Tide from the University of Alabama compete against the Unified Rebels of the University of Mississippi at the Ole Miss Intramural Fields. The rivalry series unites athletes and fansRead the story …