OXFORD, Miss. – Since 24 families from eight states founded the Ole Miss Parents Council in 2012, the organization’s work and support has already enhanced five areas at the University of Mississippi through gifts totaling $25,000. Initiatives receiving contributions from the Parents Council were the new Ole Miss Food Pantry, $5,000 in startup funds; theRead the story …
Parents Council Makes Gifts to Impact Students’ Experiences
New group committed to enhancing Ole Miss experience, initial gift includes motorcycle for UPD
February 20, 2013 by
Cothrens Celebrate Curtis Wilkie with Gift to Create Scholarship
Legacy of 60-year friendship expands with educational opportunities for Ole Miss journalism
January 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A 60-year friendship between attorney James P. “Butch” Cothren of Jackson and journalist and author Curtis Wilkie of Oxford has influenced both men’s lives in immeasurable ways. Now the legacy of that friendship will expand through the lives of University of Mississippi students who will benefit from a scholarship endowment created inRead the story …
Oxford Family Makes Gift to Endow UM Scholarship for Nutrition and Hospitality Management Department
Vasilyevs support first endowed fund for fast-growing department
November 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Like most parents, Bob and Rita Vasilyev are rarely surprised by the actions of their three adult children. ; So the Oxford couple was not stunned when the trio committed $130,000 to the University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, establishing the department’s first endowment in their family’s name. ;Read the story …
Arkansas Couple Commits Major Gift to Support Faculty at Ole Miss
$1.8 million donation will help with faculty recruitment
November 1, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first seven years of his life, Charles Moore lived in a home with no electricity on a dirt road near Blytheville, Ark. As he matured, he made three goals for his life: to marry a nice young woman, to see the turn of the century, and to do well financially.Read the story …
Sneeds Fund OMWC Scholarship to Help Expand Exceptional Opportunities for Students
October 5, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a young boy, Harry Sneed sat on a stool selling popcorn outside his father’s hardware store on the northwest corner of the Oxford Square. Vicki Sneed started working at part-time jobs as soon as she was “tall enough to see over the counter.” The Sneeds – fifth-generation Lafayette County residents –Read the story …
Murphree Family Creates Scholarship to Support UM Pharmacy Students
September 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Margaret Murphree was a firm believer in the importance of education. “My mother believed in education, both as a means of improving one’s self and as a way to get ahead in life,” said Robert Murphree, Margaret’s son and a University of Mississippi alumnus. “I largely owe my own education to myRead the story …
Ole Miss 2012 Gifts Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary’ Generosity; Giving Reflects Commitment to Leadership in Academics and Athletics
July 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the announcement today of $122.6 million in fiscal 2012 private support to the University of Mississippi, donations to the state’s flagship university achieved the second-highest year of giving in its 165-year history. “This is an extraordinary demonstration of the generosity and commitment of Ole Miss alumni and friends,” Ole Miss ChancellorRead the story …
Scholarship Endowment Honors Contributions of Retiring Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
June 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A retiring University of Mississippi leader who dedicated his career to helping students find the resources to attend college and embrace a well-rounded college experience will continue to assist students through a scholarship created in his honor. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry D. Ridgeway will have a long-lasting impact in students’Read the story …
Scholarship Honors Waits’ Service to State’s Youth, Electric Power Cooperatives
May 29, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since his early days in the 1960s as a teacher, coach and elementary school principal, University of Mississippi alumnus Hobson Waits has always believed in – and staunchly supported – America’s youth. Even after he left the education field in 1969 to become a lobbyist for the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi,Read the story …
Family of Pharmacists Gives Back to Profession with $50,000 Endowments Gift
May 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As children growing up in Pascagoula, Kenny Clark and his sister, Rhonda Clark, experienced firsthand the golden age of the small-town drugstore – those idyllic days of cherry Cokes served from soda fountains, milkshakes in tall, curved glasses and a kindly, wise pharmacist who knew every customer by name. For Rhonda andRead the story …