STORIES March 31, 2006Robert Gage Honors Family Traditions With Ole Miss First ScholarshipOXFORD, Miss. – Two traditions run deep in the family of Robert Gage IV: banking and attending the University of Mississippi. Gage’s love for his alma mater and his desire to share the rewards of a successful career in banking have inspired him to pledge $25,000 to establish a scholarship in the Ole Miss First… March 24, 2006Engineering Alumnus Gives $100,000 for Fruge’ Endowment, OMF ScholarshipsOXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi engineering alumnus has donated $100,000 to his alma mater to be divided between an endowment and two Ole Miss First Scholarships. by Edwin Smith Michael T. "Mike" McRee of Jackson has pledged $50,000 to be paid over four years to support the scholarship fund bearing his name; he… January 13, 2006Two Ole Miss First Scholarships Come from George P. Hewes Estate GiftOXFORD, Miss. – George P. Hewes III lived unselfishly, sharing his time and money to help others. His service ranged from co-chairing a major fund-raising campaign at the University of Mississippi to heading the Stewpot Community Services in Jackson. The late Jackson attorney placed great value on education and throughout his long career gave generously… July 14, 2005April is the Essence of the Ole Miss Women’s Council visionApril Taylor remembers the evening she broke down sobbing to her mother. Her high school graduation was nearing, the family could not afford to send her to college, and anticipated scholarships were not materializing. April had lost all hope The next morning, April found a package from the University of Mississippi that the postman apparently… June 3, 2005Children of Late Sally McDonnell Barksdale Embrace Her Priorities, Philosophy with New Scholarship Endowment Through Ole Miss Women’s CouncilThe children of the late philanthropist Sally McDonnell Barksdale of Jackson, Miss., have created a scholarship at the University of Mississippi to follow her lesson: Give back to your community by choosing wisely where you will make the greatest impact. Susan Barksdale Howorth, Betsy Barksdale Pokorny and David Barksdale chose education by endowing a $100,000… December 23, 2004Kirkley Chooses Council Scholarship to Pay Tribute to Daughter, ProfessorThe first Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship endowed by a mother in honor of her daughter also lauds a popular professor and English department chair. The $100,000 scholarship comes from Columbus, Miss., native Martha Kirkley, a 1967 UM graduate with an English degree, to create the Lindsay McCauley Kirkley Scholarship. In turn, she and daughter… December 9, 2004Attorney, Alum Honors Mother with Ole Miss First ScholarshipOXFORD, Miss. – A Batesville attorney is recognizing his mother’s unselfish devotion to her family and lauding the University of Mississippi’s support of her by endowing an Ole Miss First Scholarship in her honor. Richard "Flip" Phillips, who received a bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate from UM in 1969 and 1972 respectively, has founded the… November 12, 2004Moss Point Student Eager to Learn from ChancellorOXFORD, Miss. – After two months at the University of Mississippi, freshman Seth Walley said he "couldn’t see (himself) at another place." In fact, Walley was considering a couple of universities closer to his Moss Point home until he learned last February that he’d received the Robert C. Khayat Ole Miss First Scholarship. Still, though,… October 19, 2004UM Senior Honors Mother, Grandmother with $100,000 Women’s Council ScholarshipAnew $100,000 Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship comes from an unlikely source: a senior engineering major who has paid her own way through college. Usually considered out of range for a typical college student, this philanthropy is possible for honors student Margaret Bardwell through the option of a life insurance policy naming the university as… Previous Page 1 … Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Next