Development News

Generous Gift Supports Southern Foodways Alliance

Kentucky couple creates Smith Symposium Fellows to support individuals doing notable foodways work–

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UM alumni Frances and Hume Bryant (right) and Bruce and Mary Betsy Bellande (left) of Oxford, Miss. enjoy a ten day cycling trip through the Provence region of France in 2014 while sporting their UM jerseys.

An Ethical Proposition for UM

Alumni donate to strengthen curriculum in ethical reasoning–

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UM Dedicates Pittman Hall

Event pays tribute to Jackson couple's generosity, involvement–

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A generous gift from the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation will help ensure that the University of Mississippi continues to provide cutting-edge educational opportunities in the sciences for years to come.

Lead Gift Announced for Science Building

Gertrude C. Ford Foundation commits $20 million for construction–

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Fund Promotes Civic Engagement

Alumnus Jesse L. White commits private gift to the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation–

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Cathead Distillery owners Austin Evans, left, and Richard Patrick have committed support to undergird the efforts of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi.

Business Strengthens Study of Cultural Identity

Cathead Distillery supports UM Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture–

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UM Provost Morris Stocks, from left, visits with Jeff and Gale Hammond to thank them for their recent gift of a house in Taylor, Miss., to be used for faculty support. Also on hand are UM Foundation President and CEO Wendell Weakley and College of Liberal Arts Dean Glenn Hopkins to thank the couple for their generosity.

Home Sweet Home for Faculty

Hammonds support writers, artists, professors at the University of Mississippi–

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Family members Matthew Hosey, from left standing, and Ron M. Feder; Elizabeth Feder-Hosey, from left sitting, Evelyn Rose Hosey, and Becky Feder are involved in supporting the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, with their latest $100,000 gift designated for the Music of the South Endowment.

Enriching Southern Harmony

Feder family supports music development with their latest $100,000 gift designated for the Music of the South Endowment–

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Kendis Estate Gift Supports Doctoral English Planning to Teach

By Tina Hahn, July 2013 Harold Kendis, Jr., a 22-year-old in his fifth year at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), was on his way to a promising teaching career when cancer took his life. His parents, Harold and Daphne, considered starting a scholarship fund to help doctoral students–

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New Scholarship Pays Tribute to Bill Trusty

Champions establish fund to help mathematics majors–

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