OXFORD, Miss. – Olen and Janet Akers, of Dunwoody, Georgia, are supporting the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi while enjoying income from their investment. With the residual of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust, the donors are establishing the Olen S. and Janet T. Akers Patterson School of Accountancy Endowment. The CRUT wasRead the story …
A Vision for the Future of Accountancy
Giving vehicle helps alumnus support school building fund
July 23, 2022 by
Psychologist Invited for National Academies Second Term
Laura Johnson working to increase international presence in professional research journals
July 20, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have asked University of Mississippi psychology professor Laura Johnson to serve a second three-year term on the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science. “Dr. Johnson’s initial appointment and now reappointment is a notable recognition, as a second term is not a routine occurrence,” saidRead the story …
Alumna Named Marshall-Motley Scholar
Arielle Hudson part of the next generation of civil rights litigators in the South
July 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Arielle Hudson, the university’s first female African American Rhodes Scholar, plans to draw upon her experience in an inequitable primary education system as a Marshall-Motley Scholar. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named for NAACP Legal Defense Fund founder and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and civil rights litigatorRead the story …
Alumnus Makes Major Gifts to Help Fulfill Vision
John Covert provides support to kitchen renovation, Ole Miss athletics
July 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Covert sees the renovation of the institutional kitchen at the University of Mississippi‘s South Oxford Campus as his “field of dreams.” The retired food service industry owner-manager made a $300,000 gift to revitalize the kitchen for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, part of the School of Applied Sciences. OnceRead the story …
UM Community Remembers Pharmacy Administration Pioneer Mickey Smith
Smith made a tremendous impact on university and profession
July 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former colleagues, students and friends are mourning former University of Mississippi professor Mickey C. Smith, who died July 5. To say that Smith was a big deal would be an understatement. He leaves a legacy at the UM School of Pharmacy and the pharmacy world at-large that is unmatched. “It is notRead the story …
Professor’s Study of Ancient Graffiti Gets Worldwide Audience
Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons' research on ancient Pompeii featured on TED, awarded NEH funding
July 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor’s research into ancient Pompeii is enjoying recognition on global and local scales. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons’ talk, “A Walk Around Ancient Pompeii,” is being broadcast to the world this month through the popular thought-leadership platform TED. Earlier this spring, the assistant professor of classics received the university’s 2022 CoraRead the story …
Giving Student-Athletes a Competitive Edge
Ririe support to Ole Miss athletics underwrites expanded weight room
July 9, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi student-athletes gain a competitive edge through improved strength, they’ll have the Ririe family, of St. Louis, to thank. Scott and Shelley Ririe, whose sons are Ole Miss graduates, have given $7.5 million to Champions. Now., an ongoing fundraising campaign designed to support the expansion and renovation of theRead the story …
Launchpad to Graduate School
Revamped accelerated master's program fast-tracks talented students
July 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jack Dellinger, a May graduate of the University of Mississippi, was writing his thesis for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College when he made an astonishing discovery. Delving into a new book of essays by the subject of his thesis – Harvard law professor Adriane Vermeule – the Madison resident saw thatRead the story …
Pharmacology Professor Named Triplett-Behrakis Endowed Professor
Joshua Sharp will be the first School of Pharmacy faculty member to hold the title.
July 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Sharp, an associate professor of pharmacology with the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been appointed as the school’s Triplett-Behrakis Endowed Professor. Supported by the Triplett-Behrakis Endowment Fund, the professorship was created to recognize, retain or recruit outstanding faculty members. The faculty member is selected by the school’s dean, inRead the story …
Two UM Journalism Students Place in Prestigious Hearst Competition
Package examines inequities of public utilities in rural Mississippi
July 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two members of the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media have placed in the Top 20 in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards competition. Rabria Moore, who will be an Ole Miss senior this fall, and Billy Schuerman, a 2021 graduate of the school, were among the winners of theRead the story …