OXFORD, Miss. – Kirk Purdom, vice president for advancement at Transylvania University and a University of Mississippi alumnus, has been named UM executive director of alumni affairs, effective March 14. Tim Walsh, who held the post since 2008, retired in March 2015. Sheila Dossett, senior associate director of alumni affairs, has served as interim executiveRead the story …
UM Names Kirk Purdom Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
Ole Miss graduate returns after leading advancement efforts in Tennessee, Kentucky
February 10, 2016 by
New Fund Honors Pam Hamilton’s Lasting Impact
Endowment pays tribute to late journalist, supports lecture series and scholarship
February 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gifts to a new University of Mississippi fund will honor the life of alumna Pamela E. Hamilton while also establishing a lecture series and scholarship in her name. A successful journalist with a passion for using words and media to change the world around her, Hamilton died Aug. 10, 2015, due toRead the story …
UM Gospel Choir Sings with Praise
Donor creates endowment to support 'premier student organization'
February 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Gospel Choir members shouted “Hallelulah!” at the Monday kickoff event of Black History Month upon learning that an anonymous donor has given $27,000 to establish the first endowment to support their contributions to campus life and provide leadership activities. Brandi Hephner LaBanc, UM vice chancellor for student affairs, madeRead the story …
Southern Studies Spring Brown Bag Lectures Announced
Sessions scheduled for select Wednesdays at noon
January 31, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Brown Bag Luncheon Series sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture continues this spring with several diverse topics. All lectures are at noon Wednesdays in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory and are free and open to the public. On Feb. 3, Eric Weber, UMRead the story …
Baileys Honor Loved Ones through Giving
Gift to UM accountancy school honors father while supporting students
January 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David Bailey and his wife, Julie, believe one of the best ways to honor those who have worked to achieve their dreams is by helping others achieve dreams of their own. The Baileys most recently made a $25,000 gift to the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy in honor of David’sRead the story …
University Museum Opens Fine Art Quilt Exhibit
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry set for artist lecture Jan. 28
January 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A collection of fine art quilts spanning a 40-year career by acclaimed artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry are on display at the University of Mississippi Museum through April 16. “Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion” is a 54-quilt exhibit that includes Fallert-Gentry’s first quilt from 1976 and retrospective piecesRead the story …
Alumni Couple Establishes Gift for Graduates
Weatherly Scholarship will assist accountancy graduate students
January 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bob and Faye Weatherly know struggle. When Bob finished his master’s degree in accountancy from the University of Mississippi in 1967, he and Faye packed all their worldly belongings in a small trailer hitched to their two-door Mustang, strapped in their toddler daughter, Karman, and hit the road for Houston, Texas. “TheRead the story …
Southeastern Conference Introduces Working Group on Compliance, Enforcement and Governance
UM law professor Ron Rychlak among nine representatives on panel
January 25, 2016 by
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference has appointed nine individuals from campuses across the SEC to form a working group to review and discuss issues concerning compliance with NCAA regulations and effective operation within the NCAA governance process. Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the creation of the group Thursday. He had announced in July 2015 atRead the story …
DeMiller Estate Fully Funds Accountancy Scholarship Endowment
Gift brings late alumnus' total contribution to the university to more than $500,000
January 20, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Decades ago, the late Edward A. DeMiller Jr. hired a young CPA who gives the elder accountant credit for his long-standing career. “I have now been a CPA for 47 years and for the past 20 years have had my own firm. Any success I have had is owed in large partRead the story …
UM Journalism School Gets Historic Linotype Machine
Futrell family donates heirloom to school
January 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Among the keys, dials, cogs and levers of a historic linotype machine are, for one University of Mississippi graduate, memories of his own past. “It really has sentimental value to me because when I was little, it was in our lobby and I would see it when I went there to visitRead the story …