Minor Hall Named in Honor of Successful UM Alumnus

Lucian Minor lauded for dedication to helping students and supporting university’s academic mission

April 26, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – When Lucian Minor graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1937, the student body included some 3,000 students – all on the Oxford campus – and residence halls were spartan, compared to modern accommodations.

Minor, who earned an accounting degree at Ole Miss, has returned to campus frequently over the years, helping mentor many UM accountancy students and hiring dozens of them at his Memphis accounting firm. He and his wife, Mary, came back Thursday (April 25) to watch as one of the university’s three newest residence halls was named for them.

“Since I graduated here, the campus has changed tremendously – for the better,” Minor said. “This is a beautiful building, and it’s a great honor to have it named for us.

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Minors Increase Accountancy School Support with Gift Annuity

1937 graduate helps play role in school's national top 10 ranking

March 25, 2013 By
Mary and Lucian Minor

Mark Wilder (left), dean of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, and UM Chancellor Dan Jones (right) visit with Mary and Lucian Minor, who recently recently provided more than $5 million in gift annuities to the school for scholarships and faculty support.

OXFORD, Miss. – In the mid-1930s when money was tight and few part-time jobs were available, Lucian Minor struggled financially as a University of Mississippi student. The Ole Miss cafeteria had to rearrange its food line, in fact, because the creative young student would choose a 5-cent bowl of soup and load it up with vegetables before he reached the cashier.

Minor’s $12-a-month meal ticket lasted longer with the addition of the hearty vegetables. Cafeteria workers finally caught on and moved the soup by the cashier. Today, that frugal 1937 graduate is one of the major benefactors of UM’s Patterson School of Accountancy and has committed a new gift.Read the story …

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Students Harness Power of Verbal Communication

Speaker's Edge winners earn awards, scholarship money

January 16, 2013 By

OXFORD, Miss. – Nervousness, sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach were common at the Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi, but at the end of the two days, students were more confident in their public speaking abilities.

The competition recognizes that communication is a vital part of the business world and features a six-to-eight minute informative speech; a six-to-eight minute marketplace pitch, in which MBA students share their best business ideas with industry leaders; and an “ethical dilemma,” for which they have 30 minutes to prepare a seven-minute speech. This year, graduate accountancy students also participated.Read the story …

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Honors College Alum Plans to Use Rotary Scholarship to Hone Understanding of International Business

October 3, 2012 By

Dennis Pickens

OXFORD, Miss. – A Mississippi native and University of Mississippi graduate has been awarded a prestigious international scholarship from the Rotary Foundation.

Dennis Pickens, a Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Patterson School of Accountancy graduate, was chosen for one of the final Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to be awarded. Pickens earned a Bachelor of Accountancy in 2010 and a Master of Accountancy in Tax in 2011. He plans to pursue the Msc. International Business and Emerging Markets at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Since graduating from Ole Miss, he has spent the last year working for KPMG in Atlanta and passing the CPA exams.
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Clinton News: UM Biz, Accountancy programs among world’s best

June 7, 2012 By

AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has reaffirmed the standing of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration and Patterson School of Accountancy as being among the world’s best.

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Schools of Business and Accountancy Cited Among World’s Best by Accrediting Agency

June 6, 2012 By

OXFORD, Miss. – AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has reaffirmed the standing of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration and Patterson School of Accountancy as being among the world’s best.

Both schools were reaccredited by AACSB for another cycle. For this academic year, 56 schools maintained their accreditation in business, and 24 sustained their accreditation in accountancy.

Ken Cyree, dean of the School of Business Administration and the Frank R. Day Mississippi Bankers Association Chair, said he is pleased with the reaffirmation of accreditation and the accolades from the visit team.Read the story …

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UM’s Undergraduate Accountancy Program Moves into Nation’s Top 10 in Latest Rankings

January 13, 2012 By

Dean Mark Wilder (left) visits with accountancy students after a lecture. UM photo by Robert Jordan.

The undergraduate accountancy program at the University of Mississippi is ranked No. 10 in the nation by the Public Accounting Report in its latest edition.

The independent newsletter of the accounting profession, in its Dec. 16, 2011, issue, also ranks the Patterson School of Accountancy’s master’s and doctoral programs at Nos. 11 and 12 respectively in their categories.

While the Patterson School is the only SEC school in the top 10, other SEC schools ranked in the top 30 are the universities of Georgia (12), Florida (17), Alabama (20) and Tennessee (29).

The 30-year-old PAR Annual Professors Survey bases its results on votes from professors of accounting at U.S. colleges and universities. For many years, UM’s undergraduate program has been ranked in the top 30 nationally. Last year, the graduate and undergraduate programs were slotted at 19 and 20 respectively.Read the story …

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Oxford Native’s KPMG Fellowship Renewed for Accountancy Doctorate

October 17, 2011 By
Dereck Barr

Dereck Barr

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi doctoral candidate Dereck Barr of Oxford has been awarded the KPMG Minority Accounting Doctoral Fellowship for the third straight year.

Barr, who graduated from Oxford High School in 1997, received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accountancy from Ole Miss, in 2002 and 2004 respectively. In his third year of the Patterson School of Accountancy’s doctoral program, he serves as a graduate research and teaching assistant. He says the $10,000 annual award is making a difference.

“The financial support has allowed me to reduce my teaching load during the program, which lets me focus more intently on coursework and research,” he said. “In addition, I am able to spend less time worrying about how I will be able to manage my financial obligations.”Read the story …

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Professor Receives National Achievement Award

June 15, 2011 By
Dale Flesher receives national accounting award.

Dale Flesher receives national accounting award.

OXFORD, Miss. – Dale Flesher, professor and Arthur Andersen Alumni Lecturer in the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi, is recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Longtime Accountancy Professor Dale Flesher Chosen for Distinguished Research Award

May 14, 2011 By

OXFORD, Miss. – During 34 years at the University of Mississippi, Dale Flesher has spent his fair share of time in the classroom teaching accounting principles and mentoring students. He also has carved out a legacy of research and writing, which includes some 50 books and more than 300 articles published in over 100 different professional journals throughout the world.

Flesher, professor and Arthur Andersen Alumni Lecturer in the Patterson School of Accountancy, recently added another career accolade. He has been named the fourth recipient of UM’s Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award.

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