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 …
Three Students Awarded Memorial Scholarships
Scholarship recipients carry on legacies of lifelong friends, fraternity brothers
June 22, 2023 by
Former Professor’s Estate Supports Science Teaching at Ole Miss
St. Amand gift provides funding for lab equipment and teaching awards
June 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi biology professor Wilbrod St. Amand loved his students and recognized the importance of resources in higher education, whether they support laboratories or professors and instructors. In his estate, St. Amand left some $1 million to ensure there is support for all three. The largest part of the gift isRead the story …
Regions Foundation, UM Join Forces to Support Delta Economy
$150,000 grant expands resources of the Mississippi Delta Small Business Development Center
June 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Regions Foundation and the Mississippi Small Business Development Center at the University of Mississippi have established the Mississippi Delta SBDC to encourage entrepreneurship and small business success specifically in the Delta region. Housed within CompuRecycling Center Inc., in Greenville, the Mississippi Delta SBDC began serving small-business owners and entrepreneurs in theRead 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 …
Educator Provides for Future Teachers
Retired alumna leaves gift to help Ole Miss education majors
June 3, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teaching and learning were Dorothy Wayne Blackwell’s lifelong passions. The daughter of educators, it came as no surprise that Blackwell pursued a teaching career. Neither was it a surprise that she ultimately chose to leave an estate gift of more than $153,000 to the University of Mississippi School of Education, where sheRead the story …
Mauldin Gift Aims to Bolster Baseball
Alumnus and wife donate to benefit university's sports facilities
May 6, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The donors of a major gift to the University of Mississippi hope to help the Ole Miss baseball team continue to swing for the fences. UM alumnus Mick Mauldin and his wife, Patty, made a $125,000 gift to Champions. Now., the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation‘s fundraising campaign focused on improving facilities forRead the story …
Senior Named Inaugural Frezzo Award Winner
Honors College student conducts research on critical race theory
May 1, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Te’keyra Shelton, a senior from Tupelo, is the inaugural Mark V. Frezzo Human Rights and Social Justice Award winner at the University of Mississippi and recently discussed her research in a campus program. The scholarship award tributes the life of Mark V. Frezzo, a UM associate professor of sociology and scholar ofRead the story …
Tribute to Wife Benefits Elementary Education Program
Nicholson honors spouse with METP scholarship, School of Education support
April 29, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chuck Nicholson, of Brandon, expressed his love and respect for his wife, Lisa, by creating a scholarship in her name at the University of Mississippi School of Education and an Impact Fund gift. The $250,000 contribution was a surprise to Lisa Nicholson, a former teacher who learned of the gift at aRead the story …
From Campus to Kitchen
Napiers craft serving boards from court as catalyst for Ole Miss scholarships
April 27, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Keepsake serving boards crafted from the discarded floor of a University of Mississippi gymnasium soon will be used in kitchens across America. And Ole Miss students stand to benefit. As founders and hosts of one of HGTV’s most popular shows, “Home Town,” Ole Miss alumni Erin and Ben Napier’s vision for restoringRead the story …