{"id":483,"date":"2008-02-06T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T17:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=483"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:24:44","slug":"senior-class-creates-scholarship-honoring-dean-of-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/senior-class-creates-scholarship-honoring-dean-of-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Class Creates Scholarship Honoring Dean of Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px; width: 300px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/sparky.jpg\" alt=\"sparky.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0pt; float: left; width: 300px; height: 421px\" title=\"sparky.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\nThomas J. &#8220;Sparky&#8221; Reardon\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; University of Mississippi senior class<br \/>\npresident Charles Cascio recently surprised longtime UM<br \/>\nadministrator Thomas J. Reardon with news of a scholarship<br \/>\nin his name.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Cascio announced the Class of 2008\/Thomas J. &#8220;Sparky&#8221;<br \/>\nReardon Scholarship last week at the university&#8217;s annual<br \/>\nHall of Fame induction ceremony. The Class of 2008 plans to<br \/>\nraise at least $25,000 to endow the scholarship so that it<br \/>\ncan be awarded in perpetuity to students who demonstrate<br \/>\nfinancial need and strong leadership abilities.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Reardon, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and<br \/>\ndean of students, said he was &#8220;humbled and honored&#8221; by the<br \/>\nannouncement.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The scholarship serves as the 2008 senior class project,<br \/>\nwhich is chosen each year by class officers and an<br \/>\nexecutive committee. The committee of some 60 students<br \/>\nvoted during the fall semester to create a scholarship and<br \/>\nname it for Reardon.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;Endowing a scholarship in Sparky Reardon&#8217;s name as our<br \/>\nsenior class project is the best way we can think of to<br \/>\nhonor what he&#8217;s done for Ole Miss students for almost 30<br \/>\nyears now,&#8221; Cascio said. &#8220;He&#8217;s committed himself to<br \/>\nensuring that we have a positive, productive experience at<br \/>\nOle Miss.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>UM Chancellor Robert Khayat agreed: &#8220;Sparky Reardon has for<br \/>\na long time been an integral part of the Ole Miss family,<br \/>\nand we&#8217;re thrilled the senior class is honoring him in such<br \/>\na meaningful way. Our first priority is creating<br \/>\nopportunities for students, and we are grateful to the<br \/>\nClass of 2008 for helping us do that.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Gifts to the scholarship endowment can be made through the<br \/>\nUniversity of Mississippi Foundation. Checks should be made<br \/>\npayable to the University of Mississippi Foundation\/Class<br \/>\nof 2008 and mailed to the Foundation at P.O. Box 249,<br \/>\nUniversity, MS 38677. Gifts can also be made online at<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umfoundation.com\/seniors\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.umfoundation.com\/seniors<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>or by calling 800-340-9542. The gifts are tax-deductible.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>All gifts will count toward the university&#8217;s MomentUM<br \/>\ncampaign, a four-year initiative to raise $200 million. The<br \/>\ncampaign, which ends in December 2008, already has raised<br \/>\nmore than $170 million for scholarships, graduate<br \/>\nfellowships, faculty support, a basketball practice<br \/>\nfacility, residential colleges and a new law school on the<br \/>\nOxford campus. Also in the plan is a cancer center at the<br \/>\nUM Medical Center in Jackson.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For more information about giving to the scholarship, call<br \/>\n800-340-9542 or e-mail ag@olemiss.edu. 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