OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association announced its officers for 2017-18 on Saturday (Oct. 14) as part of Homecoming festivities at the University of Mississippi. Bobby Bailess (BBA 73, JD 76) was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Bailess is a lifelong resident of Vicksburg, practicing law there since 1976.Read the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Welcomes 2017-18 Officers
Bobby Bailess begins term as president
October 20, 2017 by
Alumnus Credits UM Experiences for Role in James Beard Nomination
Hospitality management graduate Carlyle Watt lauded for artisan breads, local sourcing
October 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Carlyle Watt, a 2005 graduate of the University of Mississippi’s hospitality management program and a 2017 James Beard Award nominee in the Outstanding Baker category, returned to campus recently to participate in the 20th Southern Foodways Symposium. In his first experience with the symposium, Watt attended lectures and tastings designed to reframe ideasRead the story …
UM Town Hall Features Strategic Plan Unveiling
Chancellor, provost share vision for university's future, invite ideas for achieving goals
October 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Responding to ideas and hopes expressed more than a year ago at the University of Mississippi’s first-ever universitywide Town Hall, UM officials unveiled a new strategic plan for the institution’s future success Wednesday (Oct. 11) at the second Town Hall. Similar to the inaugural event, hundreds of students, faculty, staff and alumniRead the story …
Alumni Association to Honor Outstanding Graduates at Homecoming
Recipients will be recognized on the field during Vanderbilt game
October 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association is awarding seven distinguished University of Mississippi alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2017. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2017 are: Don Frugé (BBA 67, JD 70) of Oxford; Walton Gresham III (BBA 71) of Indianola; James E. Keeton (BA 61,Read the story …
Former State Supreme Court Justice Supports Law Students
Reuben Anderson hopes gift will help develop future leaders
September 9, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Continuing his legacy of support to the University of Mississippi, retired state Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson’s most recent gift will provide scholarships for full-time law students. Since becoming the first African-American graduate of the UM School of Law in 1967, Anderson and his wife, Phyllis, have committed more than $200,000 toRead the story …
UM Enrolls 23,780 Students for Fall Semester
State's flagship increases Mississippi residents in freshman class
September 8, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has registered 23,780 students across all its campuses, the state’s largest total enrollment, for the fall semester. This includes a freshman class with a larger proportion of Mississippi residents than last year’s. Enrollment at the state’s flagship university reflects a strategy aimed at balancing incoming classes to beRead the story …
UM Alumna Takes Comedy on the Road
Kendall Ketchum tours with former 'SNL' cast member Darrell Hammond
May 18, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Kendall Ketchum has performed her comedy routines for a decade in New York City, but she’s recently taken her talent from dive bars to a tour with former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Darrell Hammond. Ketchum, who studied theatre arts at Ole Miss, earned her bachelor’s degree inRead the story …
UM Foundation Welcomes New Development Officer
Port Kaigler brings new opportunities to School of Pharmacy
April 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For Port Kaigler, being an Ole Miss Rebel is not just a career move, it’s a family tradition. This legacy, established by his parents, was cemented for the University of Mississippi’s newest development officer when he visited his older brother at UM. “There’s a lot of red and blue in our family,”Read the story …
Alumnus Plans Ahead to Spur Growth, Improvement at UM
Whitehead's gift will support generations of student-athletes
January 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Tampa Bay Ole Miss Club was fairly inactive when University of Mississippi alumnus Greg Whitehead became president two years ago. Today, with 121 active Alumni Association members, the Florida club is thriving. “The Ole Miss Alumni Association has had a club in the Tampa Bay area for several years, but itRead the story …
Streets Endow Scholarship to Honor Longtime UM History Professor
Education fund named after Harry P. Owens, professor emeritus and Civil War scholar
December 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent gift from two University of Mississippi donors will provide scholarship opportunities for future UM secondary education majors while honoring Professor Emeritus Harry P. Owens, who taught history at the university for more than 35 years. The Dr. Harry P. Owens Secondary Education Opportunity Scholarship Endowment was created with a $25,000Read the story …