McKinneys Pledge Support to Faser Hall
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumni Wendy and John McKinney have pledged $50,000 to the school's Faser Capital Campaign...
Manning Family Honored for Legacy of Generosity, Commitment
Hundreds gathered the evening of Friday, September 6, to honor Archie and Olivia Manning and their family's generosity to the University of...
Musgroves Expand Legacy with Gift
A $25,000 gift from former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and wife Melody Musgrove has established a new endowment at the University of Mississippi to award scholarships to select junior and senior education majors. The Musgrove Educator Scholarship Endowment will offer tuition assistance to education students identified by leaders in the UM School of Education –…
Foundation Honors Alfords with Scholarship
A full-page photo in a September 1960 issue of Sports Illustrated — accompanying an article on the University of Mississippi...
Helping Strengthen Students’ Recovery Efforts
A college campus can sometimes seem like an untenable environment for those students enrolling or returning to classes after...
Opportunities for Future Journalists
Honors students in one of the leading academic programs at the University of Mississippi no longer have the opportunity to enroll in a class led by the famed and now retired Jere...
Expanding a Family’s Legacy by Helping Others
Jane, Preston and Carter Thomas had to write new chapters in their lives differently than what they had imagined when a 2004 accident took the life of their husband and father. The three have found great meaning in honoring the late W.P. "Bill" Thomas' commitment to helping others by establishing scholarships at the University of…
Family Pays Tribute to C. Royal White
If you wanted to find Royal White during a University of Mississippi football weekend, you could count on him being in the Grove, basking in the company of family and friends. If you wanted to look up the businessman and lawyer in the Jackson, Miss.-area, you could find him pursuing his career or devoting time…
Football Player Park Stevens’ Parents
Park Coleman Stevens, a 20-year-old native of Columbus, Miss., and a graduate of New Hope High School, walked on to the University of Mississippi Rebels football team this spring after spending two seasons at East Central Community College. He participated in spring drills with the Rebels, and was looking forward to his first season with…
Passionate Engineer Remembered
Throughout his life, Buzzie Seely of Moss Point, Miss. perfected a great number of skills, from navigating for the Air Force to refinishing furniture for a family business. But when...