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Establishing a Firm Relationship
University of Mississippi alumnus Matthew Murphy of Nashville, Tennessee, hopes his recent gift to his alma mater will encourage more...

Longtime Staff Member Leaves Her Stamp on Beloved University
In the summer of 1953, Shirley Wagner left Grenada and headed 45 miles northeast to Oxford to enroll as a...

Student Veteran’s Graduation 20 Years in the Making
Jobie Charlie overcomes adversity, serves his country, provides for his family en route to graduation When Jobie Charlie sat down...

Three Degrees and Three Journeys
A mother and her two daughters grow even closer during Ole Miss experiences Cindy DeFelice is a mother, daughter, procurement...

John Palmer: An Honorable Man
Honorable John Palmer’s best friend, John W. “Jack” Barksdale, introduced him to a catch phrase “ABC,” which became an acronym...

Edith Kelly-Green: She Keeps Giving Back
Oxford native, Edith Kelly-Green, is a 1999 Ole Miss Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, and she was recently named the...

Mike Glenn: ‘No’ to Chemistry ‘Yes’ to Business
Organic chemistry was the game changer for Mike Glenn, the former executive committee member at FedEx and committed Ole Miss...

Walton Gresham: A Dedicated Deltan
“If you look at business history in the United States, it is entrepreneurs that made this country,” said Walton Gresham,...

Jan and Lawrence Farrington’s Commitment to Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The name “Farrington” has always been synonymous with “Ole Miss.” Even people who do not know the couple personally know...

Carole Lynn Meadows: Rewards of a Grateful Spirit and a Dedication to Education
Though it had been nearly sixty years since taking a required speech class in Bryant Hall, Carole Lynn Meadows sits...

Alumnus Owens Alexander Leaves His Footprint at the School He Always Called Home
Owens Alexander grew up in the world of television. He moved to Jackson at the age of five, in 1954,...