OXFORD, Miss. – Three graduates from the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi are doing big things in the world of international tax law practice. They helped establish Butler Snow‘s first overseas office, which opened in London earlier this year. Brad Westerfield, Samantha Moore and Kurt Rademacher are attorneys who also holdRead the story …
UM Accountancy Alumni Find Success in International Tax Practice
Trio recently helped establish new London office for Butler Snow
December 27, 2013 by
Generosity, Faith and Service
Capertons support UM with Ole Miss Women's Council scholarship
December 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Winston “Cape” and Barbara Caperton of Warrenton, Va., attended a recent Ole Miss football game as guests of Chancellor Dan Jones, in gratitude for their longtime support and for the establishment of the Barbara Caperton Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship Endowment. A native of Noxapater, Cape Caperton is a University of MississippiRead the story …
Anonymous Gift Provides Competitive Edge for Recruiting Brass Players
New scholarship will help deserving students participate in band and earn their UM degree
December 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An anonymous gift of $100,000 has been presented to the University of Mississippi Pride of the South Marching Band in honor of Chris Presley, the band’s drum major in 2010-2012. A Batesville native, Presley graduated in 2012. Besides his leadership and service through music, Presley was an Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholar, aRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Introduces 2013-14 Officers
November 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association announced its officers for 2013-14 during Homecoming festivities on campus. Jimmy Brown (BBA 70) of Grenada was named president, a one-year term that changes each Homecoming. Brown oversees banking operations in North Mississippi for Regions Financial Corporation. He has served 38 years with Regions, a top bankRead the story …
Alumni Association to Honor Seven at Homecoming
Honorees include state, national figures who have demonstrated leadership and achievement
October 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven alumni are receiving the University of Mississippi Alumni Association’s highest annual honors this weekend as part of Homecoming 2013. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are Haley Barbour (JD 73) of Yazoo City, David W. Houston III (BBA 66, JD 69) of Aberdeen, Dick Molpus (BBA 71) of Jackson, CarolRead the story …
UPDATE FROM UMMC: Child Born with HIV Still in Remission After 18 Months Off Treatment, Experts Report
October 24, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A 3-year-old Mississippi child born with HIV and treated with a combination of antiviral drugs unusually early continues to do well and remains free of active infection 18 months after all treatment ceased, according to an updated case report published Oct. 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Early findings ofRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Drive Passes 24,700-Member Mark
October 9, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss alumni and friends are responding to the Alumni Association’s call to “Get active, stay active and help Ole Miss,” bringing the total number of active members to more than 24,700. Now, alumni and friends have an added incentive to stay active: All who join, renew or extend their memberships, orRead the story …
Endowment to Help Strengthen Students’ Recovery Efforts
Hunts make gift, Sept. 21 program set for Ole Miss Collegiate Recovery Community
September 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A college campus can sometimes seem like an untenable environment for those students enrolling or returning to classes after treatment for alcohol or substance abuse. Thanks to an initiative to expand support services for such students, the Collegiate Recovery Community at the University of Mississippi has received new private support and isRead the story …
Foundation Honors Warner and Kay Alford with Scholarship
Former athletics, alumni director continues to attract private funding for alma mater
September 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated – accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi and its upcoming football season – captured a beautiful Kay Swayze and the handsome Warner Alford walking hand-in-hand as students. It turned out to be a magical year, as Alford co-captained that SEC andRead the story …
Katrina Motivated ‘Game Changer’ Software for UM Alumnus
Brooks Wallace's company uses digital technology to manage debris removal in storm-stricken Moore
August 31, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An Ole Miss alumnus’ frustration after Hurricane Katrina was the motivation for software called a ‘game-changer’ in disaster debris removal. In fact, eight years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, the software is changing the way other areas stricken by natural disasters handle the immense job of removing debris.Read the story …