Bill Dabney

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Crime Fiction Author Selected as Grisham Writer-in-Residence

  A highly acclaimed mystery-crime fiction author has been selected as the 2013 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi.   Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels "Queenpin" (Simon & Schuster, 2007), "The Song Is You" (Simon & Schuster, 2007), "Die a Little" (Simon & Schuster, 2005) and "Bury…
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A Message of Thanksliving…

We are deeply grateful to dedicated alumni and friends who support the University of Mississippi. Someone once penned the words: "Better than thanksgiving is thanksliving." Please know we are observing "thanksliving" every day by being good stewards of your gifts. We witness your gifts at work in the lives of our students as well as…
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Oxford Family Makes Gift to Endow UM Scholarship for Nutrition and Hospitality Management Department

Like most parents, Bob and Rita Vasilyev are rarely surprised by the actions of their three adult children. So the Oxford couple was not stunned when the trio committed $130,000 to the University of Mississippi's Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, establishing the department's first endowment in their family's name. Instead, Bob Vasilyev, president of…
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Honoring Thy Mother

Honoring thy mother is a commandment Gordon Thompson has taken to heart. When he decided to establish a scholarship in honor of his mother, who was also an Ole Miss student, Thompson followed the spirit of the commandment to a T.   The $100,000 Claude P. Thompson Ole Miss First Scholarship is for full-time entering…
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