OXFORD,
Miss. – University of Mississippi husband-and-wife alumni Lawrence
Farrington and Jan Griffin Farrington of Jackson return to their alma
mater Thursday (Nov. 20) to discuss their successful business ventures
with MBA students.
The free, public address “Investing in
Entrepreneurs” begins at 4:30 p.m. in Connor Hall, Room 110. It is an
installment of the School of Business Administration’s Otho Smith
Lecture Series.
Lawrence Farrington is an independent oil and gas businessman, and Jan Farrington is executive director of the Medical Support and Development Organization Inc. He is a 1958 business school graduate, and she completed a degree in education in 1965.
“Lawrence and Jan Farrington have been great friends of the school of business and to Ole Miss for many years,” said Ken Cyree, interim dean of the business school. “I am delighted that they are willing to use their time to educate and encourage our students. It is through generous support of alumni like Lawrence and Jan Farrington that we are able to provide an outstanding education for our students.”
The lecture is to focus on entrepreneurship and investing in start-up companies, and will include stories, tips and advice that the couple has learned through their own experiences.
“We hope this will be helpful to students, and we look forward to sharing some time with them,” Lawrence Farrington said. “Jan and I want to encourage young entrepreneurs and give them some ideas and tips about creating new companies and finding investors.”
Lawrence Farrington has worked as a general partner of Vaughey & Vaughey Oil Co. and in the petroleum department of Deposit Guaranty National Bank. He started his own company, Atwood Alarm Co., which he later sold. He continues to be involved in oil and gas, as well as land and business investments. A former chairman of the UM Business Advisory Council, he serves on the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Besides her work with Medical Support and Development Organization Inc., Jan Farrington joins her husband in investment ventures. She serves on the board of directors for FNC Inc., Mississippi Technology Alliance and Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She is a former national president of the UM Alumni Association and is president-elect of the UM Foundation Board of Directors.
The Otho Smith Lecture Series, initiated in 1981 through a grant from the Phil B. Hardin Foundation, brings prominent business executives to the UM campus as guest speakers. It is named for the late Meridian businessman, philanthropist and former president of the UM Alumni Association.
For more information, contact the business school at 662-915-5820 or go to http://www.bus.olemiss.edu . For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-5820.