OXFORD, Miss. – The British government has named University of Mississippi alumna Jilkiah Bryant as a winner of a prestigious Marshall Scholarship, making her the third Marshall Scholar in the university’s history. Bryant, a 2023 graduate with a degree in public health and health sciences, plans to spend the next two years studying community healthRead the story …
Familiar Faces Pay It Forward to Next Generation of Student-Athletes
Ole Miss Athletics Foundation strategies result in banner year of support from former players
November 25, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Athletics Foundation reports a significant increase in recent financial support received from former University of Mississippi student-athletes. Most contributions from the former Rebel players are directed to the Vaught Society, an umbrella organization that includes major gifts to Ole Miss athletics and gifts in kind. Also included are giftsRead the story …
University Honors Ole Miss 8 With Scholarships, Mentoring Program
53 years after expulsion, Ole Miss 8 commit to helping students achieve their dreams
November 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Eight Mississippi residents are the inaugural recipients of the University of Mississippi’s Ole Miss 8 Scholarship, an award commemorating the eight students expelled from campus after a peaceful protest in 1970. University police arrested 89 students in front of Fulton Chapel during a protest on the evening of Feb. 25, 1970. TheRead the story …
Longtime Friends Share Support of Accountancy School
Two former interim UM chancellors make gifts to school's building fund
November 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Larry Sparks and Morris Stocks have a lot more in common than a friendship that has lasted for decades. Together they have devoted more than a half-century of service to the University of Mississippi. They have both served as members of the university’s senior leadership team. Before retiring in 2020, Sparks wasRead the story …
Criminal Justice Professor Earns Lifetime Service Award
Crime Stoppers honors David McElreath at annual statewide meeting
November 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi Crime Stoppers has honored University of Mississippi professor David McElreath with a lifetime service award in recognition of his lifelong pursuit of serving and protecting others. The organization presented McElreath, a professor of criminal justice and legal studies and a former law enforcement officer, with the Pam Vance Lifetime Service AwardRead the story …
Alumnus Supports Life Impact of Sports
Jessups make major gift to Ole Miss athletics campaign
November 11, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ross Jessup, a 1985 graduate of the University of Mississippi, and his wife, Lisa, have made a major gift to Champions. Now., the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation‘s campaign to improve facilities for student-athletes. The Jessups live in Austin, Texas, where they have raised four sons, all of whom played various team andRead the story …
Two UM Students, One Graduate Named Rhodes and Marshall Finalists
Three selected to final round of interviews for prestigious scholarships
November 9, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students and one recent graduate have been named as finalists for the prestigious Rhodes scholarships. One of them is also a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship. Jilkiah Bryant, who graduated in 2023 with a degree in public health and health sciences; Madeleine Dotson, a senior majoring in economics,Read the story …
Women’s Council Honors Smith as Emerging Young Philanthropist
Former Ole Miss women's basketball player, business leader celebrated for service
November 8, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After sharing her exceptional athletic skills with her University of Mississippi women’s basketball teammates back in the 2000s, Tywanna (Inmon) Smith devotes much of her time and talents to improving the lives of new generations of student-athletes. Whether Smith is providing financial support to young female athletes with her scholarship program orRead the story …
The Pride of Their Parents
For first time in history, all UM band directors have children in the band
November 7, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As University of Mississippi band directors, Tim Oliver, Randy Dale and Mel Morse have a lot in common: their mastery of music, love of sports and, now, the title of “band dad.” For the first time in the Pride of the South‘s history, all three of its directors have children in theRead the story …
Callings: Connecting Through Comedy
Ole Miss alumnus Mack Hubbell pursues career in New York City
November 6, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Backstage at “The Tonight Show,” Mack Hubbell (BS 19) reviews host Jimmy Fallon’s monologue with care, ensuring the jokes are sharp and accurate. The show’s success hinges on many elements, perhaps none as important as the comedic opening segment filled with timely jokes about the day’s news. As the monologue writers’ assistant,Read the story …