OXFORD, Miss. – A 60-year friendship between attorney James P. “Butch” Cothren of Jackson and journalist and author Curtis Wilkie of Oxford has influenced both men’s lives in immeasurable ways. Now the legacy of that friendship will expand through the lives of University of Mississippi students who will benefit from a scholarship endowment created inRead the story …
Cothrens Celebrate Curtis Wilkie with Gift to Create Scholarship
Legacy of 60-year friendship expands with educational opportunities for Ole Miss journalism
January 17, 2013 by
Feders’ $100,000 Gift to Support Oxford Conference for the Book
Couple developed appreciation for university's Southern culture efforts while stationed in the Philippines
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As native Mississippians, Ron and Becky Feder grew up steeped in the folkways of the American South. But it took an extended stay in the faraway Philippines to help them truly appreciate the extraordinary – and decidedly unique – culture of their homeland. The Feders have been giving their money and timeRead the story …
NY Times: Thomas K. McCraw, Historian Who Enlivened Economics, Dies at 72
January 11, 2013 by
Thomas K. McCraw, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who used biography to explore thorny issues in economics, died on Saturday in Cambridge, Mass. He was 72. Mr. McCraw earned a master’s degree and doctorate in history from the University of Wisconsin and taught at the University of Texas before moving to Harvard. He had been treatedRead the story …
UM Alumnus Named Tennessee Professor of the Year
Belmont University professor Mike Pinter honored for teaching excellence
January 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — A University of Mississippi alumnus has been recognized by the state of Tennessee for his leadership and continued excellence in teaching. Mike Pinter (M.Ed. 83), professor of mathematics at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., was named 2012 Tennessee Professor of the Year, awarded annually by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofRead the story …
Recreation Management Majors Enjoy Thriving Job Market
Versatile UM major attracts variety of student, provides array of options for graduates
December 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For park and recreation management majors at the University of Mississippi, the post-graduation job market is thrilling, but not scary. Most of them, you see, already have solid job prospects. One of those students is Diandra DeVoe-Hazelett, a senior from Orlando, Fla., who began figure skating when she was 6. Figuring outRead the story …
Inside The Diabetic Shoppe
UM alumnus turns his Charleston pharmacy into a multimillion-dollar business
December 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Salmon opened a drugstore, Southern Discount Drugs, across the street from a clinic in Charleston in 1980. Fifteen years later, he and his pharmacy technician began packaging diabetic testing supplies in a back room of the drugstore and mailing them to patients. Since then, the University of Mississippi alumnus hasRead the story …
UM Graduate Dissertation Receives Top Award
St. George Tucker Society Honors Jay Langdale for 'Superfluous Southerners'
December 7, 2012 by
CUTHBERT, Ga. – Assistant Professor of History and Coordinator of the Social Science Division, Jay Langdale Ph.D., recently had the revised manuscript of his doctoral dissertation titled Superfluous Southerners: Cultural Conservatism and the South published by the University of Missouri Press. The St. George Tucker Society awarded it the 2006 M.E. Bradford Dissertation Prize, anRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumnus Will Harris Joins Anderson Benson Insurance
November 28, 2012 by
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Anderson Benson Insurance has hired Nashville native Will Harris to focus on personal lines of insurance, including individual’s homes, autos and related assets. Harris will perform comprehensive insurance reviews and provide clients with personalalized plans to fit their individual needs. Before joining Anderson Benson, Harris was a financial representative at NorthwesternRead the story …
Executive-in-Residence Shares Knowledge with Entrepreneurs, Ole Miss Students
In-house expert offers connections to resources and solutions to a wide range of questions.
November 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Starting your own company requires resourcefulness, creativity, a competitive spirit and plenty of commitment. It’s much like caring for a baby, says Elizabeth Randall, president of Randall Commercial Group and the new executive-in-residence at Insight Park.
Oxford Family Makes Gift to Endow UM Scholarship for Nutrition and Hospitality Management Department
Vasilyevs support first endowed fund for fast-growing department
November 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Like most parents, Bob and Rita Vasilyev are rarely surprised by the actions of their three adult children. ; So the Oxford couple was not stunned when the trio committed $130,000 to the University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, establishing the department’s first endowment in their family’s name. ;Read the story …