Madison Halbrook (left), Jitin Chatlani and Sederia Gray attend an honors college alumni dinner at the Kennedy Center. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – What began months ago as a discussion around a kitchen table in Oxford among three University of Mississippi honors students ended in October with a dinner at the Kennedy Center in Washington,Read the story …
Honors College Students Visit Washington, Conduct Thesis Interviews, Network with Alums
December 1, 2008 by
Field Station, Sedimentation Lab Partner to Provide Unique Learning Experiences for Fifth Graders
December 1, 2008 by
Scott Knight, research ecologist at the USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory, gives students from Oxford’s Della Davidson Elementary School a hands-on look at the vast diversity of pond life. UM photo by Michelle Edwards. OXFORD, Miss – On a recent beautiful fall day, the entire fifth-grade class at Oxford’s Della Davidson Elementary School got out ofRead the story …
Alumnus Makes Gift to Benefit Ole Miss Student Affairs
November 30, 2008 by
Steve Castleman shares an Ole Miss memory with his daughter Erin. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – For University of Mississippi alumnus Steve Castleman, it’s not the historic Lyceum, the iconic Grove or even tailgating before football games that he loves most about Ole Miss. “I’ve been away for over 30 years now, and the bestRead the story …
Friends Honor Barry Hannah and Wife with Creative Writing Scholarship
November 21, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Novelist and short story writer Barry Hannah and his wife, Susan, have been honored by their friends Howard and Sylvia Lenhoff of Oxford with a scholarship endowment in their name at the University of Mississippi, where Barry Hannah is a writer-in-residence and Howard Lenhoff is an adjunct biology professor. The Lenhoffs’ giftRead the story …
Aberdeen Freshman is Inaugural Walker Memorial Scholar
November 21, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Monroe County native is the inaugural recipient of a new engineering scholarship at the University of Mississippi. William Anthony Peoples of Aberdeen has been awarded the John Henry Walker and Lillie Mae Sanders Walker Memorial Scholarship. UM alumnus Henry Allen Walker of Southaven endowed the award as a tribute to hisRead the story …
Sandersville Native Named Finalist For Coveted Rhodes Scholarship
November 20, 2008 by
Click image to enlarge Shad White plays with children in an orphanage in the El Salvador capital of San Salvador in the summer of 2006. White, a May graduate of the University of Mississippi, is a finalist for a coveted Rhodes Scholarship. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss – Shadrack “Shad” Tucker White has been doing aRead the story …
Alumni Couple to Discuss Entrepreneurship Thursday in Business School Lecture
November 19, 2008 by
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 theRead the story …
Museum Exhibition Showcases Artist Theora Hamblett’s ‘Trees’
November 19, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rare and previously unexhibited paintings by artist Theora Hamblett are on display at the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. “Trees” is a 23-piece collection showcasing Hamblett’s paintings of horticulture.
Museum Exhibition Showcases Artist Theora Hamblett’s ‘Trees’
November 19, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rare and previously unexhibited paintings by artist Theora Hamblett are on display at the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses. “Trees” is a 23-piece collection showcasing Hamblett’s paintings of horticulture.