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Army 1st Lt. Andrew Higgins, set to leave Nov. 19 for a yearlong\u00a0deployment in Iraq, has planned a $20,000 bequest for the UM Division of Student Affairs. Higgins earned a master’s degree in higher education from the university.<\/b>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\n“Education has always been very important to our family,” said
\nHiggins, 27. “My dad, Jack, is superintendent of schools in a district
\noutside Cleveland, Ohio, and my mom, Karen, retired after a 35-year
\nteaching career. When I was making my will – as is customary for those
\nbeing deployed – my dad told me he thought it was extremely important
\nto provide support for schools and universities.”\n<\/p>\n
\nHiggins
\nsaid he came to love Ole Miss and Oxford when he came to the university
\nin 2005 to pursue a master’s degree in higher education.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Ole Miss is one of the best educational values around,” Higgins
\nsaid. “I was very impressed with the university, and now I miss it so
\nmuch. The university has become a large school, but there are so many
\nopportunities for students. I am always so amazed that the emphasis
\ncontinues to be on each individual student. There’s a lot of personal
\nattention given.”\n<\/p>\n
\nLarry Ridgeway, vice chancellor for student affairs, expressed his appreciation for Higgins.\n<\/p>\n
\n“We are deeply honored by Andrew’s thoughtfulness and
\ngenerosity,” Ridgeway said. “At a time when he is preparing to deploy
\nto Iraq, he has remembered Ole Miss and the Division of Student
\nAffairs. We thank him for his gift but also for his willingness to
\nserve our country. We pray for his safe return.”\n<\/p>\n
\nHiggins is to travel to Kuwait, where he will be stationed for
\none month before traveling on to Iraq. On the eve of his first
\ndeployment, Higgins said he had known since the Sept. 11, 2001
\nterrorist attacks that he wanted to serve his country.\n<\/p>\n
\n“I felt that I wanted to give this service in a combat tour,” he
\nsaid. “I am definitely ready to go. There is a lot of anticipation
\nsurrounding the deployment, and I feel that we have been well-trained
\nfor this mission.”\n<\/p>\n
\nJosh Whelan, the University Development officer who assisted
\nHiggins in planning the gift, said he is impressed with Higgins’
\nthoughtful tribute to the university and its students at this critical
\ntime in his life.\n<\/p>\n
\n“We are extremely grateful for alumni like Andrew who invest in
\nfuture generations of Ole Miss students,” Whelan said. “His willingness
\nto make this gift while serving on active duty speaks to his remarkable
\ncharacter.”\n<\/p>\n
\nHiggins, a native of Mansfield, Ohio, was first drawn to the
\nuniversity by its academic curriculum, ROTC program and the general
\ncampus. He served as coordinator of the Student Tour and Recruitment
\nfor Student Housing while at Ole Miss.\n<\/p>\n
\nBefore seeking a graduate degree, he earned an undergraduate degree in
\npolitical science and communications studies at Baldwin-Wallace College
\nin Berea, Ohio. He has continued his graduate studies online, earning a
\nsecond master’s degree, as well as completing international education
\nat Ewha University in South Korea. He said he plans to work on a
\ndoctorate after another two to three years in the Army and may pursue
\nanother type of federal service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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