The late Glenn Cofield of Memphis, Tennessee, was known for waiting by cash registers at the grocery store, paying bills for large families and then leaving before anyone could thank him. He was a community servant who wanted no accolades.…
A playground at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s seven-story pediatric expansion will be a reminder of the generosity of two organizations: The Gayle & Tom Benson Charitable Foundation and Sanderson Farms. Today, UMMC announced a $1 million donation from…
The University of Mississippi's alumni and friends contributed approximately $103 million in private support during FY19, a year that saw the university's endowment grow to $736 million – the largest in the state at a public university. For the eighth…
Their recent $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi gives Amy and Alex Knight of Germantown, Tennessee, a lasting family tribute while honoring a beloved fallen Rebel. The Knights’ name adorns Gate 38 of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, representing in perpetuity the…
Patients in the Jackson metro area need more than medical services to keep their HIV-positive status in check and their health the best it can be. They need access to a clinic for things like the flu or an earache.…
Jim Barksdale grew up in Mississippi, the third of six sons, competing for the “Boy of the Week” award with brothers Jack, Thomas, Claiborne, Bryan and Rhesa. For each week’s outstanding good deed, the title-holder earned a silver dollar dangled…
A generous donation to the Ole Miss Food Bank from a local merchant is helping ensure more University of Mississippi students and employees have opportunities to receive a varied selection of healthy food at no cost to them this academic…
Every time Renvy Pittman travels to the University of Mississippi she makes a point to visit her favorite students – the entering freshmen selected to participate in the Grove Scholars program. In 2014, support from Pittman – a Los Angeles,…
More than 500 aspiring teenage writers, publishers and journalists from all corners of the state shared their work and learned from high-profile communicators last spring at the 72nd Mississippi Scholastic Press Association (MSPA) Statewide Spring Convention, hosted by the University…
The accidental overdose of a young University of Mississippi alumnus brought the UM family together in recent years to support an initiative aimed at preventing such tragedies in the future. On Sept. 6, 2019, the results of this initiative were…