Business Professor Receives Hodgetts Award

Milorad Novicevic is the third recipient of the award from Academy of Management

OXFORD, Miss. – The Academy of Management has bestowed a rare honor on Milorad Novicevic, associate professor of management at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Novicevic received the Richard M. Hodgetts Award for his contributions to management history research, excellence in teaching and service to the academy and its management history division.Read the story …

Former UM Wide Receiver Continues Legacy of Giving

Realtree founder invests in next generation of Ole Miss Rebels

OXFORD, Miss. – Bill Jordan’s most recent gift to the University of Mississippi‘s athletics programs represents his desire to see current and future student-athletes succeed. “Even here at our office, I do everything for the next generation,” said Jordan, creator and CEO of Realtree, a major maker of camouflage hunting gear. “We’ve been very fortunateRead the story …

University Aims to Boost Family Businesses at Annual Symposium

Family business owners and employees invited to share challenges, solutions in open forum

OXFORD, Miss. – Family businesses will be the center of discussion during the second annual It’s All Relative Family Business Symposium, set for Sept. 14-15 in Flowood. Hosted by the University of Mississippi Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the open forum will connect small business and family business owners and employees with industry experts. TheRead the story …

World Trade Expert to Plan, Participate in United Nations Event

Anthony Cambas brings more than 30 years of experience to assist organizing committee

OXFORD, Miss. – As the Mississippi Small Business Development Center‘s resident international trade expert, Anthony Cambas has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs and businesses in selling their products and services worldwide. Soon, the impact of his work will be felt far beyond Mississippi. He is part of a multinational team helping plan an event hosted byRead the story …

Major Family Gift Helps Ensure Future for UM Programs

Frys designate $2.5M estate gift to support Ole Miss athletics, business school

OXFORD, Miss. – Since his graduation from the University of Mississippi in 1980, Bill Fry and his wife, Lee Anne, have frequently offered financial support to his alma mater. And having established two planned gifts, they will continue to give back to Ole Miss long after their lifetimes. The New York City and Oxford residentsRead the story …

Alumni Couple Gives Back to Business School

Shanahans increase endowment for graduate students

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 …

C Spire Opens Insight Park Office

Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology firm expands Oxford office

OXFORD, Miss. – C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, has expanded its Oxford office, relocating into Insight Park at the University of Mississippi and elevating the Mississippi-based company’s partnership with the university. Supporting economic growth and preparing students for meaningful careers are priorities for both the university and C Spire. Through thisRead the story …

Fielder Scholarship Honors Late Ole Miss Student

Fund earmarked to help students from Jackson Academy

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 …

Business School Alumnus Named Distinguished Marketing Practitioner

Academy of Marketing Sciences honors Lyt Harris

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 …

FedEx Corp. Expands Strategic Partnership with University

Collaboration supports data science, diversity and leadership programs, and student success

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 …