STORIES September 21, 2007Eli Manning Raising $2.5 Million for Blair E. Batson Hospital for ChildrenEli Manning, BankPlus and the Friends of Children’s Hospital have joined forces to raise money for the new Eli Manning Children’s Clinics at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. The inaugural fund raising event in this five-year $2.5 million campaign was held on June 23,… September 20, 2007Cellular South Continues Scholarship Program – Five New Business Scholarships AwardedOXFORD, Miss. – Cellular South, one of Mississippi’s largest companies, continues its legacy of giving with a $30,000 contribution to the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. The gift is part of the Jackson-based wireless communications company’s commitment to providing annual scholarships to all public universities. Half the $30,000 goes toward the Cellular South… September 20, 2007Wilkie and Hailman Named Inaugural Overby FellowsOXFORD, Miss. – Two distinguished Mississippians with national reputations – one a journalist, the other a lawyer – have been named inaugural fellows at the new Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. The honorees are Curtis Wilkie, holder of the Kelly G. Cook Chair of Journalism at UM, and… September 14, 2007Family Seeds B. Stirling Tighe Memorial Scholarship with $100,000OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi business alumnus has donated $100,000 to his alma mater to create the B. Stirling Tighe Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Bowman "Bo" Stirling Tighe Jr. and his wife, Sylvia, of Ridgeland created the scholarship in memory of Bo’s father, who also was an Ole Miss alumnus. "My father loved Ole… September 5, 2007Six Freshmen Receive $40,000 Lott Leadership ScholarshipsOXFORD, Miss. – Since its founding in 1848, the University of Mississippi has nurtured state and national leaders, and that tradition continues including special training opportunities through the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Six freshmen have entered UM this fall as recipients of $40,000 Lott Leadership Scholarships, which includes association with the institute. The exceptional students… August 28, 2007Honors College Grants Scholarships to 14 Outstanding FreshmenOXFORD, Miss. – Eleven students from Mississippi, two from Louisiana and one from the Ukraine have entered the University of Mississippi this fall on prestigious scholarships to the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. The McDonnell Barksdale Honors Scholarships, Donald S. Pichitino Scholarships and Harold Parker Memorial Scholarships, at $32,000 each, are attracting top-notch students to… August 14, 2007Madison Resident Lands Prestigious Day Scholarship to Study BusinessOXFORD, Miss. – Russell Cartledge Adams of Madison has been awarded the $40,000 Christine and Clarence Day Scholarship to nurture his entrepreneurial spirit at the University of Mississippi. A freshman in the School of Business Administration, Adams plans to hone his business skills that he began developing as a teenager. A native of Mandeville, La.,… August 3, 2007Two Mississippi Companies Support UM’s School of EngineeringOXFORD, Miss. – Two of Mississippi’s largest companies, Cellular South and Ergon Inc., have made generous contributions to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Both companies were founded by UM graduates. Wireless provider Cellular South has pledged $150,000 for the Cellular South Distance Learning Lab in the Old Chemistry building, and petroleum refiner Ergon… July 25, 2007Oxford Couple Establishes Theatre Arts ScholarshipOXFORD, Miss. – Dinah Leavitt Swan and her husband, Terry Swan, have established the first scholarship endowment of its kind for theatre students at the University of Mississippi. With a donation of $25,000, the Oxford couple established the Patricia Tarr Leavitt Scholarship, named in memory of Dinah’s mother. The scholarship is to be awarded… Previous Page 1 … Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 … Page 158 Next