OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi staff members Kristina Phillips and Jennifer Saxon have been honored with the “Dissertation of the Year” award by the National Society for Experiential Education. The NSEE is a nonprofit organization of educators, businesses, and community leaders invested in the development of education programs that offer learning experiences outside theRead the story …
Study on Internships at UM Earns National Honors
Staff members Kristina Phillips and Jennifer Saxon research access and equity for students
May 29, 2019 by
Scholarship Honors UM Alumna Elsie Williston
Education endowment supports students with financial need
May 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many college students struggle to make ends meet from one semester to the next. A new gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education will help remove some of that stress while honoring the life and memory of longtime Oxford resident Elsie Wells Williston. A beloved spouse, mother, grandmother and friend,Read the story …
Promoting Excellence in Lab Instruction
Former UM biology professor pays tribute to late wife through gift
May 18, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift from Will St. Amand, University of Mississippi professor emeritus of biology, establishes an award designed to identify and provide support for higher education instruction in introductory-level biology. Additionally, the Georgia St. Amand Laboratory Teaching Assistant Award in Biology Endowment pays tribute to the donor’s late wife. “I amRead the story …
Fund Honors Rebels’ Biggest Fan: Super Henry
Ole Miss student-athletes to benefit from endowment for sports nutrition
May 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For three years, 9-year-old Henry Ullrich, an Illinois native, has been an Ole Miss athletics super fan. Unlike a lot of children who are born into Ole Miss fandom, it was the Rebel student-athletes – specifically, Ole Miss baseball players – who captured Henry’s attention three years ago, nine months after heRead the story …
‘Boots and Bling’ to Provide Permanent Support for Ford Center
Friendship Ball to feature HGTV stars, Nashville entertainer
May 6, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a theme of “Boots and Bling” and appearances by HGTV’s “Home Town” stars and a Grammy-winning country music artist, the inaugural Friendship Ball at the University of Mississippi aims to attract funds for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The event will begin at 3 p.m. May 18Read the story …
Planned Giving Funds Law Scholarship
Estate gift to benefit students, pay tribute to Tommy Bell
May 4, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi School of Law will benefit from a new scholarship made possible by a planned gift that the late alumna Barbara Bell designated in memory of her husband, Thomas A. “Tommy” Bell. Bell’s estate gift of $546,000 establishes the Thomas A. Bell Scholarship Endowment to provide assistanceRead the story …
English Students Explore Career Options with Alumni
Networking event highlights advice for a variety of paths after graduation
May 2, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi had an opportunity to network with alumni who have translated their Ole Miss English degrees into a wide variety of career paths during a recent event on the Oxford campus. The “Next Chapters” career networking program was a collaborative effort of the university’s College of LiberalRead the story …
Alumni Couple Donates 1908 Mississippi Railway Map to Campus Depot
Batesville residents score unique find in Hawaii
April 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Briggs Smith (BSPH 62, JD 66), of Batesville, learned about trains from a young age. His grandfather was an engineer for the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, commonly known as the GM&O, in Meridian in the 1940s and ’50s. “He would let my brother, sister and I rideRead the story …
Ole Miss Family Responds to First Giving Day
Inaugural event results in gifts totaling $542,990
April 27, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When the last online click was made, University of Mississippi alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends had contributed 1,053 gifts totaling $542,990 during the inaugural Giving Day on April 11-12. The social media-driven event launched on the morning of April 11 and lasted 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes inRead the story …
UM Remembers Beloved Educator, Scholar and Civil Rights Champion
Longtime classics professor, University Museum director Lucy Turnbull dies at 87
April 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former University of Mississippi professor Lucy Turnbull will always be remembered as a beloved educator who could make her curriculum both easy to understand and infinitely interesting to her students, a mentor and a champion of civil rights at Ole Miss. Her enthusiasm for the classics was contagious, which propelled her studentsRead the story …