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Pharmacy Alumni Gear Up to Raise Scholarship Funds with Golf Tourney
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Last spring more than 60 alumni, students, faculty and friends participated in the University of Mississippi Pharmacy Alumni Chapter’s inaugural golf tournament. Between participants and some two dozen corporate sponsors, the tournament raised more than $20,000 for the chapter’s scholarship endowment. Among the players was Mike Worsham, a pharmacist at Baptist…
Olivia Manning to Be Honored with Legacy Award by Ole Miss Women’s Council at April 16 Ceremony
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Olivia Williams Manning of New Orleans – the heart and soul of America’s first family of football – will be at the University of Mississippi April 16 to accept the Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The Legacy Award recognizes the contributions of a person who epitomizes the…
UM Research Compliance Specialist Remembered with Fellowship Endowment
(OXFORD, Miss.) – The late Virginia Cantú , a research compliance specialist with the University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will be remembered as an agent for positive change through her professional and personal contributions. That legacy will continue as graduate students in the sciences receive assistance through a fund endowed in…
Hollis, Miconi Assume New Positions, as UM Office Expands to Increase Private Support
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Sarah Sloan Hollis has been promoted to associate director in the University of Mississippi Office of Development. In addition to helping coordinate major gift development efforts, the Oxford native will provide guidance and direction to many of the development officers for UM’s various schools and the College of Liberal Arts. In addition,…
Students, Faculty Look Forward to New Pharmacy Practice Building
JACKSON, Miss. – For 38 years, pharmacy practice students and faculty have been learning and working at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson without a building of their own. That will change this fall, when the two-story structure going up on University Drive is complete. The 29,500-square-foot “L”-shaped building includes 17 small classrooms,…
Barbara and Dewey Garner Create Endowment to Fund Scholarships
OXFORD, Miss. — A professor who dedicated 38 years to helping University of Mississippi pharmacy students become successful practitioners is building on that legacy by endowing a scholarship fund to assist future students. Dewey Garner, professor emeritus of pharmacy administration and research professor emeritus in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and his wife, Barbara,…
Pharmacy Alumni Chapter Creates UM Scholarship
OXFORD, Miss. – To help the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi recruit and retain qualified students, the Pharmacy Alumni Chapter of the UM Alumni Association recently created a scholarship endowment bearing its name. The group plans to fund the endowment with proceeds from the annual pharmacy weekend golf tournament and gifts from…
Clay, Elinor Herrington Trust Provides Gift for Ole Miss Golf Practice Facility
(OXFORD, Miss.) – A $448,000 gift from an Olive Branch family devoted to the University of Mississippi and to the sport of golf will fund construction of a new facility providing optimal practice opportunities for the Ole Miss golf teams. The Clay and Elinor Herrington Charitable Remainder Trust has provided resources to construct a 3,600-square-foot…
Alon Bee Family Makes Supporting Faculty a Priority with Endowment
(OXFORD, Miss.) – Alon Bee of Jackson believes that the future of the University of Mississippi lies in recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty members who provide exceptional academic instruction. For this reason, he and his children, Paige and Blake Bee, have created an endowment to benefit the College of Liberal Arts. “I continue to be…