STORIES March 28, 2012Pharmacy School Receives Major Gift from Estate of Slidell, La., AlumnaThanks to the generosity of the late Madeline O. Sciacca of Slidell, La., who remembered her alma mater in her will, generations of University of Mississippi pharmacy students will receive scholarship support. Sciacca, who obtained her pharmacy degree from UM in 1953, directed a gift of $400,000 to the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy for… February 21, 2012MMA Celebrates 60th Anniversary with $60,000 Gift to Scholarship Endowment for New Ole Miss CenterIn commemoration of its 60th anniversary, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) has contributed $60,000 to build a scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi, assisting students enrolled in UM’s Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) – the only program of its kind in the nation. The new 47,000-square-foot CME was created by the university and the… January 5, 2012Chisholm Foundation Provides $103,000 to Support UM’s Southern Culture Center, Foodways AllianceThe Chisholm Foundation of Laurel is contributing $103,000 to support the academic study of foodways at the University of Mississippi through its Center for the Study of Southern Culture (CSSC) and Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA). UM officials describe the support as a key step toward establishing an endowed professorship in the emerging cultural studies field… December 20, 2011University of Mississippi Libraries Receive Major Gift from Estates of Longtime Alabama EducatorsThe estates of two dedicated educators — a 1946 University of Mississippi graduate and his wife — have provided funds totaling more than $700,000 that will strengthen a high-impact student service area in the J.D. Williams Library and provide long-term library funding. By the time the estates are closed, the total gift is expected to… November 2, 2011Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship Expands to Assist Ole Miss Students in Two Counties When the fall semester is underway each year at the University of Mississippi, there are vivid reminders of the life of Joey Embry of Bruce: the football program he loved and now students who have received assistance from the scholarship created in his memory. Established in August 2000, the Joey Embry Memorial Scholarship… October 20, 2011Ainsworth Award Provides Support for Future PharmacistsThe Jim and Sarah Ainsworth Leadership Award Fund has been created to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Funded by the Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation, recipients of the scholarship must be in the third or fourth year of the professional pharmacy program and have demonstrated leadership throughout… October 11, 2011UM Pharmacy Scholarship Honors Life of Sanderson, Family’s Love of SchoolWhen Ross Sanderson was around five years old, his dad, Albert Sanderson, introduced him to the University of Mississippi on a fall Saturday afternoon, and the youngster received a football from Ole Miss cheerleaders. In the future, selected UM pharmacy students will receive scholarship support from a fund named in tribute to Ross Sanderson’s life.… October 5, 2011Support of Alumni & Friends Plays Important Role in Achievements(OXFORD, Miss.) – The generous support of alumni and friends is making a dramatic impact on the University of Mississippi’s mission to engage minds, transform lives and serve others as a premier American public university. A second consecutive year of record freshman class enrollment and University-wide enrollment (more than 20,800) provides solid evidence of what… October 3, 2011Ole Miss School of Pharmacy Receives Scholarship Funding From Cardinal Health(OXFORD, Miss.) – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is one of 13 pharmacy schools across the nation selected to receive funding from the new $1.1 million Cardinal Health Pharmacy Scholarship Program. Universities selected to participate in Cardinal Health’s scholarship program offer strong nuclear, independent or hospital pharmacy curricula. Each school received an endowed… Previous Page 1 … Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 … Page 158 Next