OXFORD, Miss. – In true Rebel style, University of Mississippi alumna Leslie Westbrook bucked the confines of her generation and became one of the nation’s most successful consumer market specialists with Fortune 500 clients. “Like all good Southern ladies in that era, I planned to marry my college sweetheart and teach school,” said Westbrook, aRead the story …
Westbrook Pledges Major Gift to UM Journalism School
Endowment will support new construction, featuring consumer research lab
October 2, 2016 by
Gispens Create Endowment to Support Croft Institute
Fund will provide for discretionary spending to enhance programs, opportunities
September 27, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though he recently retired as executive director of the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi, Kees Gispen’s interest in the institute will continue indefinitely. Gispen and his wife, Dr. Jean Gispen, who has been the university’s employee-health physician since 2005, worked with the UM Foundation to create theRead the story …
Faculty Chair Pays Tribute to UM Alumnus Don Jones
Brockman Foundation endows accountancy position, honors longtime friend
September 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Family and friends say the late Don Jones loved the University of Mississippi from the moment he stepped on campus in the early 1960s. “He just immediately embraced Ole Miss, became a part of it and was a leader on behalf of the university in so many ways,” said James W. Davis,Read the story …
Motes Accepts Call to Manage Landshark Line
UM Office of Development announces new call center manager
September 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brantley Motes has been assigned as the new manager of the University of Mississippi’s fundraising call center. Motes, of Athens, Alabama, is employed by Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company that specializes in technology-enabled fundraising services. RNL works in association with the university’s Office of Development to operate the callRead the story …
New Endowment Sets High Standards for UM Business School
Admiration compels Millette family to honor patriarch with named endowment
September 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samuel M. Millette is a U.S. Marine war veteran, an esteemed attorney with a 50-year career in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a revered family man. “He is the standard to which I aspire,” said Sam Millette Jr. of Destin, Florida, whose admiration for his 93-year-old father led him to establish an endowmentRead the story …
UM Foundation Welcomes New Development Officer
Former private school president brings deep fundraising experience
July 23, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Illinois native Barbara Daush might be working in Arkansas today if the Razorbacks had won their 1961 opening game against Ole Miss. Instead, the University of Mississippi Foundation’s new regional development officer is proud to be a Rebel. “My sister, who is nine years older than I, wanted to go south toRead the story …
Alumna Hopes to Assist Students with Disabilities
Graham makes gift to support services, increase awareness, honor family
July 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tana Graham believes the more successful students are in their college studies, the more successful they can be in their professional careers. That’s one thought behind her new gift to support the Office of Student Disability Services at the University of Mississippi. The Oxford resident also hopes the gift helps erase theRead the story …
Stadium Expansion to Feature Bell Tower
Lloyd family supports construction with additional gift
June 13, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi football fans are accustomed to the sounds of the Grove on game day – the chatter of classmates reuniting, the laughter of children playing catch, the rousing horns and drums of the Pride of the South, the cheers as Rebels parade along the Walk of Champions – but inRead the story …
UM Administrators Say Thank You to Donors
More than 480 alumni and friends receive calls of gratitude
June 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter surprised a number of alumni and friends recently, when he called to personally thank them for their financial support. Vitter participated in UM’s fourth annual “Thank You Power Hour” along with academic deans, faculty and staff members who volunteered to spend an hour calling moreRead the story …
Will Stroud Joins Forward Together
Young alumnus supports campaign for athletics excellence
May 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Aircraft manufacturer Cirrus published a tagline to describe its SR22-model personal prop plane: “Make your life possible.” At only 29 years old, Will Stroud has done just that. The University of Mississippi alumnus, a former restaurant owner and CEO of a Dallas-based investment firm, is a self-made millionaire who recently contributed $125,000Read the story …