OXFORD, Miss. – Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works Inc. has been serving beverages since 1907. In that time, the family-owned and operated organization has expanded from its original location in Corinth to multiple locations across the Mid-South. And all the while, family members have run the business. In its fifth generation of owner-operators, Corinth Coke notRead the story …
Family Business Owners Support Future Generations
Corinth Coca-Cola creates UM business school scholarships
October 8, 2022 by
Building Enduring Excellence
Clarks' gift supports new world-class accountancy building
October 1, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up in Jackson, Charles Clark developed a love for Ole Miss football, leading him to enroll at the University of Mississippi, but it was advice from a professor that began his lifelong connection with the Patterson School of Accountancy. “I did well in my accounting classes, and professor H.E. ‘Gene’ Peery,Read the story …
UM Honors James Meredith and Commemorates 60 Years of Integration
Signature event features recognitions and awards for first African American to enroll at the university
September 29, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Culminating nearly a year’s worth of planning, University of Mississippi representatives, alongside city, state and national officials, said thank you Wednesday night (Sept. 28) to the man who moved history forward 60 years ago. A crowd of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, community members, U.S. marshals, and national, state and local governmentRead the story …
Meredith Scholarship Established on 60th Anniversary of UM Integration
Alumnus creates award to honor civil rights leader, help new generations of students
September 26, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new scholarship fund honors civil rights hero James Meredith just in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi, a historic achievement that opened the door for thousands of other students. The James H. Meredith Legacy Scholarship Fund was established by UM alumnus Dr.Read the story …
Beating Brain Drain
Gift to CME aims to keep graduates in Mississippi
September 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a gift of $62,500 to the University of Mississippi‘s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence, the family of Charles Holder Jr. hopes to keep graduates in the state while also honoring their father. The gift establishes the Charles B. Holder Jr. Scholarship Endowment in honor of Holder, who served as anRead the story …
University to Honor James Meredith’s Legacy
Signature event to highlight first African American student’s courage, impact
September 23, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixty years after civil rights activist James Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi, students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests will gather in his honor to commemorate the anniversary of that defining moment in the university’s history. Meredith, who became the first African American student to enroll at UM on Oct. 1, 1962,Read the story …
Library Events Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Integration
Alumna Dottie Chapman Reed, research librarians offer historical account, new perspectives
September 22, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Libraries‘ Department of Archives and Special Collections is commemorating the university’s 1962 integration with two lectures and an ongoing exhibit. The lectures offer a one-of-a-kind historical perspective and new digital scholarship exploring the response to the integration. From the Depths of the Archives The materials lining the DepartmentRead the story …
Dawn of New Era in the Arts at the University
New institute shines a light on creative arts on campus and beyond
September 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pianist Bruce Levingston and special guest artists will give the first performance in celebration of the University of Mississippi Institute for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 22) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Levingston and other distinguished artists are honoring the new organization being created toRead the story …
Bancroft Fund Commits $1 Million to Accountancy Building
Gift continues foundation's support of university, names classroom in new facility
September 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $1 million gift from the Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable & Educational Fund will name a large first-floor classroom in the Patterson School of Accountancy‘s new building at the University of Mississippi. “The Bancroft Charitable Fund has been a longtime supporter of the Patterson School, and I’m a 1969 accountancy graduate,” saidRead the story …
Recruiting Future Economists
Alumni couple's gift benefits UM Department of Economics
September 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – LeaAnne and Al Williams, of Knoxville, Tennessee, who met at the University of Mississippi, committed to growing an endowment that will help their alma mater recruit students interested in economics. “Our family started at Ole Miss, and we love it,” LeaAnne Williams said. “We want to see it continue to be theRead the story …