Development News

Memorial scholarship to Benefit UM Students in the Sciences March 31, 2016  |  By Carter Hach A new scholarship in the University Of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts will support science majors while honoring the memory of an alumna. Working with the UM Foundation, Dr. D. Chan Henry of Jackson–

Donors Support Art in Southern Foodways Alliance Programming February 29, 2016  |  By Bill Dabney While food nourishes the body, art nourishes the soul. The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) at the University of Mississippi expertly blends both into programming, and supporters believe the two will–

A $150,000 planned gift directed to the University of Mississippi Arch Dalrymple III Department of History is expected to help increase the department’s focus on research. Brig. Gen. John H. Napier III, a 1949 UM history graduate, recently signed a memorandum of agreement, designating the Arch–

Friends of the Library celebrates 75 years DECEMBER 21, 2015 BY TINA H. HAHN What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education,” educator Harold Howe II wrote. Two forces of nature – the late University of Mississippi English professors John Pilkington and Charles–

Warners designate gifts for undergraduate and medical scholarships and Alumni Association  December 11, 2015 Dr. Bob and Mary Ellen Warner always manage to find a way to serve others — even on vacation. “Herb, Dixie, Mary Ellen and I had a little routine,” Bob Warner said, referring to Herb Dewees–

When Eddie and Linda Hayward remember good times at the University of Mississippi, those memories almost always include the band. “I remember the glorious days of going down to the Peabody Hotel with the band coming in and the two-story lobby just swelling with the energy of that big pep rally,”–

Lodge Manufacturing makes three-year commitment to Southern Foodways publication The nation’s leading manufacturer of cast iron cookware has committed $150,000 to the University of Mississippi-based Southern Foodways Alliance, giving the SFA an ingredient that will make its Gravy a little bit–

Jimmy Carr never played in the band, yet each year he awards a scholarship to two members of the Ole Miss Pride of the South. “Coming out of high school in Greenville, I was really fortunate to receive several small scholarships myself and, all combined, actually didn’t have to pay any tuition my–

Charles and Margaret Hubbert make lead gift in band scholarship initiative SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 BY TINA HAHN When Dr. Charles Hubbert joined the band as a University of Mississippi student, a door swung open to exceptional cultural opportunities. Some 57 years later, the physician continues to reap the–

$5 million gift pays tribute to the late leader and businessman–