University of Mississippi Foundation

For the McClure family, the University of Mississippi is not simply an alma mater. It is a thread woven through generations — a place that shaped careers, forged lifelong friendships and anchored a legacy of service.

That legacy now finds renewed expression through a $100,000 gift to the new Triplett Alumni Center, made in honor of James McClure Sr. and his son, James ...

When she reflects on her career, Jessica Rabb is quick to clarify: Biology may be what she teaches, but teaching itself is her true calling.

“Honestly, I do not have a passion for biology,” said Rabb of Nashville, Tennessee. “Biology plays to my academic strengths. My biology aptitudes allow me to teach biology, but teaching is my passion.”

Professor Jessica Rabb i...

During an early visit to the hospital, Priscilla and David O’Donnell toured patient care areas inside older facilities, a moment that left a lasting impression.

“It just did not look like an environment that was conducive for patients or families,” said David O’Donnell.

That experience helped shape what would become one of the most significant philanthropic comm...

From the Mississippi Delta blues to the birth of rock ’n’ roll, the chords that shaped American music were first struck in the South, and a new gift is helping the University of Mississippi study that legacy in depth.

The R&B Feder Foundation* created the Music of the South Endowment in 2006 and recently added another $100,000 gift to fund research, teaching and st...

When Barbara Collier considered how best to honor her late husband, John Brooks Collier, she kept returning to a single, guiding idea: timing matters.

John and Barbara Collier

Generosity, she believed, should make a difference when it is needed most. So rather than waiting years for a planned gift to take effect, she made a decision that would accelerate her husband’s ...