A Gift for Children
When children being treated at the state’s only children’s hospital play as part of the healing process, it will be in memory of Sidney P. Allen, the Friends of Children’s Hospital board chair who died Nov. 10, 2018, after a…
UM Pharmacy Surpasses $1M in Private Support
The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy accomplished an ambitious goal during the 2018-19 fiscal year as it surpassed $1 million in private support. Supporters contributed $1.1 million in gifts and commitments, marking the fifth time since 1982 the school…
Bogens Provide Hope for Students
“Hope lifts her maiden finger pointing to the eternal Home on whose portals they linger looking back for us to come.” Though that’s the epitaph on a headstone marking the grave of the late Patsy Moore Bogen’s great-great grandfather, friends…
Walk of Fame to Honor Ford Center Supporters
A new Walk of Fame for supporters of the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts provides a path to the successful conclusion of the Celebrating the Arts campaign, funding a $3 million endowment for the University of Mississippi…
Remembering Hailey
Jonathan Fox wears a locket engraved with his daughter’s left thumb print; inside are some of her ashes. “I carry her with me everywhere,” said Fox of Newton, Mississippi. “She always said she wanted to go to work with me…
A Night with Beautiful Minds
The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center recently hosted "A Night with Beautiful Minds" to honor Dr. Tommy Prewitt, a retired UMMC physician who is battling early onset dementia. The Oct. 17 event highlighted Prewitt's love of…
Embry Memorial Scholarship 2019 Recipient Named
Ethan Edmondson, a University of Mississippi freshman from Vardaman, Mississippi, is the 2019 recipient of the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship, expanding the legacy of a beloved student and football player. Joey Embry was actively involved on the Oxford campus and…
Successful Campaign Establishes Cole Scholarship
The Donald Cole Catalyst for Change Scholarship Endowment exceeded its goal by almost $10,000 through an online University of Mississippi fundraising campaign attracting gifts of all sizes. The Ignite Ole Miss campaign, spearheaded by Ethel Young-Scurlock, director of the African…
Rebirth of Renaissance Music
A Renaissance music renaissance is taking place at the University of Mississippi. Thanks to a gift provided by an anonymous donor, a symposium in summer 2020 will bring the enchanting, but seldom-performed music of the Renaissance back to life with…
McNair Program Helps Disadvantaged Students
Before Victoria Robinson became a student at the University of Mississippi, no one in her family had ever furthered their education beyond a bachelor’s degree. The idea of going to graduate school and pursuing a terminal degree wasn’t even on…