Gift Supports the Arts and Humanities at Ole Miss

Harriet and Warren Stephens honor pianist Bruce Levingston with contribution

OXFORD, Miss. – A gift from Warren and Harriet Stephens through the Warren A. Stephens Trust of Little Rock, Arkansas, honors pianist Bruce Levingston, the Chancellor’s Honors College Artist-in-Residence and holder of the Lester Glenn Fant Chair at the University of Mississippi. The Fant Chair allows the holder “to bring leading figures in the arts and humanitiesRead the story …

New Prize Aims to Fulfill Students’ Greatest Potential

University announces launch of Stamps Impact Prize

OXFORD, Miss. – A $100,000 renewable gift to the University of Mississippi from E. Roe Stamps and his family will establish a competitive award for undergraduate students seeking support for enterprising academic projects outside the classroom. The Stamps Impact Prize is first program of its kind funded by the Stamps family, and the university willRead 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 …

Gift Reflects a Love of the South

Feders recommit support for Oxford Conference for the Book with $100K pledge

OXFORD, Miss. – As native Mississippians, Ron Feder and his late wife, Becky, grew up steeped in the folkways of the American South. But it took an extended stay in the Philippines to help them truly appreciate the extraordinary – and decidedly unique – culture of their homeland. Ever since, the R&B Feder Foundation hasRead the story …

Rural Pharmacy Students Benefit from Polk Scholarship

Cantrells honor mentor, longtime community pharmacist with fund

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 …

For the Love of Pharmacy and Sports

School of Pharmacy and Ole Miss athletics to benefit from alumnus' estate gift

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 …

Ole Miss Band Gets Its Field of Dreams

New practice facility promises to elevate performances

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s Pride of the South band is marching with renewed enthusiasm on its new $5.4 million practice field – a replica of Hollingsworth Field, the playing surface at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The practice field features drainage structures and lights, a director’s tower, a fence, a storage building and proper fieldRead the story …

SouthTalks Focus on Creativity in the South

Lectures begin Sept. 6 with discussion of changing minds

OXFORD, Miss. – Creativity in the South is the programming theme for the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Mississippi‘s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. The fall SouthTalks series begins by recognizing that the U.S. South is a region of profound contrast. “Extreme poverty exists uneasily alongside extreme wealth,” said Katie McKee,Read the story …

Gift Helps University Attract Strong Doctoral Candidates

Contribution from alumnus honors former dean, assists graduate students

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 …

Music, Dance and Drama Coming to Ford Center

Fall season to include rising stars, returning classics among performances

OXFORD, Miss. – The fall season of performances at the University of Mississippi‘s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts features a range of concerts, theatrical productions and dance. Musical artists scheduled include rising country act Chapel Hart, rockers Revisiting Creedence, a celebration of popular music’s greatest pianists and a renowned classical quartet. StageRead the story …