{"id":997,"date":"2008-12-18T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T21:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=997"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:41:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:41:22","slug":"devpamneelwhite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/devpamneelwhite\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Couple Continues Support of UM with Gift to Chancellor’s Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nChancellor Robert Khayat thanks Pam and Neel White for their recent gift to the Chancellor’s Trust at the University of Mississippi.<\/b> UM photo by Kevin Bain.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

OXFORD,
\nMiss. – Because of their love for the University of Mississippi and
\ntheir belief in its mission, UM alumni Neel and Pam White of Austin,
\nTexas, have made a gift to support the Chancellor’s Trust at Ole Miss.<\/p>\n

The
\nWhites said they wanted to give to the Chancellor’s Trust primarily
\nbecause of the many positive changes and vast improvements made to the
\nuniversity under Chancellor Robert Khayat’s leadership.<\/p>\n

“Chancellor
\nKhayat has proved time and again to be a master at forward thinking,”
\nNeel White said. “His latest vision of creating a residential college
\non campus will greatly enrich and enhance the experience of college
\nlife for many students. The chancellor is never satisfied with the
\nstatus quo. He is always one step ahead into the future and for the
\nbetterment of Ole Miss. It’s exciting to watch his innovative ideas
\ncome to fruition, but more importantly, it’s exciting to be a part of
\nit.”
\n

Established in 1975, the Chancellor’s Trust fund is used to address the university’s greatest needs and requires a minimum gift of $25,000.<\/p>\n

“We are profoundly grateful to Neel and Pam White for their support of the University of Mississippi,” Khayat said. “The Chancellor’s Trust is used to provide scholarships, enhance faculty development and respond to the university’s growing and changing needs, all which help us to be a great American public university.”<\/p>\n

The Whites are longtime supporters of Ole Miss. Many of their other gifts have supported athletics, and the White Construction Co. was contracted to build the indoor practice facility for athletics.<\/p>\n

Pam, a Greenwood native, and Neel, a Clarksdale native, met at Ole Miss in 1975. They both graduated in 1978 with a BSN and a BBA, respectively. They married six months later and relocated to Texas. In 1981, Neel opened the Austin branch of the Ridgeland-based White Construction Co. He serves as CEO and co-owner with his brother, Guy.<\/p>\n

The White family has a long tradition with UM. Neel’s parents, brother and two sisters all attended the university. Continuing in that tradition is the White’s daughter, Kelly, who is an Ole Miss senior. Their son, Charles Neel III, has grown up tailgating in the Grove and has fond memories of Ole Miss on game day.<\/p>\n

The White’s gift is part of the university’s MomentUM campaign, a four-year initiative to raise $200 million. Funds raised through the campaign, which ends in December 2008, will support scholarships, graduate fellowships, faculty support, a basketball practice facility, residential colleges and a new law school on the Oxford campus. Also in the plans are a cancer center at the UM Medical Center and a new building to house the School of Pharmacy, both in Jackson.<\/p>\n

For more information on making a gift to the University of Mississippi, call 662-915-5955 or 800-340-9542, or go to http:\/\/www.umf.olemiss.edu\/makeagift.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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