OXFORD, Miss. – The M-Club Alumni Chapter of the Ole Miss Alumni Association has committed a new $1.5 million gift to the Forward Together Campaign, which is helping to expand and upgrade athletics facilities and opportunities at the University of Mississippi. After giving $1 million in 2012, the M-Club lifts its total to $2.5 millionRead the story …
M-Club Announces $1.5 Million Gift to Forward Together Campaign
Alumni chapter's donation will benefit baseball and football initiatives
January 13, 2016 by
Humanitarians at Heart
Warners designate gifts for Alumni Association and undergraduate and medical scholarships
December 23, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Bob and Mary Ellen Warner always manage to find a way to serve others, even on vacation. “Herb, Dixie, Mary Ellen and I had a little routine,” Bob Warner said, referring to Herb Dewees, former Ole Miss Alumni Association executive director, and his wife, Dixie. In the mid-1990s, the couples frequentlyRead the story …
Embry Legacy Lives on in Scholars
Tyler Donovan receives 2015 award created in student-athlete's memory
December 21, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi freshman Tyler Donovan called to tell his mother he had been named the 2015 recipient of the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship, she became so emotional that she had to hang up, regain her composure and call him back. “There are a lot of scholarships that are named afterRead the story …
Ray Brothers Create Scholarship to Honor Their Mother
Funds are earmarked for students who have lost a parent to cancer
December 14, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though Martha Nell Flaherty Ray lost her battle to cancer at the young age of 52, her memory and dedication to education will live through a gift from her sons, Ken Ray and Van Ray, in the form of the Martha Nell Flaherty Ray Scholarship Endowment at the University of Mississippi. “OurRead the story …
Statement on UM Student-Led Holiday Event
December 9, 2015 by
Incomplete and sometimes erroneous reports have created misperceptions about a recent student-led event at the University of Mississippi that has for six years – including this year – involved a Christmas tree lighting and popular Christmas carols. Last Wednesday night (Dec. 2), the Student Activities Association arranged for a Gospel Choir performance of “Emmanuel” andRead the story …
FedEx and Anonymous Donor Deliver Major Gifts to Ole Miss Athletics
Funds will enable facility expansion to support academics for student-athletes
December 7, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A gift from FedEx Corp. will help University of Mississippi student-athletes succeed in the classroom and beyond. The company recently donated $2.5 million to the Ole Miss Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to enhance the existing FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center. In addition to the FedEx gift, an anonymous donor has contributed $2.5 million,Read the story …
Update on Investigation of Fan Incident at Ole Miss-LSU Football Game
December 4, 2015 by
On Nov. 21, 2015 at the Ole Miss-LSU football game, unidentified fans contacted officers at the field level working security for the event complaining of the behavior of a small group of individuals. The officers who responded to the complaint were certified officers from other jurisdictions, working in a temporary capacity for the University ofRead the story …
Hapten Sciences to Begin Clinical Trials for Poison Ivy Vaccine
Compound based on UM, ElSohly Laboratories research could prevent itchy rash from forming
November 20, 2015 by
MEMPHIS, Tenn. and OXFORD, Miss. – Hapten Sciences Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, will soon conduct a Phase I clinical trial of its lead product candidate, a compound based on research conducted at the University of Mississippi and ElSohly Laboratories that could prevent contact dermatitis due to exposure to poison ivy, oak and sumac.Read the story …
UM Forward Together Campaign Exceeds Goal, Announces Extension
Ole Miss Athletics Foundation raises $155 million in donations toward campaign, eyes $200 million
November 18, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Thanks to the generous support of Rebel Nation, the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation has surpassed its $150 million goal for the Forward Together campaign. With the help of 3,425 donors, the campaign achieved its goal in just over a four-year span, raising $155 million. “On behalf of Ole Miss Athletics, I wantRead the story …
Ole Miss Athletics Receives $25 Million, Its Largest Gift Ever
Funds will support the Forward Together campaign and future scholarships
November 17, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss – The entire population of Centreville, Dr. Gerald “Doc” Hollingsworth’s hometown, could fit in just one section of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field. When he left for the University of Mississippi in 1949, the average U.S. household income was about $3,200 a year. His father, who had a second-grade education, was a laborer with theRead the story …