OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize 10 distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2022. Inductees to the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame for 2022 are: Teri G. Fontenot (BBA 79), of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dr. Dan Jones (MD 75), of Hazlehurst; Don Kessinger (BBARead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni for 2022
Ten to be honored at Homecoming for achievement, leadership and service
August 19, 2022 by
A Long, Generous Life Well Lived
McMullan Foundation gifts make UM students' college dreams a reality
August 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In her lifetime, the late Madeleine McMullan‘s philanthropy and service improved the lives of countless people. Now, her family’s foundation continues her legacy with recent gifts totaling $500,000 to the University of Mississippi‘s Foundations for Academic Success Track program. FASTrack helps first-year students become successful members of the university community by offeringRead the story …
Haleys Support Accountancy’s New Home
Naming of terrace at school's planned building will honor couple
August 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “Connective tissue” is one of the reasons Colleen and Chris Haley, of Jacksonville, Florida, have made a major gift to the new home of the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi. Many of Chris Haley’s family members graduated from Ole Miss, where he also earned Bachelor of Accountancy andRead the story …
Pharmacology Graduate Student Building a Legacy Through Research
Cellas Hayes is first Ole Miss student in 35 years to receive NIH fellowship
August 1, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cellas Hayes’ journey in science and research began as a college sophomore. “I was simply searching for an on-campus job and research experience to strengthen my medical school application,” said Hayes, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi. It was through this job search that he met Nicole Ashpole, associate professorRead the story …
Empowering Students to Change the World
Richardson gift supports first-gen Mississippi Delta students
July 30, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus William M. Richardson III knows that access to financial support can make all the difference in the lives of first-generation college students. “I recognize there are many students who may not have financial support but could do amazing things in the world if only they are given theRead the story …
Slaughter-Harvey Named Law Alumnus of the Year
Trailblazing attorney and judge continues to mentor students and alumni
July 26, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Constance Slaughter-Harvey has been named the School of Law‘s Alumna of the Year, becoming the first African American female to receive the award. She accepted the award July 15 at the Ole Miss Alumni Association luncheon during the Mississippi Bar‘s annual meeting in Sandestin, Florida. The award hasRead the story …
A Vision for the Future of Accountancy
Giving vehicle helps alumnus support school building fund
July 23, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Olen and Janet Akers, of Dunwoody, Georgia, are supporting the Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi while enjoying income from their investment. With the residual of a Charitable Remainder Unitrust, the donors are establishing the Olen S. and Janet T. Akers Patterson School of Accountancy Endowment. The CRUT wasRead the story …
Alumna Named Marshall-Motley Scholar
Arielle Hudson part of the next generation of civil rights litigators in the South
July 18, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumna Arielle Hudson, the university’s first female African American Rhodes Scholar, plans to draw upon her experience in an inequitable primary education system as a Marshall-Motley Scholar. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named for NAACP Legal Defense Fund founder and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and civil rights litigatorRead the story …
Alumnus Makes Major Gifts to Help Fulfill Vision
John Covert provides support to kitchen renovation, Ole Miss athletics
July 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Covert sees the renovation of the institutional kitchen at the University of Mississippi‘s South Oxford Campus as his “field of dreams.” The retired food service industry owner-manager made a $300,000 gift to revitalize the kitchen for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, part of the School of Applied Sciences. OnceRead the story …
UM Community Remembers Pharmacy Administration Pioneer Mickey Smith
Smith made a tremendous impact on university and profession
July 15, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Former colleagues, students and friends are mourning former University of Mississippi professor Mickey C. Smith, who died July 5. To say that Smith was a big deal would be an understatement. He leaves a legacy at the UM School of Pharmacy and the pharmacy world at-large that is unmatched. “It is notRead the story …