OXFORD, Miss. – John Shanahan, who graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1969 and 1970, respectively, recently added an additional $50,000 to a scholarship endowment he established in 2019. The John and Janice Shanahan Scholarship Endowment is designed to help MBA students get the sameRead the story …
Alumni Couple Gives Back to Business School
Shanahans increase endowment for graduate students
July 22, 2023 by
Alumnus Helps Support Continued Athletics Success
Johnsons' gift fuels continued momentum for Ole Miss student-athletes
July 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Johnson was 13 years old in 1983 when he witnessed a miraculous event that gave the Ole Miss Rebels a victory over rival Mississippi State University, salvaging a 6-5 season record and keeping the team’s postseason bowl hopes alive. It was at that moment – when a wind-driven field goal deflectionRead the story …
Fielder Scholarship Honors Late Ole Miss Student
Fund earmarked to help students from Jackson Academy
July 8, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Walker Allen Fielder loved devoting his time to people – whether ministering to children in Honduras or rallying friends for lake days, relationships were important to him. Maybe that’s why everyone loved the University of Mississippi student and looked forward to his trademark hugs. The junior finance major died Oct. 16, 2022,Read the story …
Building the Future of Accounting
Turner family legacy continues with gift to accountancy school
July 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi is a step closer to having a new home on the Oxford campus, thanks to a $100,000 gift from one of its own. “I’ve given to Ole Miss every year since my graduation, but this is a time when I wanted toRead the story …
Alumnus’ Major Gift Supports Athletics
Glenns' contribution to campaign invests in Rebels' success
June 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When football players at the University of Mississippi leave the locker room for practice, they’ll soon pass through a foyer honoring one of many donors to Champions. Now., the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation‘s fundraising campaign focused on improving facilities. The Donna and Mike Glenn Walk-Off Foyer honors the Eads, Tennessee, couple’s $350,000Read the story …
Three Students Awarded Memorial Scholarships
Scholarship recipients carry on legacies of lifelong friends, fraternity brothers
June 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A scholarship endowment paying tribute to the lives of three University of Mississippi students has grown to more than $480,000, and three new recipients say they feel honored to represent the men for whom the scholarship is named. The Charles Walker Kelly, Samuel Clayton Kelly and Bryant Mason Wilbanks Memorial Scholarship EndowmentRead the story …
Alumnus Works to Change Lives Through Local Pharmacies
Lee Griffin plans to make health care services more accessible for community
June 20, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Many people see pharmacies simply as a place to get medications when they’re sick, but the owner of two north Mississippi drugstores is expanding his business by helping customers maintain and protect their health. Lee Griffin, who earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the UniversityRead the story …
Business School Alumnus Named Distinguished Marketing Practitioner
Academy of Marketing Sciences honors Lyt Harris
June 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Academy of Marketing Science has named Lyttleton T. “Lyt” Harris, managing partner of the Harris Investment Partnership and a University of Mississippi School of Business Administration alumnus, as the AMS Distinguished Marketing Practitioner for 2023. The award recognizes marketers who distinguish themselves in business or public policy through actions characterized byRead the story …
Gift Supports University’s Medical Center, Libraries
Bequest from Coles promises long-lasting impact on health care and education
June 10, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A longtime Jackson physician and his wife left an estate gift of $640,000 to the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center to provide library resources, support the training of pediatricians and strengthen allergy-immunology education, patient care and research. The late Dr. Wilfred Q. Cole Jr. found studying medicineRead the story …
FedEx Corp. Expands Strategic Partnership with University
Collaboration supports data science, diversity and leadership programs, and student success
June 6, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – FedEx Corp., a longtime industry partner of the University of Mississippi, is advancing that relationship with a major new commitment that promises to have an impact across the university. The expanded partnership established endowed funds to expand the data science program in the Department of Computer and Information Science and support theRead the story …