STORIES July 30, 2012Ole Miss 2012 Gifts Demonstrate ‘Extraordinary’ Generosity; Giving Reflects Commitment to LeadershipWith the announcement today of $122.6 million in fiscal 2012 private support to the University of Mississippi, donations to the state’s flagship university achieved the second-highest year of giving in its 165-year history. "This is an extraordinary demonstration of the generosity and commitment of Ole Miss alumni and friends," Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones said.… July 12, 2012Eighty Years After Graduation, Law School Alumnus Still Contributing to Ole Miss with $1.35 Million GiftCary Stovall first left his mark on the University of Mississippi in the late 1920s as president of the Associated Student Body, the Debating Council and the School of Law's first- year law class. Now, more than 80 years later—and 45 years after his death—Stovall has returned to Ole Miss, in a sense, with one… July 10, 2012Former UM Foundation Board Member, Major Donor Leaves Legacy at Alma MaterJames McMullan of Lake Forest, Ill., embraced his Southern roots, even when his career took him to Chicago for most of his adult life. The legacy he built at the University of Mississippi reflected the value he placed on his vision for the study of the South within liberal arts and higher education. McMullan passed… July 10, 2012New Endowment Grows to Promote Book Conference, Honor Founder Ann AbadieA newly established endowment to secure the future of the Oxford Conference for the Book (OCB) – an annual event bringing together authors, publishers, editors, agents, scholars, book retailers and readers – and honor its founder has grown to more than $130,000. Past and present advisory committee members of the University of Mississippi Center for… June 29, 2012Anonymous Donor Honors Biologist Ed Keiser with Major Gift for Faculty Support EndowmentAs a professor of biology at the University of Mississippi from 1976 to 2005, Edmund Keiser loved the traditional classroom setting – with its blackboards, books and attentive students at their desks – as much as he enjoyed his field research, trudging through bayou swamps and hiking verdant forests in search of unique specimens of… June 21, 2012Scholarship Endowment Honors Contributions of Retiring Vice Chancellor for Student AffairsA retiring University of Mississippi leader who dedicated his career to helping students find the resources to attend college and embrace a well-rounded college experience will continue to assist students through a scholarship created in his honor. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry D. Ridgeway will have a long-lasting impact in students' lives through… June 7, 2012Gift from Anonymous Donor to Provide Funds for Journalism School’s Depth Reports ProgramAn anonymous planned gift to the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi will help prepare the next generation of journalists for the rigors of in-depth reporting, as the newsgathering profession evolves rapidly due to the Internet and the soaring popularity of mobile devices. The majority of the gift is… May 25, 2012Family of Pharmacists Give Back by Creating Ole Miss Faculty Support, Scholarship FundsAs children growing up in Pascagoula, Miss., Kenny Clark and his sister Rhonda Clark experienced first-hand the golden age of the small-town drugstore – those idyllic days of cherry Cokes served from soda fountains, milkshakes in tall, curved glasses and a kindly, wise pharmacist who knew every customer by name. For Rhonda and Kenny, that… May 17, 2012Sara Costner Honors Husband’s Life Through Support to Civil EngineeringBefore his death in 2009, Charles Lynn Costner found himself posing the question: "How do you leave something behind to make the world better than you found it?" His widow, Sara, has answered that question by donating $50,000 to benefit the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Half her donation is designated for an endowment… Previous Page 1 … Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 … Page 158 Next