JACKSON, Miss. – As his mother tells it, 3-year-old David Felton was a decisive fellow. Upon returning from visiting a family friend’s dental practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, he announced, “I’ve decided I want to be a dentist when I grow up because all they do is sit around and make money.” Dr. David Felton,Read the story …
Memorial Scholarship to Benefit UM Students in the Sciences
Fund honors alumna Rexine Henry
April 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new scholarship at the University of Mississippi will support science majors in the College of Liberal Arts while honoring the memory of an Ole Miss alumna. Working with the UM Foundation, Dr. D. Chan Henry, of Jackson, has established the Rexine M. Henry Memorial Scholarship Endowment. “The main purpose was toRead the story …
UM Students Win Top Awards from State Public Relations Association
Ole Miss takes 12 of 13 student awards presented
April 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students swept the top awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, winning 12 of the 13 awards presented for student work. Christina Figg, an integrated marketing communications major from Santa Rosa, California, won Student Best of Show for the best entry in the entire competition, asRead the story …
Mother of Five ‘Pursues Dreams’ at UM DeSoto Campus
Cheryl Scott slated to graduate in May with bachelor's in elementary education
April 15, 2016 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Cheryl Scott is no stranger to hard work. A student in the elementary education program at the University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven, Scott is finishing her degree while also caring for her five children. “It has been extremely challenging,” Scott said. “I have to balance my time studying and working onRead the story …
UM, Legislature Working To Secure STEM Center Funding
University seeks up to $40 million for massive building project
April 15, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi leaders are working with the Mississippi Legislature to secure up to $40 million over four years toward the cost of a new $138 million science, technology, engineering and mathematics building. The center is the crown jewel of the university’s newly-created Science District. UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter notes the university’s longstanding commitmentRead the story …
Jordan Morgan is Mississippi’s 2016-17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion
April 14, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A winning smile and a spirit that won’t quit. Those are just two of the reasons why, amid the cheers of friends and family at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Clinton, Jordan Morgan, 13, was named the 2016-17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for Mississippi. Jordan and his classmatesRead the story …
Air Force Band, ‘Peter Rabbit Tales’ at Ford Center this Weekend
Events offer family-friendly entertainment for L-O-U community
April 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host two family entertainments events this weekend: the United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants on Friday night and “Peter Rabbit Tales” on Saturday. The USAF Concert Band, stationed in Washington, D.C., is known as the premier symphonic wind ensembleRead the story …
AT&T Donates $100,000 for Gov. Haley Barbour Endowment at UM
Contribution to endowment is one of the first by a major corporation
April 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – AT&T has donated $100,000 to help establish the Gov. Haley Barbour Endowment for the Study of American Politics at the University of Mississippi Department of Political Science. AT&T is one of the first major corporations to contribute to the fund that will support a new faculty position led by a prominent AmericanRead the story …
UM Dedicates Natural Products Training Center
Waters Corp.-partnered facility houses equipment for international scientific training
April 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and National Center for Natural Products Research, in partnership with Waters Corp., dedicated a state-of-the-art natural products training center including laboratories, an informatics suite and lecture space on Wednesday (April 13). Alice Clark, UM vice chancellor of University Relations, welcomed participants and observers to theRead the story …
Business Law Network to Host Spring Conference
Event to feature CLE credit, reception
April 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Business Law Network at the University of Mississippi School of Law will host a conference April 22 at Regions Private Wealth Management in Memphis, Tennessee, offering three hours of CLE credit to attendees. The conference and CLE begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception sponsored by Regions Private WealthRead the story …