Funding the Front Door

Triplett Foundation's $4M gift to support construction of new alumni center

OXFORD, Miss. – The most recent of many gifts from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation to the University of Mississippi will help construct a new alumni center on the footprint of the current one. The Triplett Foundation, named for the late Jackie and Faser Triplett, of Jackson, is managed by their children:Read the story …

Black History Month Events to Honor, Empower Changemakers

Judy Meredith to deliver keynote address and host documentary screening

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s Black History Month celebrations this year coincide with the commemoration of 60 years of integration at the state’s flagship, giving attendees an opportunity to honor both today’s changemakers and the people who paved their way. Judy Alsobrooks Meredith, documentarian, retired professor of mass communications and wife of theRead the story …

Young Alumna Gives Back to School of Accountancy

Stephanie Teague makes commitment to school's new home

OXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie Jennings Teague, of Chicago, sees her commitment of $100,000 to the Patterson School of Accountancy‘s new building at the University of Mississippi as a means of saying “thank you.” “It is a way to show a small token of my appreciation to Ole Miss, the faculty and staff, and the accountingRead the story …

Final Mile Scholarship

Col. Bobby Towery memorialized with fund for Army ROTC cadets

OXFORD, Miss. – The late Col. Bobby Towery, 59, ran his final mile on Oct. 26, 2019, like he lived his life: supporting and encouraging others. Towery, of Oxford, died of a heart attack hours after finishing the 8-mile Chucky Mullins Great 38 Race, raising funds to help students with physical disabilities attend the UniversityRead the story …

Lecture Hall to be Named for Knighton Family Foundation

Major gift directed to Patterson School of Accountancy Building Fund

OXFORD, Miss. – Future students at the University of Mississippi’s Patterson School of Accountancy will be taught in the Knighton Family Foundation Lecture Hall – a name honoring a $400,000 gift to the new building from 1998 alumnus Jay Knighton and his wife, Vanessa. Knighton said the building demonstrates that Ole Miss and the stateRead the story …

Supporting the BASE Program

Cavanaugh Scholarship helps promote innovative programming in School of Business Administration

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi program could help develop technology that would revolutionize the typical business cycle – news that inspired Harlene and Patrick Cavanaugh to make a major gift to the Ole Miss School of Business Administration. Patrick Cavanaugh, of Denver, who earned a UM degree in business administration in 1970, establishedRead the story …

A Family of Luckyday Scholars

Chavez siblings grateful for common scholarship, Ole Miss experiences

OXFORD, Miss. – Leaving the comfort and familiarity of a small town to join thousands of other students at the University of Mississippi can be a daunting experience for many freshmen. That wasn’t the case for Christene Chavez. When she first stepped on the Ole Miss campus two years ago as a freshman, Chavez feltRead the story …

Expanding Scholarship Program’s Success

Carpenters, Madison Charitable Foundation enhance Ole Miss First program's impact

OXFORD, Miss. – A recent major gift to the University of Mississippi will help a successful scholarship program provide more mentoring and experiences for more students. In the 20 years since the Ole Miss First Scholarship program was launched, dozens of students have realized their academic dreams using the $4,500 this four-year scholarship provides themRead the story …

Frederick Slabach Named Law School Dean

Veteran legal educator, university administrator to begin July 1

OXFORD, Miss. – Frederick G. Slabach has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law following a national search. Slabach will join the university July 1, pending approval by the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The Fernwood native is a veteran legal educator and leaderRead the story …

Gift Supports Student-Athletes’ Mental Health

Shelly gift to name counseling room in upgraded Manning Center

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate and former Rebel basketball player Keith Shelly’s gift to Ole Miss athletics will help student-athletes keep their heads in the game. Oxford residents Shelly and his wife, Lori, have given $125,000 to the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation‘s Champions. Now. campaign. To honor their gift, the Shelly name willRead the story …