{"id":106194,"date":"2021-07-23T08:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=106194"},"modified":"2021-07-30T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T18:06:50","slug":"a-big-thank-you-to-all-our-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/a-big-thank-you-to-all-our-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"A Big Thank You to All Our Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_106270\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/a-big-thank-you-to-all-our-donors\/dsc_6520-newsletter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106270\" class=\"size-shareaholic-thumbnail wp-image-106270\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-640x359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-640x359.jpg 640w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_6520-newsletter.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The School of Engineering continues to thrive and provide opportunities for students to excel because of the generosity of alumni and friends.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Ole Miss Engineering thrives, in part, because of the help of our donors. In the past four years, nearly $2 million in scholarships has been awarded because of your generosity. In addition, donations to the Woods Society funded student activities and student organizations such as Engineers Without Borders, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers. We are thankful for your ongoing support!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The new academic year is upon us, which brings more excitement to the school. We will continue meeting with our alumni to help address<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">various needs at the School of Engineering. As always, student scholarships are valuable, but we also seek to improve our facilities. We<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">are<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">looking at upgrades to existing departmental labs to support education and research with modern infrastructure. As you are aware, technology evolves quickly, so this is an ongoing need and we value support from our alumni.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The School of Engineering continues to be one of the best-performing schools on campus. Students are advancing their skills and resumes through internships, co-ops and other practical experiences. Our graduates are broadly prepared to tackle anything that is thrown at them. This is in great part a credit to<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">the<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">faculty who work hard to ensure students are prepared for an ever-changing workplace and to our alumni who embrace these efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Thank you to all of you who have supported us over the past two years, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.olemiss.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2021\/07\/ole-miss-engineering-donors-2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019-20<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.olemiss.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/301\/2021\/07\/ole-miss-engineering-donors-2020-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020-21<\/a><span style=\"color: black;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><span style=\"background: white;\">The School of Engineering will once again host a tailgating tent this fall in front of Brevard Hall for home football games. Please stop by and see us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">If you wish to learn of ways to contribute to the School of Engineering, contact Greg Carter at 703-203-9782 or at <a href=\"mailto:gjcarter@olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gjcarter@olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Hotty Toddy<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ole Miss Engineering thrives, in part, because of the help of our donors. In the past four years, nearly $2 million in scholarships has been awarded because of your generosity. 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