OXFORD, Miss. – Gladys Garrett’s gift to the University of Mississippi‘s School of Pharmacy will not only change students’ lives but perhaps the future of the health and pharmaceutical industry as graduates enter the field. Garrett’s gift of $100,000 to the university establishes the Gladys and M. Lynn Garrett Pharmacy Scholarship Endowment, honoring her lateRead the story …
Gift Establishes Pharmacy Scholarship
Gladys Garrett contributes to help students attend UM, honor late husband
July 2, 2022 by
Helping Build the Accountancy School of Tomorrow
Hardy gift honors educational foundation donor received at UM
June 25, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Larry Hardy graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1969 with a master’s degree in accountancy, he knew he wanted to provide a similarly excellent education for others by making a positive impact on his alma mater. With $50,000 to the Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund, his most recent of many giftsRead the story …
Endowment Provides Graduate Scholarships
Gift honors donor’s mother, aids students in UM College of Liberal Arts
June 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A Christmas present opened by Nannette Holcomb Comer, of Fulton, has the power to make dreams a reality for countless University of Mississippi students. The gift from Comer’s daughter, Karen Comer Matthews, of Memphis, Tennessee, will help students seeking graduate-level degrees within the College of Liberal Arts while also serving as aRead the story …
Accounting for the Future
Wade gift helps build accountancy school of tomorrow
June 11, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lifelong Disney World fan Donna Dukes Wade knows the amusement park considers itself the happiest place on Earth, but don’t tell Mickey that the University of Mississippi makes her a little bit happier. Wade, of Oxford and part-time resident of Naples, Florida, was a die-hard Rebel fan long before she graduated inRead the story …
Museum Recognized by Mississippi Heritage Trust
Heritage Award honors stewardship of Faulkner's Rowan Oak
June 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For more than two decades, the University of Mississippi Museum has been the steward of Rowan Oak, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner’s home and grounds, with the support of university leadership and the Facilities Management Department. The museum’s efforts were publicly recognized Thursday (June 9) with an award from one of theRead the story …
Gift Provides UM Honors Scholarships
Leading surgeon credits university for success and hopes to help others succeed
June 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Marc E. Walker, a plastic surgeon and Mississippi’s only pediatric and congenital hand surgeon, is the founder and clinical director of the Congenital Hand Clinic at Children’s of Mississippi, the pediatric hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Walker’s road to success is impressive: after graduating summa cumRead the story …
After Life-Threatening Accident, Mother of Five Pursues Dream
UM-Rankin student Holly Thrailkill selected for SOE's Sylvia Foran Curriculum Planning Award
June 3, 2022 by
PEARL, Miss. – Holly Thrailkill has a mantra: one step at a time. She first used it when she was learning to walk again. She uses it now as motivation to finish her degree. Thrailkill is a rising senior elementary education major at the University of Mississippi on the Hinds Community College-Rankin campus. She hasRead the story …
Dolly Parton Wows Ole Miss, Oxford
C Spire, Women's Council each make gifts to literacy councils
May 29, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Legendary performer and philanthropist Dolly Parton captured the hearts of two University of Mississippi audiences during her recent visit to accept the Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. “Storytime with Dolly” featured the special guest reading “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper and talking about literacyRead the story …
Supporting Future Generations of Engineers
Family expands late father's legacy at UM by enhancing scholarship
May 28, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This year marks a decade since the University of Mississippi School of Engineering mourned the passing of Damon Wall, a beloved faculty member and administrator, as well as a mentor to hundreds of engineering students. Wall, however, is still assisting Ole Miss students and will help future engineering students for generations asRead the story …
Family Leadership Council Helps Strengthen Student Experience
Group's annual gifts exceed $1 million to support campus services, projects
May 24, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Support from the Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has exceeded $1 million, with new allocations made for University of Mississippi student services at the council’s spring meeting. For the past eight academic years, the Family Leadership Council has heard requests from the 15 departments within the university’s Division of Student Affairs forRead the story …