OXFORD, Miss. – A scholarship established by a University of Mississippi alumna and her family is helping ease the burden for pharmacy students from rural areas while also strengthening health care options for rural Mississippians. The Eugene B. Polk Pharmacy Scholarship, created by Gary and Susan Cantrell, already has helped its first recipient, Simpson CountyRead the story …
Rural Pharmacy Students Benefit from Polk Scholarship
Cantrells honor mentor, longtime community pharmacist with fund
September 8, 2023 by
For the Love of Pharmacy and Sports
School of Pharmacy and Ole Miss athletics to benefit from alumnus' estate gift
September 2, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and the Ole Miss Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will benefit from a gift in excess of $4 million received from the estate of the late alumnus Francis Cerniglia, of Cordova, Tennessee. Cerniglia, who died in August 2022, supported both entities throughout his lifetime. He madeRead the story …
Graduate to Study Law with Help of Prestigious Fellowship
Margaret Walker among 62 scholars chosen for national award
September 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – National honor society Phi Kappa Phi has named 2023 University of Mississippi graduate Margaret Walker among 62 national recipients of its annual fellowship. The program funds the first year of a member’s graduate study. The Suwannee, Georgia, native graduated in May with degrees in public policy leadership and integrated marketing communications. SheRead the story …
Gift Helps University Attract Strong Doctoral Candidates
Contribution from alumnus honors former dean, assists graduate students
August 26, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. L. Michael Brunt would like to see the University of Mississippi equipped to attract the best doctoral candidates in the Southeast and across the nation who will go on to influence students through their teaching careers. The Pruett Professor of Surgery and section chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the WashingtonRead the story …
University Records Second-Highest Annual Total for Private Support
Now & Ever campaign bolstered by $155.1 million in gifts
August 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alumni and friends of the University of Mississippi stepped up once again in fiscal year 2023, with gifts totaling $155.1 million, the second-highest fundraising year on record. The Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss has reached $1.38 billion of its $1.5 billion goal, the largest-ever fundraising initiative for higher educationRead the story …
University’s Theora Hamblett Collection Grows
Relative of famous painter donates two pieces to UM Foundation
August 14, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi owns the world’s largest collection of paintings by renowned artist Theora Hamblett, and thanks to the generosity of 1954 alumna Mary Louise Rosenbush, that collection just got a little larger. Rosenbush recently donated two pieces connected to Hamblett to the University of Mississippi Foundation, saying she believes herRead the story …
Family Helps Study-Abroad Students Cover Expenses
Couple's gift establishes endowments honoring beloved family members
August 5, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With a $100,000 gift to the University of Mississippi, Gabriella and Marshall St. Amant, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have established the Dr. Carmen Posada-Pepper and St. Amant Family Classics Endowment and the Dr. Carmen Posada-Pepper and St. Amant Family Croft Endowment. The endowments memorialize Gabriella St. Amant’s mother, who died in JuneRead the story …
University to Use Gift to Elevate Environmental Studies Program
Alumnus invests in degree major program at UM
August 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is working to add faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and develop curriculum for a new degree major in environmental studies, thanks to a major gift from alumnus Steven B. King, of St. Louis. His $1.3 million gift has established the Steven B. King Environmental StudiesRead the story …
Returning the Investment
UM law school alumnus gives back to school's clinical programs
July 29, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Bobby Wood was married with a baby in his final year of law school at the University of Mississippi when then-law professor Robert Khayat happened to stop by the store where he worked one Saturday. “He called me in on Monday morning to ask about me working,” said Wood, of Corinth. “MyRead the story …
Alumni-Driven Nonprofit Aims to Help ‘Unplug’ Mississippi Youth
Osprey community organization cautions parents to limit screen time for youths in kickoff event
July 28, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi alumni families are kicking off a new nonprofit to limit social media exposure for children and teens, Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth, or Osprey, with a Tuesday (Aug. 1) event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Led by Erin and Ben Napier, CatherineRead the story …