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School of Nursing adding traditional B.S.N. to Oxford campus

McCormick’s in The Inn at Ole Miss expands services, space and talent

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Departments 2 | Chancellor’s Letter 4 | President’s Letter 6 | From the Circle 20 | Calendar 42 | Ole Miss Sports

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le Miss Baseball announces O 2024 schedule

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omen’s basketball team W ranked 14th in preseason S EC schedule set for softball, men’s basketball teams

46 | Just Published 48 | Rebel Traveler 52 | Alumni News OMAA selects On Location for athletics fan travel experiences

ominations open N for 40 Under 40 awards

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Features 22 | H ighest Honors Alumni Association celebrates distinguished alumni of 2023

By Jim Urbanek

28 | H idden Gem McCormick’s in The Inn at Ole Miss expands services, space and talent

By Annie Rhoades

ON THE COVER

The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize eight distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2023: Charles C. Clark (BBA 72), Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris (JD 81), Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM 81), Stephanie J. Hickman (JD 91), William Young (BBA 82, JD 84), Rose Jackson Flenorl (BAEd 79), Lauren Lyles-Stolz (BSPhSc 13, PharmD 16) and Langston Rogers (honorary alumnus).

32 | A ddressing a Great Need School of Nursing adding traditional B.S.N. to Oxford campus

By Annie Oeth

36 | M eet the Man Behind ‘First Down, Ole Miss’ Alumnus Glen Waddle still enjoys announcing games after 25 years

By Benita Whitehorn

Ole Miss Alumni Review PUBLISHER Kirk Purdom (BA 93) EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jim Urbanek II (BA 97) jim@olemissalumni.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09) annie@olemissalumni.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Benita Whitehorn ART DIRECTOR Amy Howell CONTRIBUTORS Kevin Bain (BA 98), Srijita Chattopadhyay, Bill Dabney (BA 89), Andrea Wright Dilworth, Joe Ellis, Jay Ferchaud, Erin Garrett (BAJ 11, MS 20), Tina H. Hahn, Abigail Martin, Joshua McCoy, Annie Oeth, Eliot Parker, Gary Pettus, Edwin B. Smith (BA 80, MA 93), Lisa Stone (MA 97), Clara Turnage (BAJ 17) OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Bill Reed (BA 72, JD 77) president Karen Moore (BS 82) president-elect Jeff Hubbard (BBA 80, JD 83) vice president Todd Sandroni (BSPh 92, PhMD 97) athletics committee member Bruce Ware (BBA 99) athletics committee member ALUMNI AFFAIRS DIRECTORS Kirk Purdom (BA 93), chief executive officer Joseph Baumbaugh, assistant director for information services Sunny Brown (BSFCS 09, MA 11), assistant director Clay Cavett (BBA 86), associate director, campaigns and special projects Michelle Coughlin (BAccy 93, MAccy 94), chief financial officer Junae Johnson (BBA 15), assistant director Jessica Lynch (BSES 05), assistant director Steve Mullen (BA 92), assistant director for marketing Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09), assistant director for communications Mary Kate Smith (BS 18), assistant director Scott Thompson (BA 97, MA 08), associate director, engagement Jim Urbanek (BA 97), associate director, communications and marketing Rusty Woods (BBA 01), associate director for information services The Ole Miss Alumni Review (USPS 561-870) is published quarterly by the Ole Miss Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Alumni Association offices are located at Triplett Alumni Center, 651 Grove Loop, University, MS 38677.

Telephone 662-915-7375.

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from the Chancellor Dear Alumni and Friends, Records are falling at Ole Miss as we started the fall semester with the largest freshman class ever at a Mississippi university! Our freshman class of more than 5,200 represents a 17% year-over-year increase and a 46% increase over the past two years. In addition, we have the largest overall enrollment in university history! And the good news continues: We are well ahead of last year’s pace on fall 2024 freshman applications.

Our growth isn’t limited to enrollment as signs of progress are evident all over campus. Kincannon Hall has come down to make way for three new residence halls, while we continue to advance toward next fall’s opening of the Jim & Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology (our largest-ever campus construction project). We’ve dedicated the new practice facility for the Pride of the South marching band, and completed a sparkling renovation and expansion of the Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center.

I’m so proud of our exceptional faculty and researchers whose groundbreaking endeavors enrich quality of life and tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges. To further develop our research prominence, we’ve launched several new centers and institutes that are poised to become national powerhouses. These include the Center for Practical Ethics, National Center for Narrative Intelligence, Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom and National Center for Cannabis Research and Education.

These initiatives will empower our mission in new and dynamic ways.

To address a critical workforce need in our state, the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing expanded its Oxford offerings to include a traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. This new program is made possible by a $4 million appropriation from the Mississippi Legislature and a $750,000 grant from AccelerateMS through the state’s Office of Workforce Development to reinstate the traditional B.S.N. pathway at the School of Nursing’s instructional site in Oxford.

For the 14th time, our university is one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” in the prestigious workplace recognition program featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education. We also celebrated our second-highest fundraising year on record with more than $155 million in gifts. And, our official @OleMiss social media channels cracked the top 10 in the 2023 Rivals IQ Higher Education Social Media Engagement Report where we ranked No. 7 out of 364 Division I schools and No. 2 in the SEC. Special thanks to Bill Reed, immediate past president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, for his leadership and service to the Ole Miss family. I look forward to great work from our new president, Karen Moore.

While celebrating our momentum, we are reflecting on our flagship legacy as we mark our 175th anniversary on Nov. 6. This milestone demonstrates our tremendous value and staying power across generations. Thank you for being part of our story. You bolster our commitment to our students, teaching, research, and the high-quality health care, service and innovation we bring to the world.

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Glenn F. Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) Chancellor

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As I begin my year as your Ole Miss Alumni Association president, I would like to recognize Bill Reed and his wife, Cindy, who have served the Alumni Association well. I have learned much about our great university from Bill and have enjoyed working with him. I also have enjoyed working with Jeff Hubbard, who will take the helm after my term. Bill, Jeff and I will be working together along with the board and incredible staff to encourage more alumni to join and become more engaged with the Alumni Association. I am honored to take on this role, and I look forward to connecting with old and new alumni.

We have a 142,000 alumni base and 25,000 have memberships. My ultimate goal as president is to increase memberships and work with regional club presidents to attract alumni memberships and strengthen these relationships. Our alumni are some of the most loyal and generous in the country, and I see the people of our university as one of our most valuable assets.

As part of Homecoming, we will host the Distinguished Alumni Gala on Thursday, Oct. 26, where we will recognize alumni with our highest annual awards. I encourage you to read about these exceptional honorees in this issue.

We have also welcomed the largest freshman class in the history of Ole Miss. Our university is on the map as one of the most beautiful and affordable academic schools in the nation that touts one of the best honors colleges in the country. As Mississippi’s flagship university, we have gained incredible momentum across the country. It is no surprise that we have drawn stellar attention with our accolades.

As a Tennessean who has a family legacy of Ole Miss graduates, I cherished my four years in Oxford that gave me great tools for my future and career. However, it has been the years of involvement after graduating from Ole Miss as an active alumna that have proven to be the most rewarding. Each year, I have experienced wonderful relationships with my fellow alumni working together throughout campus, and it is my hope that I can help others continue their engagement within the Ole Miss family.

As the oldest of six Ole Miss sibling graduates, I am proud that all three of my children attended Ole Miss. Two of my siblings and I married Ole Miss graduates, and so far, nine out of 14 nieces and nephews have attended Ole Miss. Our family has made Ole Miss a tradition, and we are not alone.

I would like to add to Frank Everett’s famous quote that notes, “one never graduates from Ole Miss,” that the love of our great American university never leaves us! If you are reading this, you likely are already a member of the Alumni Association.

Thank you for your support! Please encourage fellow alumni and friends to join. It is vital to our mission and a great way to network with the Ole Miss family.

Hotty Toddy,

Karen Moore (BS 82) President Ole Miss Alumni Association

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The Importance of Prenatal Mental Health UM RESEARCHERS LINK ANXIETY SENSITIVITY TO POSTPARTUM DISTRESS

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ne in eight women who have recently given birth improve infant and child outcomes. will experience postpartum depression symptoms, “In grad school, I was interested in applying anxiety senaccording to the Centers for Disease Control sitivity to the prenatal and postnatal populations,” and Prevention. Researchers in the University of Dixon says. “During graduate school, I treated Mississippi’s Department of Psychology have a pregnant patient that had a panic disorder identified a prenatal risk factor that, when and realized there are few treatments treated, could lessen postpartum and available and many implications for parental distress. research.”

In a recent paper in the Journal of T he re s e arche rs su g ge st t hat Midwifery and Women’s Health, the larger studies be conducted to better authors find a correlation between understand the role between anxiety anxiety sensitivity in pregnant women sensitivity and postpartum distress. and postpartum distress.

However, treating anxiety sensitivity “One of our main questions was is relatively simple through an interlooking at whether anxiety sensitivity vention called “interoceptive exposure,” was a unique predictor of postpartum Witcraft says. distress,” says Laura J. Dixon, associate “It’s a science-y way of saying exposure professor of psychology. “Thinking about this to bodily sensations,” she says. “It asks people in the context of pregnancy is interesting — given to actually bring about the physical symptoms they Laura J. Dixon the many changes in the body.” are afraid of — in a safe manner. We intentionally In a nutshell, anxiety sensitivity is fear of the physiological bring about these experiences in order to let them know they symptoms of anxiety, says Sara Witcraft, the paper’s lead can tolerate them and that it’s not necessarily something bad author. This psychological vulnerability is known to contribute happening.” to a range of anxiety disorders and increase distress across Witcraft, a research assistant professor at the Medical Uniother psychological and health-related conditions. versity of South Carolina in Charleston, is studying “Everyone knows what anxiety is, but this treatment among pregnant women with anxiety sensitivity is something the general opioid use disorder, a chronic medical condipublic may not be familiar with,” says tion characterized by recurrent opioid use.

Witcraft, who received a doctorate in Dixon stresses the importance of clinical psychology from the university research related to women’s health, in 2022. “It boils down to the fear pregnancy and postpartum. of fear, and the fear of sensations “ These studies can help drive or experiences that are driven by health care initiatives — we’re seeing a anxiety.” lot of disparities in this area,” she says.

Typical pregnanc y symptoms “We know that women are at high risk such as numbness, shortness of breath, for anxiety and depression, and during abdominal pain and dizziness could be pregnancy and postpartum, there is an catastrophized by individuals with anxiety even higher risk of it. sensitivity. “ There’s not much research on eviIn the paper, the authors state that anxiety dence-based treatments that we would typically Sara Witcraft sensitivity may be “an important and malleable use for anxiety during pregnancy. In the past, pregrisk factor” associated with prenatal mental health. nant women were excluded from clinical trials, but in Treating prenatal anxiety sensitivity could prevent or reduce the last five to 10 years, our field has circled back in terms of postpartum distress and prevent the onset or worsening of developing cognitive and behavioral treatments for pregnant psychological disorders among women. This could, in turn, women.”

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from the Circle Ole Miss senior Lake Dodson (right) meets Enobot Agboraw, executive secretary of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy, following Dodson’s presentation at the Atoms for Peace conference in Vienna. Dodson spoke at the meeting on the potential for thorium to provide energy for developing countries. | Submitted photo

Potential Energy Source POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR MAKING CASE FOR NUCLEAR ALTERNATIVE

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University of Mississippi senior political science major is working to spread the word about a seldom-used radioactive element that he believes can help solve energy needs and lessen the threat of nuclear conflict.

Lake Dodson, of Madison, believes that thorium could provide plentiful, cleaner energy for countries around the world. He recently presented his case at the Atoms for Peace conference, a joint annual gathering of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management and Europe’s counterpart, the European Safeguards Research and Development Association, in Vienna.

Thorium is a radioactive element, similar to uranium or plutonium, but more stable than both of them. However, scientists estimate that thorium is four times more abundant on Earth than those elements.

“The Cold War really stifled the potential of nuclear energy because the United States, Russia or any other powerful player that was rich enough to have nuclear energy wanted uranium and plutonium because they could work for both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons,” Dodson says.

“Thorium, however, chemically cannot become a nuclear weapon. It was underutilized until the end of the Cold War for that reason.”

Several countries, including the U.S., are studying thorium’s

potential for electrical power production, and India is building several thorium reactors.

“Basically, the premise of my presentation was all about how if we further the research of thorium energy, it will decrease the likelihood of nuclear weapons development,” Dodson says. “I show that there is a correlation between the rising amount of usage of nuclear energy and the falling amount of production of nuclear weapons.”

Dodson got help from several Ole Miss professors, including John Bruce, chair of the Department of Political Science, who helped arrange funding for the trip from the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, College of Liberal Arts and chancellor’s office.

Sue Ann Skipworth (MA 08), an instructional associate professor of political science and Dodson’s adviser, also supported his effort to attend the conference.

“He is one of the most engaging students I’ve had in the classroom,” Skipworth says. “He has a passion for studying international affairs, which he demonstrates through his coursework and extracurricular activities.”

For his senior year, Dodson plans to study abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and is aiming for a career in scientific policymaking.

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Going Subatomic RESEARCHERS FIND EVIDENCE OF UNDISCOVERED PARTICLES IN NEW STUDY

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he work of University of Mississippi physics researchers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory could point to undiscovered subatomic particles or forces that could change the current understanding of how the universe works.

Since its inception in 2008, the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Muon g-2 experiment has attempted to seek new physics beyond the Standard Model, the theory by which scientists describe and predict the actions of the universe’s basic building blocks.

33 institutions across seven countries contributed to the experiment.

Breese Quinn, UM professor of physics and director of the UM Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics, has been working on Muon g-2 since 2013.

He says the announcement could be one of the most important measurements in particle physics in more than 20 years.

“Our g-2 experiment is probably the most important particle physics experiment in the world right now,” Quinn says. “This is the best evidence we’ve had for decades that we have something new in the field of particle physics.”

Breese Quinn, professor of physics and director of the university’s Multimessenger Astrophysics Center, demonstrates laws of physics to students in his classroom. For the last decade, Quinn and fellow UM researchers have been working with an international group at Fermilab, where a new measurement of the movement of subatomic particles could change the way physicists understand the universe. | Photo by Kevin Bain

Announced on Aug. 10, the Muon g-2 experiment found that some of the observations differ from the predictions of the Standard Model to such a degree that the differences point to the existence of previously unknown particles affecting the rotation of muons, subatomic particles roughly 200 times heavier than an electron. Scientists from 8

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In 2001, the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory found significant hints that there are some elements that the Standard Model cannot correctly predict. The Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment sought to improve on those results.

Understanding and accurately predicting forces and subatomic particles

that the model does not cover could help scientists better understand the universe, Quinn says.

Two Ole Miss graduate students, Baisakhi Mitra and Byungchul Yu, and one postdoctoral research associate, On Kim, served as run coordinators and data analysts for the experiment at the Fermilab facility in Batavia, Illinois. Run coordinators manage the daily operations of the experiment and ensure the safety of all of those involved. It is rare for graduate students to be charged with such an important role, Quinn says.

“Our young scientists have done incredible work and have gotten us to a level of understanding on this data that we’ve never had before,” he says. “We understand our data to about 100 parts per billion; to be able to understand our data to that extent is astounding. This is the highest precision measurement that Fermilab has ever achieved.”

The project is an example of an international collaboration between scientists, engineers and physicists to unveil the universe’s mysteries, says Kim, a postdoctoral research associate from Seoul, South Korea.

“There are nearly 200 collaborators around the world working tirelessly to complete this effort,” Kim says. “Our experiment is a bit special in the sense that we are not only conducting particle physics experiments, but the scientists and physicists and engineers in different fields are all gathered here to measure this one thing — the magnetic moment of the muon.”

Yu, a fifth-year graduate student from Suwon, South Korea, says working on a large project like this one has been his dream since childhood.

“I studied physics with curiosity about the origin of the universe,” Yu says. “Our Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab not only helps to identify the right direction for current physics but also paves the way for a new direction that we haven’t seen yet.”

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niversity of Mississippi professor Ana Velitchkova will spend The Southern Poverty Law Center documented marked increases the next semester studying the violent behaviors of extremists in hate groups devoted to white nationalism, antisemitism and antias part of a fellowship with the Kroc Institute for International LGBTQ+ sentiment. Seven of those groups are based in Mississippi.

Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Only a minority of extremists ever become violent, but to With more than 300 mass shootings in the United devastating effect, Velitchkova says.

States in the first half of 2023, this year is on track to The Gun Violence Archive reported that 706 become the deadliest in recent history. people died and 2,659 were injured in mass Much of this violence is perpetrated by shootings in 2022. The FBI reported 50 active extremist and hate groups, of which the shooter incidents in which 100 people died Southern Poverty Law Center tracked a record and 213 were wounded in the same year. high of 1,225 in 2022. Among these groups, Velitchkova, a sociological theorist however, those who actually commit violent who became interested in the sociology of acts are rare. violence after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist The associate professor of sociology and attacks on the United States, says she wants to international studies is seeking to answer the make sense of human violence at the individual question, “Why then do some extremists commit level. As a part of her fellowship, Velitchkova will atrocities when others, who hold the same belief use media reports on mass shooters and extremists system, do not?” to better understand the social conditions and experiAna Velitchkova “How can you have the same ideals and not the ences that lead some individuals to violence. same actions?” Velitchkova says. “What is known is that violence is Velitchkova will begin her project during the Kroc Fellowship but actually very rare, generally, in society. We are usually reluctant to plans to continue studying at Ole Miss upon her return with the help engage in violence. of a fellowship from the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender “What I’m trying to test now is, ‘What are the institutional ele- Studies, a research grant from the College of Liberal Arts and an ments that may make a person more capable of violence?’”

Achieving Equity Grant from the university.

Innovative Instructor Honored CHRISTINE CHENG AMONG TOP ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSORS

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he American Accounting Association has honored UM development of students’ critical-thinking skills and utilizing professor Christine Cheng as the nation’s top accoun- technology in helping make informed decisions,” Wilder says. tancy professor for graduate programs in 2023.

“I believe that Patterson School data analytics graduates are Cheng, an assistant professor in the Patterson School better prepared than any others nationally to enter of Accountancy, received the J. Michael and Mary the professional world and create value for their Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize. She employers. accepted the honor, which includes a cash “This award is both a recognition of award, at the association’s annual meeting in Dr. Cheng’s achievements to date and a August in Denver. preview of even greater ones to come.”

“Receiving the award is an incredible Cheng says winning the award prohonor, but it was the journey which led to vides her with two important things. the honor which has provided the enrich“First, it reinforces my passion for ment,” says Cheng, who joined the Ole Miss continuing to innovate,” she says. “Second, faculty in 2018. “Since arriving at UM, Dean it provides me with a platform where I can (Mark) Wilder and the rest of the faculty have encourage other educators to be innovative. provided me with significant encouragement and “In doing so, it is my hope that we will reach support to be innovative.” a critical mass of highly educated and effective data Christine Cheng Wilder was at the panel session to introduce Cheng analytics savvy tax professionals who can tackle the and discuss the achievements of the Ole Miss accountancy current and future challenges surrounding tax policy, since tax school. policy affects people, companies, public funding and public “Dr. Cheng is an innovative instructor who focuses on the spending.”

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Keynote speaker Dave Isay encourages Ole Miss students to dream wildly and to find their passions during the 2023 Fall Convocation. Isay is a radio producer, founder of the oral history project StoryCorps and author of the university’s 2023 Common Reading book, Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work. | Photo by Kevin Bain

Starting Their Journey CONVOCATION WELCOMES UNIVERSITY’S LARGEST INCOMING CLASS

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inding a passion is like falling in love — you know it when you see it and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to chase it all your life. That was noted radio producer Dave Isay’s message to more than 5,000 University of Mississippi students on Aug. 22.

Isay spoke to the university’s largest-ever freshman class during Fall Convocation at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. This year’s event marks the 175th year that Ole Miss has welcomed students to campus — a notable distinction, Chancellor Glenn Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) said.

“You will look back at this moment as the beginning of an extraordinary journey that shapes you and the trajectory of your life,” Boyce said. “And you will learn and grow the most if you remember that success is a journey, not a destination.

“Your journey here isn’t just about where you land four years from now. It’s about the steps you take along the way, and how you learn and grow from those experiences.”

The 175th anniversary celebration, themed “A Legacy of Calling,” in part references Isay’s book, Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work. Selected as the 2023 Common Reading Experience, the book details the role that passions and occupations play in leading a fulfilling life. Every new student received a copy of the book.

“I wish that thrilling experience of seeing your wildest dreams come true for each and every one of you one day,” he said. “May 10

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you find that one thing that you were put on this Earth to do one day. Don’t stop searching. Keep your mind and your heart open.

“Once you find it, do everything you’ve got to do that thing.

It’s not easy, it’s never easy, but that’s why you’ve got to do it.”

Isay, also founder of StoryCorps, an ongoing oral history project, has earned six Peabody awards and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. His book is based on interviews with dozens of people through years of radio journalism.

Riley Mickelson, a freshman public policy leadership major from St. Martin, was among the few students who raised her hand to show that she’d already finished this year’s common read.

“It was normal people, everyday people who tell their story,” Mickelson said. “It was incredible, because that’s what everyone wants — to be heard.”

Regardless of the passion that each student nurtures — or even if they don’t know it yet — they can find a pathway to their calling at Ole Miss, Boyce said.

“The callings described in this book relate to professional callings,” he said. “They concentrate on individuals who found a true calling in life: a vocation that gives them fulfillment, meaning and purpose.

“I have every confidence that if you dedicate yourself to working hard, being a positive contributor to our community and connecting with your peers and professors, you can find your calling here.”

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Sharing a Gift UNIVERSITY ADDS TO THEORA HAMBLETT COLLECTION

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he University of Mississippi owns the world’s larg- we are for her gifts,” says Anna Langley, vice president of the est collection of paintings by renowned artist Theora UM Foundation. “Theora Hamblett’s art is special to us, and Hamblett, and thanks to the generosity of Mary Louise we are honored to be able to give it a perpetual home here at Rosenbush (BAEd 54, MA 57), that collection just got a lit- the University of Mississippi.” tle larger.

Hamblett died in her sleep at her Oxford home on March 6, Rosenbush recently donated two pieces connected to 1977. Her paintings of rural landscapes and religious revelations Hamblett to the University of Mississippi Foundation, saying hang in esteemed galleries worldwide, including New York’s she believes her “Aunt Theora” would want them at Ole Miss, Museum of Modern Art as well as in U.S. embassies and the in proximity to the others. Rosenbush addresses Hamblett homes of such notables as former Vice President Nelson Rockeaffectionately as “aunt,” though the two were second cousins. feller, actor Sir Alec Guinness and former Ole Miss Rebel and One is an original painting Hamblett gave to Rosenbush’s New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (BBA 03). father, Albert Burns “B” Bell, depicting him enjoying one of his She also wrote two books that included her artwork: favorite pastimes.

Paintings (University Press of Mississippi, 1975) and the “Daddy liked to fish at Sardis Dam in Sardis, Mississippi,” self-published Dreams and Visions.

Rosenbush says. “Aunt Theora painted it for him and gave it to Besides a small collection at Memory House, home of the him when we visited her.”

The second piece, a limited-edition print of Hamblett’s w e l l - k n ow n “C h i l d re n an d Chickens,” belonged to Rosenbush and her husband, Bert, longtime owner of Rosenbush Furniture Co. in Demopolis, Alabama, the state’s oldest family-owned furniture store.

“Aunt Theora wanted me to paint,” Rosenbush recalls. “‘Start with trees!’ she would say. Then she told me this: ‘You have the gift, my child. Use it, but only to God’s glory.’”

After graduating from Ole Miss with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education, Rosenbush — then Mary Louise Bell, of Marks — earned a master’s degree in religious education with an emphasis on student affairs, guidance and counseling from Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

She taught public school in Mary Louise Rosenbush (right) has donated two pieces, including an original painting, to the UM Mississippi and Texas before Foundation’s collection of Theora Hamblett art. Accepting on behalf of the foundation is Anna Langley, being hired as director of wom- UMF vice president. | Photo by Bill Dabney en’s housing at the University of Alabama in 1966. She was soon promoted to director of UM Foundation, hundreds of Hamblett’s paintings and drawresidence halls and then, in 1969, to assistant dean for student ings are preserved at the University of Mississippi Museum. development.

Her work has been offered at auction multiple times, with “I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Mrs. Rosenbush and, on realized prices ranging from $1,500 to more than $67,000, behalf of the UM Foundation, I’d like to express how grateful depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

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Truth Matters UM LAUNCHING NATION’S FIRST CENTER FOR NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE

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he Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the creation of a new National Center for Narrative Intelligence at the University of Mississippi, the first of its kind in the country.

Narrative intelligence — a human and artificial intelligence-driven process that analyzes large amounts of data to derive meaning, trends and outcomes — is particularly useful in identifying the patterns and flow of misinformation and disinformation. It has broad professional applications in various fields including

disseminate and propagate information.

This makes knowing the source and veracity of information much more difficult.

“This center will make a valuable contribution to society as it develops and uses tools and strategies to ascertain the sources and veracity of information. This work is critical to our ability to make decisions and develop our opinions based on truth, not just a social media post that received the most forwards or likes.”

Joe Stradinger, CEO and founder

Greg Griffith (center), EdgeTheory co-founder and chief product officer, teaches students about narrative intelligence during a recent internship program at Insight Park. EdgeTheory is the primary tech partner for the university’s new National Center for Narrative Intelligence. | Photo by Kevin Bain

journalism, health care, national security and public policy.

“Information is more prolific and accessible than any other time in our history,” says Noel Wilkin, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. “This is largely because anyone with a smartphone, tablet or computer and social media account can create, 12

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of EdgeTheory, spearheaded the idea for the center and says Oxford is the perfect place to explore and advance the use of narrative intelligence. The Mississippi-based narrative intelligence firm with an office at Insight Park will be the center’s tech partner.

“This is the place to do it,” Stradinger says. “This is the home of narratives and

storytelling.”

Andrea Hickerson, dean of the School of Journalism and New Media, and Wes Jennings, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, will co-direct the new center, which aims to enhance the exploration and understanding of narrative intelligence in the digital era.

Narrative intelligence can help governments, agencies and people better understand the world around them and evaluate foreign information campaigns more effectively, Stradinger said.

“We’re not here to shape narratives; we’re here to understand narratives,” he says.

Though the center is primarily a research facility, administrators also plan to offer opportunities for students, faculty, staff and community members to train in the use of narrative intelligence for education, research and certifications, Jennings says.

“People are bombarded with information all the time, and it is based on the algorithms for purveyors of this kind of content — it’s geared and tailored for what you’ve read before and what it thinks you’re interested in,” he says. “We want people to be in a diverse and inclusive world and environment who have all the information at their disposal, but still filtered through the lens of truth.”

The center presents an opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration, as the use of narrative intelligence can benefit a variety of fields, Hickerson says.

“Artificial intelligence is going to influence every profession,” she says.

“I’m excited about the center because my vision for journalism and communications is that we are central to problem solving and making sense of information.

“That’s what journalism is — making sense of accurate information. It’s hugely powerful to me to have the School of Journalism at the head of this endeavor.”

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Marc Watkins (left), a lecturer in composition and rhetoric, discusses generative artificial intelligence during an AI Summer Institute on campus. While AI technologies can analyze huge amounts of data and generate reports, emails and other materials, users must tread carefully, Watkins warns. | Photo by Eliot Parker

Pros and Cons of Using AI UM EXPERTS SHARE BENEFITS, LIABILITIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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s artificial intelligence continues its global spread, two University of Mississippi experts advise the public to be aware of both the benefits and liabilities of this trendy technology.

“While generative AI can save time, it also hallucinates material, inventing facts and then conveying that material confidently,” Marc Watkins, lecturer in composition and rhetoric, says. “We need to use caution and not put our complete faith and trust into automated systems that predict the best possible answer.”

Most productivity applications — such as word processors, spreadsheet programs and presentation tools — will include generative AI features, says Robert Cummings, UM executive director of academic innovation and associate professor of writing and rhetoric.

“Thus, we know that in order to be

productive members of the workforce, our students will also need to incorporate AI generator technologies into their workflows while remaining aware of the emerging best practices around their ethical uses,” Cummings says.

The technology can be used in educational settings to personalize learning and assist students and faculty members with writing, reading, research and speech recognition, Watkins says.

“To be AI literate is to understand how generative AI systems function, noting what affordances they can offer and being wary of the perils associated with their misuse,” he says. “Everyone, from students, faculty, staff to employers and administrators, will need AI literacy.”

Ethical challenges posed by generative AI are many, but Watkins says

deepfakes top his list of liabilities.

“I think generative AI beyond text that is used to create deepfake images, videos and voice generators poses challenges to election integrity, harassment and even our sense of reality,” Watkins says. “There’s also the moral and ethical issue posed by scraping data from people without their consent and using them to train new generative AI models.”

Cummings expects AI will have a dramatic impact on workplace productivity systems.

“Rather than starting with a blank screen when writing, say, a sales report, many users may prefer to start with an AI-generated sales report and edit that draft,” he says.

“More and more, writing skills will rely on reviewing and revising AI output, rather than inventing one’s own text.”

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early 90% of sports supplements are inaccurately labeled Those ingredients are not preapproved for efficacy and safety according to a new study by scientists at the University of Mis- by the Food and Drug Administration. However, FDA inspections sissippi’s National Center for Natural Products Research. have found that supplement manufacturers often fail to NCNPR researchers Ikhlas Khan, Bharathi Avula and comply with basic manufacturing standards that could Kumar Katragunta collaborated with scientists from establish the identity, purity or composition of the Harvard Medical School, the Cambridge Health final product.

Alliance and NSF International on the study, Perhaps most alarming is the number of recently published in JAMA Network Open. illegal substances found in the products, They analyzed 57 products — all purchased Khan says. Seven of the 57 products, or 12%, online — that purportedly contained one or contained at least one FDA-prohibited ingremore of five botanical compounds promoted dient. Four of these ingredients are synthetic for their stimulant or anabolic effects. stimulants, which can produce side effects Of these, 40% did not contain a detectable ranging from vomiting to cardiac arrest. amount of the labeled ingredient. Those that did “These compounds are added by manufachad actual quantities ranging from .02% to 334% turers because they are performance-enhancing,” of the daily recommended amount. Only six of the Khan says. “If you consume these ingredients, there products contained a quantity of the ingredient within can be serious consequences.”

Ikhlas Khan 10% of what was stated on the label.

Just keep in mind that no one is checking the products “Our team at the NCNPR has so much experience working with before they arrive on store shelves, says Dr. Pieter Cohen, associate these products that I can’t say we were surprised by this,” says Khan, professor of medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance, who is the the center’s director. “Consumers need to be aware that there are lead author on the paper. many safety issues with sports supplements.”

“While they are technically regulated by the FDA, they are not The ingredients the team evaluated included R vomitoria, checked. We’re at the manufacturer’s mercy when we’re taking methylliberine, turkesterone, halostachine and octopamine. them.”

A New Space Race INDIA’S LUNAR LANDING RAISES QUESTIONS OF SPACE LAW

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hen India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed The lunar south pole represents a bigger question to on the moon on Aug. 23, it was not only space law and to humanity, Hanlon says. the first time a craft safely made it The south pole is one of the few areas on the to the lunar south pole; it marked a shift in moon with significant amounts of water ice, global power, says Michelle Hanlon, execa resource that could be used to help create utive director of the University of Missismore lasting human habitation on Earth’s sippi Center for Air and Space Law. natural satellite. Craters at the poles also Since Apollo 11’s historic landing in are the only places that receive constant 1969, only two other countries have sucsunlight, making the south pole a perfect cessfully touched the lunar surface: Russia location for solar-powered devices. and China. The three global superpowers “What we really have to think about is have reigned supreme in the space race for the moon is a staging area — it’s a gateway,” more than 50 years, “so much so that when the Ole Miss professor says.

India announced it was going to the moon, Russia Though India is a member of the Artemis tried to beat them to it because they wanted that Michelle Hanlon Accords, a series of principles guiding the civil prestige,” Hanlon says. But India’s feat changes that exploration of space, that agreement is not binding. dynamic.

“The principles there are great, but there’s nothing to say “I see this as a shake-up in the world order,” she says. now that India’s there, China can’t just go land right next to Russia’s Luna 25 probe crashed into the lunar surface, but them,” she says. “We really have to lay down the law about what Yuri Borisov, chief of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, says it means to be putting robots in close proximity to each other in a recent televised interview that a new space race has begun. on the moon.”

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Worth a Listen HEARING AIDS MAY SLOW COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS

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sing hearing aids to treat hearing loss in older adults relationship between hearing loss and the decline in memory already at an increased risk for dementia may slow the and thinking abilities. deterioration of thinking and memory.

“What we didn’t know was if we could affect that relationThat’s the key finding of the Aging and Cognitive Health ship by treating hearing loss,” says Faucette, the primary site Evaluation in Elders study, a three-year clinical trial conducted audiologist and coordinator. “The results were astounding. at four clinical sites, including The Memory Impairment and If we treat hearing loss in adults who are at a higher risk of Neurodegenerative Dementia Center, The MIND Center, for developing dementia, we see cognitive decline slowing down short, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. by almost half.”

The ACHIEVE clinical trial, the largest ever to investigate Researchers found that the effects of hearing aids differed the impact of hearing intervention on cognitive decline, was significantly between the two groups. While those at an published in The Lancet and presented at the Alzheimer’s increased risk for dementia showed a significant cognitive Association International Conference in Amsterdam in July. decline, there was no measurable effect on the healthy The randomized, controlled trial began in 2018 and volunteers. recruited 977 participants, 243 of those from The MIND Center. They ranged in age from 70 to 84.

Of the participants, 238 were part of an ongoing study of heart health and had increased risk factors for cognitive decline, while 739 were healthy volunteers newly recruited for the study.

Hearing aids benefited the heart health study participants the most, slowing cognitive decline by 48% over three years.

The results are significant because those at highest risk for cognitive decline may benefit most from an intervention aimed at hearing loss, says Thomas Mosley, Robbie and Dudley Hughes Distinguished MIND Center Chair and director of The MIND Center, and principal investigator for the UMMC site.

Thomas Mosley, director of The MIND Center (bottom row, left), and Sarah Faucette, clinical “This provides one additional import- research audiologist with The MIND Center (bottom row, second from left), are joined by the ant, low-risk target for us to help patients ACHIEVE clinical trial research staff in this 2018 file photo. | Photo by Joe Ellis with medical, behavioral and lifestyle strategies to delay or prevent cognitive decline and dementia Researchers believe hearing aids could also benefit the with age,” says Mosley, also chair of the ACHIEVE Neurocogni- healthy group, but it would take longer than three years to see tive Committee, which oversaw the neurocognitive assessments the effects. and primary neurologic outcomes for the study.

Faucette hopes the results will affect policy by creating more “Given the rapidly increasing rates of cognitive decline and affordable access and insurance coverage for hearing interdementia worldwide, due to our aging population, addressing ventions in adults, and that geriatricians will consider hearing hearing loss may be a particularly important target in global intervention when treating patients with cognitive decline. efforts to reduce the rate of dementia because hearing loss is “Currently, we are just scraping the surface of our data and very common in older adults and often goes untreated.” evaluating primary study outcomes, which have been groundHearing loss is present in 65% of adults over age 60. breaking,” she says.

Sarah Faucette, associate professor in the Department Researchers believe one way hearing aids may slow down of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and clinical the progression of dementia is by making listening easier for research audiologist with The MIND Center, isn’t surprised the brain. But more research is needed to understand the by the results because research has already established a longer-term benefits of hearing interventions.

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University leaders watch as Randy Dale (center), associate director of bands and director of athletic bands, cuts the ribbon on the new $5.4 million practice facility for the Pride of the South marching band. | Photo by Amy Howell

Field of Dreams OLE MISS BAND GETS ITS NEW PRACTICE FIELD

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he University of Mississippi’s Pride of the South band is marching with renewed enthusiasm on its new $5.4 million practice field — a replica of Hollingsworth Field, the playing surface at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

The practice field features drainage structures and lights, a director’s tower, a fence, a storage building and proper field access. Construction began in August 2022 and was completed in a year.

Chancellor Glenn Boyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) dedicated the facility on Aug. 29, with donors, university leaders and band members on hand.

“Thanks to the dedicated donors and supporters who inspired this world-class practice field, we’re excited to usher in a new era for our 300-plus talented band members who work hard every day to contribute to the university’s spirit and pride,” Boyce said.

“We’re committed to supporting and fostering the success of all of our students, and this new field enhances the meaningful opportunities and experiences that our students gain as members of the Pride of the South. They deserve this investment in them.”

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Nancy Maria Balach, chair of the Department of Music, says she believes the field will be the nation’s best when the whole project and accompanying landscaping are completed, adding to the university’s reputation as being the best place to study music education.

“The identity of the Pride of the South is outward-facing,” Balach says. “To now have a field that facilitates that greatness is profound.

“The support means so much to our department and to the legacy of the Pride of the South. It actually puts the ‘pride’ in the Pride of the South.”

Randy Dale, associate director of bands and director of athletic bands, says he feels “fortunate and blessed” to work with the 310-member band.

“We’re getting to practice the way that we will actually perform in the stadium on game days,” he says. “Our product will be put together and more polished than ever before. Morale is very high.”

The last phase of the construction — an observation deck and landscaping — is in progress.

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Solving a Real-World Problem UM SCIENTIST WORKS TO DEVELOP PEST-RESISTANT SOYBEAN

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devastating pest for soybean farmers may soon be a problem of the past, thanks to research conducted by a UM biologist.

Sixue Chen, chair of the Department of Biology, is collaborating with researchers nationwide to combat a microscopic roundworm that causes up to 50% of a soybean crop’s yield loss.

“We are trying to solve a real-world problem — the soybean is a very important legume crop,” Chen says. “It supplies more than half of the vegetable oil in the world and is a significant source of protein, contributing to foods like tofu.”

Funded by a five-year Plant Genome Research Program award from the National Science Foundation, the research is targeting resistance to the soybean cyst nematode, or SCN. “Soybeans are challenged by the soy bean c yst nematode, the most devastating pest worldwide causing over $1.5 billion yield loss annually in the U.S. soybean production,” says BaoHua Song, lead researcher and biology professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

“Deploying SCN-resistant soybean varieties is the most efficient and environmentally friendly strategy for managing this damage.”

This approach is challenging, however. SCN populations evolve rapidly, resistance varies by SCN type and current resistant soybean cultivars are losing their resistance due to very limited genetic variation, Song says.

“The nematode evolves very fast, and cultivated soybeans have lost a lot of diversity during the domestication process,” Chen says. “Breeders really care about yield, and they overlook defense capabilities.”

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time than traditional genetics, which could take decades, Chen says.

“We have a tool in the lab that we can screen for the functions of these genetic parts of the plant,” he says. “They get generated really fast — within a few days; we know this part is important and it shows a promising effect.”

Once these parts are determined, the team will give these traits back to

“This will positively affect soybean farmers by increasing their yields with less pest spray, which is significant to agriculture and environmental sustainability,” she says.

This project is personal to Chen, who values the opportunity to contribute to solving food insecurity challenges in Mississippi.

“We want to ensure that students

UM biologist Sixue Chen is collaborating with researchers nationwide to combat a microscopic roundworm that causes up to 50% of a soybean crop’s yield loss. The project has huge implications for Mississippi farmers, who depend heavily on soybeans. | Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay

cultivated soybeans and optimize them so the plants will both defend against the nematode and produce seeds.

Results of the study will deepen the understanding of the molecular basis underlying nematode defense and ultimately enable the development of new and diverse soybean varieties with broad-spectrum SCN resistance, Song says.

from low-income households, first-generation students and minorities have the opportunity to pursue career paths in sciences and make sure they have a better future,” Chen says.

“When I write proposals, I always think of the challenges our state has.

Because we work at a university, I think we have a responsibility to our community, our state.”

a legacy of calling

For 175 years, the University of Mississippi has empowered students, faculty, staff, and alumni to define and pursue their personal callings and lead lives of purpose.

This fall, we'll celebrate our legacy, highlight our future, and showcase our passionate, talented, and dynamic individuals who make an impact on Mississippi, the region, and beyond.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Queens. SJB Pavilion, 11 a.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Queens

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Alabama State. SJB Pavilion, 7 p.m.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Oklahoma. SJB Pavilion, 6 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Luncheon: Patterson School of Accountancy Alumni Luncheon.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House at the Embassy Suites Downtown, Atlanta, 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Visit olemissalumni.com/ events or call 662-915-2377.

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Through Dec. 8 Exhibit: “The Southern Plate: An Exhibition on Food.” J.D. Williams Library, Archives and Special Collections, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Visit events.olemiss.edu.

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Volleyball: Ole Miss vs. LSU. Gillom Center, 7 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

SouthTalks: “Southern Light, Southern Landscape.” William Dunlap and Ralph Eubanks will discuss the connection between the landscape of the American South and the ways light and landscape connect with Dunlap’s art and literature. UM Museum Speaker’s Gallery, noon. Visit events.olemiss.edu.

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Law and Economics Speaker Series: Law professor and economist Maria Maciá of the University of Notre Dame will speak. Weems Auditorium 1078, 3-6 p.m. Visit law.olemiss.edu/events or email amedwar1@olemiss.edu.

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Board Meeting: Accountancy Alumni Fall Board Meeting and Reception. Restricted to board members. Visit olemissalumni.com/ events or call 662-915-2377 for more information.

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First Friday Free Sketch Day: Look for the UM Museum’s gallery sketching stools generously provided by a grant from the Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow, or LOFT, and explore the galleries in this informal, free sketch session for all skill levels. UM Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (drop-in). Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

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Tailgate: School of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Tailgate. Three hours prior to kickoff. Faser Hall front lawn. No registration required. Visit olemissalumni.com/events or call 662-915-2377.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, time TBD. Visit olemisssports.com.

SouthTalks: “Shalom Y’all.” The history of Jews in Mississippi, presented

by Stuart Rockoff. Paris-Yates Chapel, 5:30 p.m. Visit events.olemiss.edu.

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Mississippi Law Journal Symposium: The MLJ will host a Second Amendment symposium moderated by professors Berry and Green.

There will be a panel of five speakers.

Visit mississippilawjournal.org or email malangen@go.olemiss.edu.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Eastern Washington. SJB Pavilion, 7 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Detroit Mercy. SJB Pavilion, 7 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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SouthTalks: “In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning.” The book In the Pines casts an unsparing eye over the intimate terrain of racial terror in Mississippi through the exploration of an unsolved murder case of a Black man in rural Mississippi, presented by Grace Elizabeth Hale. Off Square Books, 5:30 p.m. Visit events.olemiss.edu.

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Performance: PUSH Physical Theatre. This group of performers inspires awe with physical illusions and gravity-defying, dance-infused, acrobatic high jinks. Gertrude C. Ford Center, 7:30 p.m. Visit fordcenter.org/events.

time TBD. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Volleyball: Ole Miss vs.

Mississippi State. Gillom Center, 3 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Temple. SJB Pavilion, 6:30 p.m.

Visit olemisssports.com.

Volleyball: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas.

Gillom Center, 8 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

Mini Masters: “Beautiful Baskets.”

Parents and toddlers alike enjoy these drop-in art classes designed for the youngest budding artists. UM Museum, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5 for each drop-in session. Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

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SouthTalks: “Down in the Delta.”

This project sheds light on Black American roots and those who chose to stay in the Delta and create family, home and community. Barnard Observatory, 5 p.m. Visit events.olemiss.edu.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Little Rock. SJB Pavilion, 3 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

NC State. SJB Pavilion, 8 p.m.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Troy. SJB Pavilion, 6 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Alcorn State. SJB Pavilion, 3 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Bryant. SJB Pavilion, 3 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Louisville. SJB Pavilion, 8:15 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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First Friday Free Sketch Day: Look for the UM Museum’s gallery sketching stools generously provided by a grant from the Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow, or LOFT, and explore the galleries in this informal, free sketch session for all skill levels. UM Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (drop-in). Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. LSU. SJB Pavilion, 2 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Florida. SJB Pavilion, 8 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Auburn. SJB Pavilion, 6:30 p.m.

Visit olemisssports.com.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Vanderbilt. SJB Pavilion, noon.

Visit olemisssports.com.

Luncheon: Patterson School of Accountancy Alumni Luncheon.

Regions Bank, Birmingham, noon-2 p.m.

Visit olemissalumni.com/events or call 662-915-2377.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Memphis. SJB Pavilion, 1 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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Board Meeting: Fall meeting of the Law Alumni Chapter board of directors. Robert C. Khayat Law Center, Room 1115, 2:30-4 p.m. Restricted to board members. Call 662-915-1878.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Conference: Ole Miss School of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Reception. Anaheim, California. Details TBA. Visit olemissalumni.com/events or call 662-915-2377.

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Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Maryland). SJB Pavilion, 7 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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For a complete and latest listing of Ole Miss sports schedules, visit olemisssports.com.

Men’s Basketball: Throwback Game: Ole Miss vs. Sam Houston State. Honoring coach Rob Evans and all men’s basketball alumni. Tad Smith Coliseum, 8 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

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An Evening with Kelly English: Presented by the School of Applied Sciences. Johnson Commons, 6 p.m. Registration required. Visit olemissalumni.com/events.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. ULM. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium,

Performance: “The Nutcracker.”

Gertrude C. Ford Center, 7:30 p.m.

Visit fordcenter.org/events.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi Valley State. SJB Pavilion, 6:30 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Arkansas. SJB Pavilion, 8 p.m.

Visit olemisssports.com.

Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Florida. SJB Pavilion, 6 p.m.

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Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Tennessee. SJB Pavilion, 2 p.m.

Visit olemisssports.com.

Men’s Basketball: Ole Miss vs.

Mississippi State. SJB Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Visit olemisssports.com.

For more Oxford events, news and information, go to visitoxfordms.com or call 662-232-2477.

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Charles C. Clark

Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris

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Lauren Lyles-Stolz

Mary Donnelly Haskell

William Young

Langston Rogers

HIGHEST HONORS Alumni Association celebrates distinguished alumni of 2023

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize eight distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2023.

University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 are Charles C. Clark (BBA 72), of Birmingham; Carlyle “Smitty” Harris (JD 81), of Tupelo; Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM 81), of Oxford; Stephanie J. Hickman (JD 91), of Chicago; and William Young (BBA 82, JD 84), of Dallas.

Created in 1974, the Hall of Fame honors select alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to their country, state or the University of Mississippi through good deeds, services or philanthropies that have perpetuated the good name of Ole Miss.

Rose Jackson Flenorl (BAEd 79), of Cordova, Tennessee, will receive the Alumni Service Award for service to the university and the Alumni Association over an extended period.

Lauren Lyles-Stolz (BSPhSc 13, PharmD 16), of Alexandria, Virginia, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which honors alumni who have shown exemplary leadership throughout their first 15 years of alumni status in both their careers and dedication to Ole Miss.

Langston Rogers, of Oxford, will receive the Honorary Alumni Award, which recognizes individuals who, though not graduates of the University of Mississippi, have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, support, dedication, loyalty, leadership or service that has enriched the substance of and contributed to the advancement of the university’s or Alumni Association’s mission, reputation or prestige.

“These inductees have all made Ole Miss proud with their accomplishments in their careers and their service to the university and their communities,” says Ole Miss Alumni Association CEO Kirk Purdom (BA 93). “We are happy to have the opportunity to recognize and honor them as part of Homecoming.”

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HALL OF FAME Charles C. Clark

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lark, a native of Jackson, graduated from the University of Mississippi with distinction in 1972. While at Ole Miss, he served as president of the School of Business Administration student body and Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, as well as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Men’s Judicial Council and Who’s Who. Upon graduation he joined the Big Eight accounting firm Ernst & Ernst, earning his CPA designation in 1973.

In 1974, he entered the Master of Business Taxation program at the University of Southern California.

Upon completion in 1976, he joined the Big Eight firm Peat Marwick (KPMG) in Jackson, became a tax partner there in 1982 and transferred to Birmingham in 1984 to become tax partner in charge, later adding the same role for the KPMG Health Care & Life Sciences practice for the Southeast region.

In 1997, after 21 years at KPMG, he joined his publicly traded client Caremark Rx. There he served as executive vice president, primarily working on mergers, acquisitions

and divestitures. Clark was an instrumental member of the executive team that successfully turned around the company, which was later acquired by CVS. In 2005, after leaving Caremark Rx, he started his own company, Clark Capital, which has been actively investing in small, early stage technology companies.

Clark served as president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association in 2009-10. He was inducted into the Patterson School of Accountancy Hall of Fame in 2012, where he serves on the school’s Professional Advisory Council. He has also served as president of the Accountancy Alumni Chapter and the Birmingham Ole Miss Alumni Club. He was inducted into his fraternity’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Clark and his wife, Ginger, reside in Mountain Brook, Alabama. They have two daughters, Lee Dicks and Ginger Ann; a son, Charlie (BBA 05); and six grandchildren.

“Ole Miss has provided me great opportunities in life and has helped me build invaluable relationships over the years, for which I am extremely grateful,” Clark says.

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arris entered the Air Force on Jan. 2, 1951, and served through the rank of sergeant before being accepted for aviation cadet training. Upon completion, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and sent to fighter training. In his career, he flew the F84G, F-86, F-100 and F-105 fighters.

On April 4, 1965, on a bombing mission, Harris was shot down over North Vietnam and spent the next eight years as a POW. He knew a fast, effective communication system called the tap code, which he was able to pass on to other POWs. This system allowed them to act as a cohesive group to resist the enemy efforts to exploit them.

He was also a leader of about 50 POWs who were taught a covert way to send coded messages in letters to and from spouses. This provided limited contact with the U.S. Department of Defense.

For his Air Force service, Harris was awarded two Silver Stars, three Legion of Merit medals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars for valor, two Air medals, two Purple Hearts and two Commendation medals.

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the University of Mississippi School of Law, joining the Mississippi Bar in December 1981. His post-Air Force employment includes banking, law and marketing.

Harris has served as a director of Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo Boys and Girls Club, Leadership Lee County, Tupelo Rotary Club, North Mississippi Medical Center and as vice chairman of the Tupelo Airport Authority. He served two terms as president of Tupelo Country Club and is a permanent member of the Tupelo Veterans Council.

He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Air Force Association. The Yocona Area Council of Boy Scouts of America named him 2021 Distinguished Citizen.

Harris and his wife, Louise, have two daughters and a son, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, all living in Tupelo.

“Ole Miss was the perfect place for me after my retirement from the Air Force, a fine institution with excellent curriculum, staff and a very competitive student body,” Harris says. “I am delighted to be included in this prestigious group.”

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askell is an accomplished singer and actress who graduated with honors from Ole Miss in 1981. She is a member of Chi Omega Fraternity, served as commander of Angel Flight (AFROTC) and was crowned Miss University and Miss Mississippi in 1977.

After moving to Los Angeles following her graduation, she began building extensive television and theatrical careers on the West Coast, starring in productions of “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Barnum” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” as well as starring in episodes of many television series and over 20 movies for television. More recently, she co-starred in Emmy Award-winning movie musical “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” She has released three studio albums as well as four personalized children’s music CDs. Haskell has performed at venues including the Kennedy Center and the White House but is proud to have shared her talent with Oxford and Ole Miss including several symphony concerts at the Ford Center, “Mississippi Rising,” the Oxford Shakespeare Festival’s production of “Hello Dolly”

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ickman is president and CEO of Trice Construction Co., a Chicago firm that specializes in complex concrete construction projects, particularly for utility companies.

Under her leadership, the business has grown from a small residential construction company into an award-winning infrastructure contractor serving Fortune 500 corporations and major public entities.

A Chicago native, Hickman and her family moved to Shannon, in Lee County, just before she entered ninth grade.

She enrolled in the University of Mississippi in 1979 and pursued a degree in public administration until 1982, when she transferred to Eastern New Mexico University, where she graduated.

Hickman returned to Ole Miss in 1988 for law school, serving as a member of the Mississippi Law Journal and president of the Black Law Students Association.

Hickman spent 25 years as an attorney, lobbyist and utility executive, working in management for Exelon Corp., Duquesne Light Co. and ComEd. In 2006, she bought out her uncles and took over Trice Construction, the company

Mary Donnelly Haskell and, most recently, the UM Music Department’s celebrated production of “The Light in the Piazza.”

Haskell has served on the board of directors for the Ole Miss Alumni Association and UM Foundation. She serves on the Ford Center advisory board and is a member and past chairman of the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. She is married to her college sweetheart, Sam Haskell (BA 77). They co-chaired the university’s capital campaign MomentUM and were awarded the 2023 Concerto Award by the university and Ford Center for their commitment to philanthropy in the arts.

As an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Oxford, Haskell volunteers with More Than a Meal and the Food Pantry.

She also serves as vice chairman of the Haskell Scholarship Foundation.

The Haskells have two children: Sam Haskell IV and Mary Lane Haskell, and three grandsons: Sam V, James and William.

“I am humbled to join this distinguished circle of almost 50 years of honorees — varied legacies, all born from a love of Ole Miss,” Haskell says.

Stephanie J. Hickman they started with her father in 1967. Shifting the contractor’s focus to projects for electric and natural gas utilities, she soon found herself doing business with her former executive colleagues.

Her company was the first African American woman-owned construction firm to be awarded prime and multiyear contracts with companies such as Ameren, ComEd/ Exelon, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas and the Chicago Department of Transportation.

Hickman was named a 2022 Outstanding CEO in Women’s Enterprise Magazine and among the Notable Women in Construction and Design in 2021 by Crain’s Chicago Business.

She serves on the boards of the Museum of Science and Industry, Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce and the Law Alumni Chapter of the Ole Miss Alumni Association. She is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. “I am deeply moved to receive this recognition from the Ole Miss Alumni Association,” Hickman says. “My years at Ole Miss shaped my thinking and provided early opportunities that developed me as a leader.”

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HALL OF FAME William Young

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oung is a Mississippi native and third-generation lawyer who followed in the footsteps of his father, Jimmy Young (LLB 1954), and grandfather, J. Will Young, both of whom enjoyed long and distinguished careers in law and business in Jackson.

Upon graduation from law school at Ole Miss, Young married his wife, Erin (BA 83), and moved to Dallas to begin a 29-year career in private practice. This included 16 years in the Dallas and London offices of Vinson & Elkins, an international law firm, where Young advised on cross-border business transactions. He served as the global head of Vinson & Elkins’ Finance practice, as a member of its management and compensation committees, and as co-head of the Dallas office. While in private practice, Young was consistently rated as one of the top lawyers in his field.

In 2014, Young left private practice and returned to London where he joined his longtime client, Lone Star Funds, a leading global private equity firm. Young initially

joined Lone Star as European general counsel to a related asset management company. He serves as Lone Star’s global president and chief legal officer.

Young is a member of the board of directors of the University of Mississippi Foundation and the Lamar Order. He is a past president of the board of directors of Wesley-Rankin Community Center, a Dallas-based civic organization serving the west Dallas community. He is also active in several other civic and charitable endeavors.

Young and his wife live in Dallas and have one son, Will, of Dallas; two daughters, Kathleen and Kirby, each of New York; and one granddaughter.

“I am so honored and pleased that Ole Miss has chosen to recognize me with this honor,” Young says. “The university provided an incredible foundation for me, which I credit for much of the personal and professional success I have enjoyed in life. I will always look back on my time at Ole Miss fondly.”

ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD Rose Jackson Flenorl

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lenorl serves as manager of global citizenship and diversity, equity and inclusion at FedEx Corp., one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies.” As a visionary leader in the internationally recognized FedEx Global Citizenship group, Flenorl has been instrumental in the design and execution of the company’s major citizenship initiatives. She oversees the company’s DEI employee education and engagement programs as well as initiatives to identify diverse talent. She oversees multimillion-dollar grants, events and employee engagement activities.

Before joining FedEx, Flenorl held positions at International Paper and IBM. She is a two-time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award, the company’s highest individual honor, and a two-time recipient of the Marketing and Communications Shining Star Award.

Flenorl is an active community leader in Memphis and nationally. She represents FedEx on the Conference Board Corporate Social Responsibility Council. She is a member of the board of directors of Renasant Bank, the National Civil

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A native of Clarksdale, Flenorl was the first African American woman to be inducted into the Ole Miss Student Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Ole Miss Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998 and served as president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association in 2008-09. She was board chair of the University of Mississippi Foundation in 2015-16 and is a charter member of the Ole Miss Women’s Council.

She is also recipient of the Ole Miss Athletics Nathaniel Northington Trailblazer Award, Black Student Union Legacy Award, Black Alumni Achievement Award, an inductee into the School of Education Hall of Fame, and recipient of the Pillars of Fraternity and Sorority Life Award.

She and her husband, Richard, are the parents of Lillie Flenorl (BA 08).

“I am so grateful for the many people at Ole Miss who helped me succeed,” Rose Flenorl says. “Ole Miss made a tremendous investment in me. It is an investment that I have always been committed to paying forward.”

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

Lauren Lyles-Stolz

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ollowing graduation from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in 2016, with induction into the school’s Hall of Fame, Lyles-Stolz completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Eli Lilly and Co. in U.S. and international regulatory policy and strategy.

Subsequently, Lyles-Stolz served as manager of pharmacy affairs at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

She then became the first pharmacist to be named a German Chancellor Fellow. Her research focused on population health management in Germany, Singapore, Israel, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland as a solution to ensure health equity, address rising health care costs and improve health outcomes. She also authored her first joint population health publication with Scotland and Germany.

After returning to the U.S., she served as one of the youngest executive directors for the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (Board of Pharmacy) in the country. She was then selected as an Atlantik-Bruecke

German-American Young Leader, where she traveled back to Germany to discuss transatlantic policy issues with other leaders in the program.

Lyles-Stolz serves as senior director of reimbursement, innovation and advocacy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.

She also serves on the advisory board for the Society of Health Policy Young Professionals in Washington, D.C., and is founder and CEO of Lyles-Stolz Consulting and co-founder and CEO of Gapway Health with her husband, Patrick Stolz.

Lyles-Stolz was recognized as a member of the inaugural class of the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 awards.

“The 2023 Outstanding Young Alumni Award means that my contributions and work in health care have touched the lives and hearts of many Mississippians, leaders, communities and the University of Mississippi,” Lyles-Stolz says.

“This achievement inspires me to give back and take on new challenges to make a better and healthier world.”

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD

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ogers is in his 42nd year at the University of Mississippi, having joined the Ole Miss Athletics Department in 1981 as sports information director. When he retired in 2010 after 29 years of service, he held the position of senior associate athletics director for media relations. He continues to serve UM part time as special assistant to the athletics director for history.

Before joining Ole Miss, Rogers served 17 years at his alma mater, Delta State University.

At age 36, Rogers became the youngest president in history of the 3,000-member College Sports Communicators and served 11 years on its board of directors.

Rogers has been awarded numerous times by CSC. A few include the Arch Ward Award, which is presented annually for outstanding contributions to the field of college sports information. He also received its Trailblazer Award, presented to an individual who is a pioneer in the field of sports information.

CSC also honored him with the naming of the Langston

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Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 annual scholarship presented to a minority or female athletics public relations professional. The UM Athletics Department honored Rogers with the Nathaniel Northington Trailblazer in Athletics Award, presented to recognize diversity and inclusion contributions to the community.

Rogers is a member of eight halls of fame, including College Sports Communicators, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Ole Miss M-Club.

Throughout his career, Rogers has served on numerous committees, including a six-year term on the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors.

He is married to the former Paula Lowery of Cleveland.

They have two children, Laura (PhD 05) and Bill (BSES 94), and four grandchildren.

“I’m extremely overwhelmed, honored and thankful for being selected to receive the Honorary Alumni Award, and I am simply in awe of those past recipients chosen for this prestigious honor,” Rogers says.

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McCormick’s in The Inn at Ole Miss expands services, space and talent

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rominently located in The Inn at Ole Miss is a marquee restaurant and bar that quickly gained a following for those searching for a unique on-campus experience coupled with the sophistication of a tony oak bar.

McCormick’s opened its doors on Sept. 25, 2020, during a unique time for the restaurant industry. While the pandemic stalled most restaurants to a grinding halt, McCormick’s developed its business to offer a memorable dining experience with unique food, drinks and services.

Services include breakfast, lunch and dinner with the menu featuring several of chef Rusty Boyd’s carefully crafted recipes. The bar menu boasts an array of specialty cocktails, craft beers and wine with happy hour specials every Wednesday, 3-6 p.m.

The 2,000-square-foot, indoor/outdoor space is located on the site of what was previously McCormick Café and includes a bar top handcrafted by alumnus Ben Napier (BA 07), star of HGTV’s “Home Town,” which has become a destination stop for visitors.

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e caught up with Boyd to learn more about his passion for cooking and why everyone should come visit Mississippi’s only on-campus bar and restaurant.

Q: When did you decide to become a chef?

A: I never really decided. I started working in a kitchen as a teenager. I loved the rush of a busy restaurant and satisfaction of feeding people. I tried other jobs but always found my way back to the kitchen.

Q: You’ve been in the industry for several years. Tell us about your background.

A: I started out cooking in a little spot in Oxford called Coop DeVille when I was

in high school. Shortly after high school, I was running the place. Nothing special, just a hole-in-the-wall chicken wing joint, but we fed a lot of people. I’ve worked at several restaurants around town, but I spent most of my time at Taylor Grocery and the City Grocery Restaurant Group.

I worked at Snackbar under Vishwesh Bhatt. Then, I ran the kitchen at Big Bad Breakfast. When Lamar Lounge opened, I became pitmaster there. I was also the executive chef for Kappa Alpha Fraternity on campus.

Q: Is it safe to say you’re passionate about what you do?

A: 100%. There is just something about the rush of being busy on a hot line and the satisfaction of creating something that people enjoy.

Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?

A: Making people full and happy.

Q: What is your favorite thing to prepare?

A: My favorite meal to prepare is any breakfast food. Right now, my favorite cuisine is Irish food. I don’t really have a favorite dish; I just love cooking and learning.

Q: What is your favorite food item on the menu?

A: Chicken tenders. They’re the best I’ve ever had.

Q: What is your favorite drink on the menu?

A: On our menu, the Old Fashioned. The best drink I’ve had was “Jake’s sweet tea.”

Q: Do you plan to change up the menus periodically?

A: Absolutely!

Q: What is your inspiration for coming up with new dishes?

A: That’s a tough question. It could honestly be anything: the season, a conversation, someone else’s dish that I’ve turned into something else.

Q: What are three things you want people to know about McCormick’s?

A: It is a hidden gem. It’s a great spot to enjoy a great meal with your family and friends, have a drink or catch a game.

The restaurant itself is absolutely beautiful and has a lot of TVs. Q: Oxford is known for its food scene and unique restaurants. What sets McCormick’s apart from the rest?

A: Ha-ha, I have to say me!

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association announced plans in December 2019 for McCormick’s, a full-service bar, restaurant and lounge located in The Inn at Ole Miss, which was granted resort status in 2018.

The renovation project allows The Inn to provide long-requested services and be a gathering space for guests and the general public to enjoy.

Patio renovations began in May 2022 with plans for doubling square footage and the addition of overhead lighting, flat-screen TVs, heaters for cold weather, a new logo-encrusted steel gate and more. Finishing touches were completed in spring 2023 with the addition of custom concrete logo stamping courtesy of alumnus David Brevard (BA 78) and B & B Concrete.

“We couldn’t be happier with the finished project that serves as an excellent entertaining space for event planners, groups and patrons,” says Ole Miss Alumni Association CEO Kirk Purdom (BA 93). “McCormick’s is an integral part of the Alumni Association’s mission to foster community, communication and connections for current and future Ole Miss alumni and friends. We hope its popularity continues to grow and become part of everyone’s trip to campus.”

Catering services were added in June 2023, boasting an extensive list of food and drinks to make any special event a remarkable experience.

According to Melissa Moffett, food and beverage director, McCormick’s is a “one-stop shop” for events, and the catering menu is “simply a starting point” for all the options offered.

“We have a very creative chef and culinary team who are all open to creating new dishes and customized menus,” she says.

“We encourage our clients to share their suggestions or special requests so we can add their personal touch to each event.”

McCormick’s offers guests a private space to hold any special

event including wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, graduation celebrations, birthday parties and anniversaries.

“The space is beautifully designed, and the food and drinks are excellent,” Moffett says. “There isn’t much more that you need to make a memorable event.

Weddings and rehearsal dinners are always special, because we get to play a part in such a memorable event for those clients.

“We love the relationships that we build with clients through the planning process and want to make each event exactly what they dream of and what their guests will always remember.

“We also want to offer gameday catering options and hope to have something available for next Melissa Moffett football season.”

For more information on catering services and event space rentals, contact Moffett at 662-236-4833 or melissa @olemissalumni.com. To view catering menu options, visit bit.ly/McCormicksCateringMenu.

Membership in the Rebel Mug Club is $500 per member.

Rebel Mug Club members receive a 28-ounce, commemorative ceramic mug featuring the McCormick’s logo and a 20-ounce draft beer for the price of a pint in McCormick’s.

Gifts of any amount are welcome, and gifts in support of McCormick’s are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

More details are available at olemissalumni.com/mccormicks.

For more information on giving opportunities, contact Clay Cavett at 662-915-1869 or clay@ olemissalumni.com.

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a Great Need School of Nursing adding traditional B.S.N. to Oxford campus

By Annie Oeth

The South Oxford Center, formerly Baptist Memorial Hospital, is the home of the UMMC School of Nursing’s Oxford programs. | Photo by Joe Ellis

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he University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing is expanding its Oxford offerings to include a traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program next year.

The school has been awarded a $750,000 grant from AccelerateMS through the state’s Office of Workforce Development to reinstate the traditional B.S.N. pathway at the School of Nursing’s instructional site in Oxford.

This grant is in addition to $4 million appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature during the 2023 legislative session to the University of Mississippi for repair, renovation and expansion of the nursing school in Oxford.

The Ole Miss campus already offers an accelerated B.S.N. program that allows students with baccalaureate degrees in other subjects to earn a nursing degree and prepare for licensure tests in a year’s time. With this expansion, students will be able to earn a four-year degree in nursing in Oxford.

“In Mississippi and nationally, there is a need for more nurses,” says Dr. Scott Rodgers, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at UMMC. “Our mission is

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In this 2019 photo, School of Nursing students Katherine Cradic (left) and Mary Carson Lynch check vital signs in a simulation lab at the South Oxford Center. | Photo by Joe Ellis

to educate the next generation of nurses, nursing leaders and nurse educators. The growth of UMMC’s nursing program in Oxford will increase the number of registered nurses caring for patients in Mississippi.”

Nursing at Ole Miss expanded to the South Oxford Center, the former Baptist Memorial Hospital building that was purchased by the university in 2017.

What had been an intensive care unit has been converted into a high-fidelity simulation practice lab for nursing students,

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giving them experience in providing the highest level of nursing care.

“Our traditional B.S.N. students in Oxford will have classes and labs at the South Oxford Center, a location that will give them the best experiential learning opportunities to transition to practice,” says Tina Martin (BSN 94, MSN 99, PhD 05), interim dean of the UMMC School of Nursing.

“We’re grateful to the Mississippi Legislature, AccelerateMS, the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development and the University of Mississippi for enabling the School of Nursing to strengthen the Mississippi nursing workforce by graduating 28% more baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses.”

Joe Tacy, associate professor of nursing and associate dean for academic affairs in the school, will ser ve as principal investigator for this project, primarily responsible for the oversight of the grant. The co-investigators are Sharon McElwain, associate professor of nursing and the school’s assistant dean for undergraduate programs; Leigh Holley, associate professor of nursing and assistant dean for the Oxford instructional site; and Martin.

“We look forward to the start of

this additional B.S.N. track, which will allow more students to pursue nursing degrees,” Tacy says.

The first cohort of 50 traditional B.S.N. students will begin May 2024 and is expected to grow to 70 in its second year. The current A.B.S.N. program includes a 70-student cohort.

At UMMC, 217 students are enrolled in the traditional B.S.N. program, part of the 873 students studying in the school’s undergraduate and graduate programs.

The grant-funded expansion of the Oxford nursing program adds to recent notable events. The School of Nursing, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, broke ground in June on a new state-of-the-art home on the UMMC campus. In 2022, the B.S.N. programs at the Medical Center and in Oxford received the highest ranking in the state from U.S. News & World Report.

About 660 B.S.N. programs are ranked each year, so that puts the baccalaureate nursing programs at UMMC and in Oxford just outside the top 10% in the country.

The B.S.N. programs at the Medical Center and the Oxford campus came in at 67th in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking.

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‘First Down, Ole Miss’ Alumnus Glen Waddle still enjoys announcing games after 25 years

By Benita Whitehorn

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len Waddle (BPA 77, JD 80), public address announcer for Ole Miss football for more than a quarter-century, has no plans to quit anytime soon.

“If they don’t want me anymore, that’s a different thing,” the University of Mississippi alumnus says. “But as long as I’m ambulatory, I want to keep working the games if they’ll let me.”

Renowned for his “First down, Ole Miss” call and response during home football games, Waddle is also a true red-and-blue sports fan.

He has been to every Ole Miss home football game since 1965 and has not missed a game, home or away, since 1975, when he was an Ole Miss student. That is 562 games in a row before the start of this football season.

“If you know Glen, there is no doubt about his tremendous loyalty and dedication to Ole Miss,” says Langston Rogers, senior associate athletics director emeritus for athletics media relations, who has known Waddle for about 40 years.

“He is so dependable, and you knew he would always be there on game day. When Glen became our public address announcer, I attempted to pay him for his service, but he declined my efforts with a simple reply that this was a way for him to give back to Ole Miss.”

Waddle, who lives in Jackson, gets paid for all his other numerous announcing gigs. But to this day, he still announces Ole Miss football and baseball — and fills in for basketball, volleyball and tennis — for free.

“To me, it’s giving back to the school because I enjoyed it so much here, got a good education, met people that I’m still lifelong friends with, and it’s just a school that I’ve always had in my heart and will always keep it there,” he says.

For Waddle, public address announcing is his ancillary career.

When he is not behind the mic, he is the director and counsel for the Mississippi Bar Association’s Consumer Assistance Program. He says he created the consumer assistance program in 1994, and 18 other state bar associations have created similar programs since.

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Previously, he practiced law as a court-appointed attorney for about 15 years, during which he says he handled everything “from traffic tickets to capital murder.”

Student Years

Though his family wanted him to go to Mississippi College, Waddle says he wanted to go to the university ever since he went to Ole Miss football games in Jackson as a kid.

He paid his own way during his undergraduate years by working summers for his dad in construction and earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration, with a minor in history, in 1977 and a law degree in 1980.

During his years at the university, Waddle joined Sigma Pi fraternity and describes his time on campus as “crazy, wild, fun. Everything you would expect out of a college experience.”

Through the fraternity, he also made lifelong friends, including Marc Palmer (BRL 81), who is his spotter for football games, and Tom Burke, who escorted the Ole Miss football team for many years as a highway patrolman.

‘FIRST DOWN! Ollllle Miss!’ Glen Waddle announces at the Ole Miss first home football game of the 2023 season vs. Mercer on Sept. 2. | Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics

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As students, Waddle and his friends took their role as Ole Miss sports fans seriously.

“Glen and a group of classmates would get to any home game they attended very early,” says David Kellum (BA 80), play-by-play radio announcer for the Ole Miss Rebels, special assistant to the athletics director and UM adjunct instructional assistant professor of journalism, who has known Waddle as a friend and co-worker for 45 years.

“Normally they would be on the front row of the Tad Pad, Old Swayze or Vaught-Hemingway ready to get after the opposing players and coaches,” Kellum says. “I don’t know if they have been matched since, ha! They were loud and pointed in their fandom. You could hear them from anywhere in the facility.

“They once got an Auburn baseball coach so mad he was ready to confront them in the stands.”

A Special Calling

Soon after Waddle finished law school in 1980, he joined the Jackson Touchdown Club to get to know people and do business. The club sponsored the Mississippi High School All-Star Football Game, now known as the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Game, and while sitting in the stands during one of those games, Waddle noticed and remarked upon the PA announcements.

“I said, ‘You know, I think I could do a better job.’ And so in ’82, the Touchdown Club brought me up in the press box to start doing the games, and I’ve been doing PA ever since.”

Waddle started with football but branched out to announcing basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, volleyball and tennis for high school, college and national events.

At Ole Miss, he filled in for a few football games in Jackson in 1997 and started announcing full time at all home games in 1998. He began working for Ole Miss baseball in 2001, which was coach Mike Bianco’s first season.

“Glen’s voice is synonymous with Ole Miss baseball and is a crucial part of the environment we have created at Swayze Field,” Bianco says. “We are grateful for the long hours he puts in each weekend to make this program better.”

At football games, if fans don’t know the PA announcer’s name, then they certainly know his catchphrase. Waddle unabashedly confesses to how the “First down, Ole Miss” call got started.

“It’s a stolen idea,” he says. “Most good public address announcing ideas are stolen. You go to a ballpark and you hear something and say, ‘Hey, that might work in my yard.’

“There was an official in the NFL named Red Cashion.

And when they put him on the mic, he would announce, ‘First dowwnnn!’ He was a Southern dude. He had the Southern drawl. And I said, let’s see if I can try that with Ole Miss.”

Waddle says it took a few years for the saying to take off, from when he started announcing full time in 1998 to quarterback Eli Manning’s senior year in 2003.

“After that, it caught on,” he says, adding that it’s fun and exhilarating to shout “FIRST DOWN!” and hear the crowd respond “Ollllle Miss!”

Waddle has a wonderful, professional-sounding voice that is deep and projects well, Kellum says.

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“I love hockey. I called three years of pro hockey in the minor leagues in Jackson. … I’ve been following the St. Louis Blues for a very long time. I used to follow the New York Islanders for a while. But yeah, I’m a big hockey fan.”

In his spare time, Waddle also loves something else.

“I love to listen to jazz music,” he says. “I go to live jazz all the time in the Jackson area. My favorite artist is Herb Alpert, the trumpeter from the ’60s who’s still playing. He’s 88, but he’s still doing gigs. I’ve seen him five times in the last four years.”

While Waddle enjoys his leisure time, he says he hopes to keep announcing games for a long time.

“I have no intention of retiring anytime soon, really from anything, whether my regular job or my announcing job. I like both. It keeps me off the streets, keeps me involved.”

And even after all the games he’s seen, he wants to see more.

“Every game is fresh,” he says. “It doesn’t make any difference what the circumstances are. Every game is fun. Every game is different. Every game’s a new deal.”

Ole Miss Radio Network announcer David Kellum (left) and Glen Waddle attend an Ole Miss football game at the University of California in 2017. | Photo courtesy of David Kellum

“His ‘First down, Ole Miss’ in football has become a huge fan favorite,” he says. “Sometimes fans get us confused and will tell me, ‘I love your first down, Ole Miss!’ My answer always is, ‘That would be Glen Waddle on the PA. I’m the radio guy.’”

Waddle spends a fair amount of time on the road, traveling between Jackson and Oxford for games, but he says he sees it as a drive around the block. Over the years he has made the trip during all kinds of weather, including ice storms and a tornado that passed right over his car near Winona.

To prepare for football games, he arrives at Vaught-Hemingway at least three hours before kickoff. He starts his preparation by going over announcements and the pronunciation of players’ names, as well as helping the radio crew with pinning depth charts and such.

He also goes to every road game and contributes as the spotter or statistician for the Ole Miss Radio Network. Due to an inner-ear condition, he has driven, rather than flown, to all the games, including two games in California.

“He not only does the current game’s stats but also keeps up with trends and records that could be broken,” Kellum says.

Goals, Penalties and All That Jazz

After football, Waddle’s second-favorite sport to announce and watch is hockey. At the mere mention of the Stanley Cup-winning Philadelphia Flyers back in 1974-75, he reels off the names of the players.

“The Broad Street Bullies: Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, ‘Moose’ Dupont. He was a fighter. Dave Schultz, the ultimate fighter. He set the record for penalty minutes. I followed all that stuff back then.

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Bases Covered OLE MISS BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2024 SPRING SCHEDULE

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le Miss baseball and head coach Mike Bianco announced the details of their 2024 season schedule.

The Rebels are set to play 31 games at Swayze Field in front of the Ole Miss faithful including games against SEC East opponents South Carolina and Kentucky. The home schedule also includes the return of in-state rival Mississippi State to Oxford for the teams’ annual series.

Ole Miss will open its 2024 season in Hawaii with a fourgame set against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The team’s first game of the season will be on Feb. 16, followed by a doubleheader with Hawaii on Feb. 17, and the final game of the series on Feb. 18.

Opening day at Swayze Field will be on Feb. 21 against Arkansas State. It marks the beginning of 13 straight home games for the Rebels as they host High Point Feb. 23-25, Iowa March 1-3 and Morehead State March 8-10. Little Rock, Missouri State and Memphis all come into Oxford for midweek matchups during that time.

The Rebels will travel to Monroe, Louisiana, for a midweek matchup with ULM on March 12 before beginning SEC play against South Carolina in Oxford March 15-17. The first of two games in Pearl for Ole Miss will take place on March 19 as the team takes on Southern Miss before traveling to Knoxville for a three-game set against Tennessee March 22-24.

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The following week Austin Peay comes to Oxford on March 26 before the Rebels welcome Kentucky back to Swayze Field for the first time since 2019 on March 29-31. Ole Miss will travel to Arkansas the following weekend for a series against the Razorbacks April 5-7 and then return to Oxford to host Mississippi State April 12-14.

The Rebels head to Athens for a matchup with Georgia April 19-21 followed by a home series against Alabama April 26-28. Ole Miss will play midweek games against Memphis (April 2), Murray State (April 9), Arkansas State (April 16) and North Alabama (April 23) during that stretch.

The annual Governor’s Cup game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State will take place on April 30 at Trustmark Park.

Ole Miss and Auburn will play a three-game series in Alabama May 3-5 before the Aggies of Texas A&M come to Oxford May 10-12.

The Rebels’ final midweek game is set for May 14 in Hattiesburg against Southern Miss followed by their final regular season series against LSU in Baton Rouge May 16-18. The SEC Baseball Tournament will be in Hoover, Alabama, May 21-26.

All dates are subject to change due to television scheduling, which will be announced at a later date.

Season tickets for the 2024 season are available for purchase and renewal at OleMissTix.com.

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Ole Miss Sports SOFTBALL 2024 SEC SCHEDULE SET

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he Southeastern Conference announced the softball league schedule for the 2024 season in September, with Ole Miss set to play eight weekends in conference play.

The Rebels kick off conference play at home with an in-state showdown against Mississippi State March 8-10, followed by a road trip down to Baton Rouge to face off with LSU March 15-17.

Ole Miss then returns to Oxford for back-to-back weekends of SEC action to close out the month of March. Georgia comes to town March 22-24 for a three-game series, and South Carolina visits the very next weekend, March 29-31.

April begins with a road test in Tuscaloosa against Alabama April 5-7, before a break in the action with a bye week. The Rebels continue conference play April 19-21 with a weekend series against Texas A&M in Bryan-College Station.

SEC softball returns to Oxford for the final time in 2024. Ole Miss squares off against Auburn at home April 26-28 and then finishes out its conference slate in Fayetteville against Arkansas May 3-5.

After league action wraps up, Auburn will host the 2024 SEC Tournament at Jane B. Moore Field May 7-11.

Photo illustration courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics

Coming in Hot WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SLOTTED 14TH IN ATHLETIC’S PRESEASON TOP 25

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fter captivating the nation during the magic of March Madness last season, Ole Miss women’s basketball and head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin enter the 2023-24 campaign with one of the most respected defenses in the country and a spot at No. 14 in the Athletic’s Women’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25.

Holding mid-major power Gonzaga to a program-lowrecord 48 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to then knocking off No. 1 Stanford on its home court to reach the Sweet 16, Ole Miss put the nation on notice.

McPhee-McCuin did “damage in the portal” and elevated Ole Miss’ game with the addition of offensive weapons in two of ESPN’s top available transfers in KK Deans from Florida and Kennedy Todd-Williams from North Carolina. Kharyssa Richardson from Auburn provides defensive depth on the interior.

The strong core of Snudda Collins, Marquesha Davis and Madison Scott return to Oxford to elevate their game and the Rebels to the next level. McPhee-McCuin also has brought youth to the table with the addition of five freshmen to the roster.

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Ole Miss hosts Rust College in its lone exhibition matchup from the SJB Pavilion on Oct. 29.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 campaign are on sale now along with single-game tickets for Ole Miss’ opening night matchup against Oklahoma on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. for $5 each at OleMissTix.com.

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he Southeastern Conference announced network designations and times for its conference schedules late last month, as well as a trio of nonconference games for the Ole Miss men’s basketball program.

Three more nonconference games were picked up by TV, highlighted by the Dec. 2 contest with Memphis at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. The Hall of Fame Series game in San Antonio against California on Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. will be televised on the SEC Network, as will the Dec. 31 contest against Bryant at 3 p.m. in the SJB Pavilion.

The Rebels will have their first five SEC games televised by the SEC Network, with tip times set at Tennessee (5 p.m. CT), vs. Florida (8 p.m.), vs.

Vanderbilt (noon), at LSU (6 p.m.) and at Auburn (7:30 p.m.).

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Ole Miss hosts a big game against Arkansas in the SJB Pavilion at 8 p.m., which will be broadcast on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. Following a 7:30 p.m. game at Texas A&M on the SEC Network, Chris Beard’s team will host in-state rival Mississippi State on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. and Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m. Both MSU and Auburn will be on the SEC Network.

After a Tuesday game at 5:30 p.m. on the SEC Network at South Carolina, Ole Miss travels to Lexington to face

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Kentucky for a primetime game on ESPN at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Missouri then comes to Oxford a week later for a 7:30 p.m. game on the SEC Network.

The second iteration of Ole Miss-Mississippi State will take the national stage on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m., and be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2. The Rebels then host South Carolina for a 2:30 p.m. game on the SEC Network, followed by a home game with Alabama on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. on

Wednesday, Feb. 28.

The final road trip for Ole Miss sees a Saturday, March 2, game at Missouri at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network, followed by a trip to Georgia on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m.

The Rebels close out the regular season with a big game in the SJB Pavilion, hosting Texas A&M on Saturday, March 9, at 1 p.m. on CBS. Season tickets are on sale and can be purchased by visiting OleMissTix.com.

OLE MISS MEN’S BASKETBALL HOME GAMES (all times CT) Nov. 6 – Alabama State, 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 – Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.

Jan. 30 – Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 – Eastern Washington, 7 p.m.

Dec. 19 – Troy, 6 p.m.

Feb. 3 – Auburn, 5 p.m.

Nov. 14 – Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m.

Dec. 31 – Bryant, 3 p.m.

Feb. 17 – Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 – Sam Houston State (in Tad Smith Coliseum), 8 p.m.

Jan. 10 – Florida, 8 p.m.

Feb. 24 – South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 – Vanderbilt, noon

Feb. 28 – Alabama, 8 p.m.

Jan. 24 – Arkansas, 8 p.m.

March 9 – Texas A&M, 1 p.m.

Nov. 28 – NC State, 8 p.m.

Dec. 2 – Memphis, 1 p.m.

For more information, visit olemisssports.com.

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Just Published

The Scoutmaster b y Brooks Eason The Death Letter by J. Stephen Beam The Mississippi Football Book b y (BA 79, JD 82), 250 pages (paperback, also available in hardback and Kindle), WordCrafts Press, ISBN: 978-1957344805 Paul Eason was a scoutmaster for more than 60 years. More than 350 young men became Eagle Scouts under his leadership.

The troop he led began camping every month in the summer of 1951. In July of this year, the troop completed 72 years of camping without missing a single month.

The record is extraordinary, but it is far less important than Eason’s influence on the thousands of Boy Scouts he led on their journey from childhood to manhood. He was born to be a scoutmaster. He was kind, humble and encouraging. His patience and energy were inexhaustible. He loved adventure. His moral compass never wavered. He always did the right thing.

He had a profound, positive influence on three generations of young men in his hometown. The Scoutmaster is the story of a remarkable man and his remarkable life of leadership and service.

Brooks Eason has published five books in his career including The Scoutmaster, all of which include the stories of his life in one aspect or another. His memoir, Fortunate Son, was nominated by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for best nonfiction work. Eason lives in Madison with his wife, three dogs and one orange tabby cat.

(BAEd 72, MD 84), 253 pages (hardback), Dogwood Press, ISBN: 979-8986280332 A humble, unassuming war hero from a tiny town in northeast Mississippi, Jesse Thomas has dealt with a lot in his life, including the untimely death of his beloved parents in an automobile crash.

What has Jesse perplexed is that no one even talks anymore about his wife, Mary, who went missing more than a year ago.

Once Jesse himself was cleared of the crime by state investigators and the local sheriff, it is as if Mary never existed. The one clue investigators found was the remains of the dog Mary owned. Although no one in law enforcement seems to find the discovery important, Jesse thinks it matters a lot. But other than sympathy, it is difficult to get much else from enigmatic sheriff Frankie Weatherford, the legal guardian of Jesse and the father of Brax, best friend of Jesse while growing up. Mr. Frankie, who has been like a second father, would not have anything to hide, would he?

Originally from Itawamba County, J. Stephen Beam is a former schoolteacher.

He graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and spent more than three decades as a licensed physician.

He is married to Dawn Beam, a justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court. They have five children between them and live in Sumrall. The Death Letter is his first novel.

Neil White (99) and Rick Cleveland, 240 pages (hardback), Nautilus Publishing Co., ISBN: 978-1949455397 Veteran sportswriter Rick Cleveland and writer and publisher Neil White have partnered to produce a new coffeetable book, The Mississippi Football Book. The book features the greatest teams, coaches and players from Mississippi’s remarkable football past — and present. In addition to feature stories on the state’s greatest players, the book also ranks the top passers, rushers, receivers and defenders at every level of play. It also lists every national championship team, every single-season statistical leader, every member of the pro, college and junior college football halls of fame, the winningest teams and coaches, rare feats, Mississippi football and pop culture, notable Mississippi football books, not-so-great moments in Mississippi football history and much more.

Neil White lives in Oxford where he operates Nautilus Publishing, writes essays and teaches memoir writing. His New York Times’ bestselling memoir, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, garnered critical acclaim. He has written, edited or published over 50 books, including co-authoring memoirs with football greats Robert Khayat (BAEd 61, JD 66) and Larry Csonka.

Information presented in this section is compiled from material provided by the publisher and/or author and does not necessarily represent the view of the Alumni Review or the Ole Miss Alumni Association. To present a recently published book or CD for consideration, please mail a copy with any descriptions and publishing information to: Ole Miss Alumni Review, Ole Miss Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677.

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he alumni travel program is a service the Ole Miss Alumni Association offers as part of its mission to unite its alumni and keep them connected to Ole Miss and one another.

OMAA has partnered with several tour operators that specialize in alumni travel to offer a broad selection of educational tours. Alumni and friends obtain group rates and discounts. Listed prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and pricing and dates are subject to change until booking. Airfare is not included unless noted. Visit olemissalumni.com/ travel for a complete listing and the most up-to-date information.

Offerings and itineraries are subject to change or cancellation. OMAA strongly recommends purchasing travel insurance. For a brochure or more information on a trip, contact the Alumni office at 662-915-7375 or email travel@ olemissalumni.com.

EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA: JOURNEY TO THE EARTH’S LAST FRONTIER JAN. 17-30, 2024

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Scott on a once-in-a-lifetime journey that includes two nights in vibrant Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a ninenight, five-star cruise to “The White Continent.” Be among the fortunate few to set foot on this pristine wilderness.

Enjoy guided excursions led by an expedition team of naturalists aboard sturdy Zodiac crafts amid floating ice sculptures, intricate ecosystems and abundant wildlife — including humpback whales, leopard seals and Adélie penguins. Extend your expedition with the Iguazú Falls pre-program option, which includes Buenos Aires/Iguazú roundtrip airfare. — From $11,595

CULTURAL TREASURES OF ISRAEL AND JORDAN JAN. 20-FEB. 1, 2024

Tour Operator: AHI Experience the treasures of Israel and Jordan on this incredible 11-night journey. Begin in the Mediterranean paradise of Tel Aviv, followed by stays in Jerusalem, Tiberias and Jordan.

Thrilling excursions connect the past with the present, from biblical ruins to modern cities, archaeological wonders to local markets. Witness the Western Wall, Masada, ancient Akko, the Mount

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of Beatitudes and beyond. In Jordan, discover the Roman ruins of Jerash, plus Madaba, Mount Nebo and the Lost City of Petra. Along the way, sample olive oils and wines, talk with welcoming locals and follow in the footsteps of biblical stories. This small-group program includes first-class hotels and a generous meal plan. — From $6,495

JOURNEY TO SOUTHERN AFRICA FEB. 13-28, 2024

Tour Operator: AHI This exceptional 12-night journey reveals fascinating local culture and lands brimming with incredible raw beauty, where pristine wilderness teems with exotic wildlife and wonders.

Begin your journey of South Africa, Z imbabwe and B otswana in Cape Town, a jewel of the Western Cape. Tour poignant Robben Island alongside a knowledgeable guide and spot penguins by the Cape of Good Hope. Then venture out to renowned safari destinations: Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park and Kapama Private Game Reserve.

With expert guides leading the way, search for ambling elephants, sleeping lions, racing antelope and more as you gain insight into the majestic African

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bushveld. Along the way, experience the utmost in luxury aboard Rovos Rail on a three-night train journey, and meet welcoming locals in Soweto and other towns that hold powerful history lessons. From thundering Victoria Falls to historic Kliptown, Johannesburg, to a sunset safari, every moment will touch your heart. This unmatched adventure includes a Rovos Rail journey, two flights within South Africa and an extensive meal plan featuring wine with dinner. — From $8,745

COSTA RICA AND THE PANAMA CANAL MARCH 1-9, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Begin your seven-night expedition in the San Blas Islands, Panama, to immerse yourself in local culture and learn about the traditional way of life.

Spend two days exploring Panama City and experience a daylight passage through the awe-inspiring Panama Canal — an experience unmatched for sheer drama and engineering prowess.

Explore the wonders of Costa Rica’s seldom-visited Cébaco Island, diverse Manuel Antonio National Park and colorful Curú National Wildlife Refuge.

Enhance your experience with the Panama pre-program and/or Costa Rica post-program options. — From $4,995

CRUISING THE RED SEA AND AEGEAN SEA MARCH 8-21, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Visit three continents; explore centuries-old landmarks in Jordan, Egypt and Greece; and cruise from the Red Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Suez Canal on this remarkable 12-night voyage.

Discover the historical sites of Jordan on a journey to Amman, Jerash, Wadi Rum and legendary Petra. Mid-cruise, overnight in Luxor in a Nile-view room and enjoy a specially arranged visit into the tomb of Queen Nefertari. Stand in the shadows of the Great Pyramids of Giza. View the Minoan Palace at Knossos and continue to Heraklion to visit the Archaeological Museum. Enhance your immersion into these ancient civilizations with the Israel pre-program and/or Greece post-program options. — From $8,995

CRUISING LISBON TO BARCELONA: THROUGH THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR APRIL 10-19, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Trace the cultural legacy of the most storied civilization of the Middle Ages on this spectacular eight-night cruise aboard the five-star, four-masted sailing yacht Wind Star, featuring the Iberian

Peninsula and Portugal’s breathtaking Algarve coast. Visit 10 spectacular cities — Lisbon, Portimão, Seville, Gibraltar, Tangier, Malaga, Granada, Valencia, Tarragona and Barcelona — with excursions in every port. Stand on the “Top of the Rock” in Gibraltar, considered one of the two Pillars of Hercules by ancient Greeks and Romans. Explore Granada’s magnificent Alhambra Palace and discover the historical hillside port of Tarragona. Extend your journey with the Lisbon pre-program and/or Barcelona post-program options. — From $5,995

VILLAGE LIFE FRANCE APRIL 18-26, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Immerse yourself in the authentic provincial character of the Dordogne region in Sarlat-la-Canéda, one of France’s most beautiful and well-preserved medieval towns, on this one-of-a-kind, seven-night experience. Discover charming villages, medieval castles and prehistoric treasures through specially arranged excursions, including Sarlat’s famous open-air market; the pilgrimage site of Rocamadour; the English-style gardens of Eyrignac; the fascinating prehistoric cave paintings of Cap-Blanc; the perfectly reproduced cave art at Lascaux and Rouffignac; and a specially arranged gabare cruise on the Dordogne River. — From $3,995 FA L L 2023

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Tour Operator: Go Next Lose yourself in the wonders of the Mediterranean on this 10-night cruise aboard Oceania Cruises’ Marina. Your journey begins in beautiful Barcelona.

Set sail for Marseille and venture to the pleasant Provençal countryside where fields of lavender and sunflowers are abundant. Try your hand at the famed Monte Carlo Casino. In Rome, get your fill of Italian Renaissance art and architecture and see the towering remains of the ancient Roman Empire.

Enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables along the colorful Amalfi coast. Marvel at the stunning Mount Etna in Taormina, and in Argostoli explore ancient artifacts from the Mycenaean, Hellenistic and Roman periods. Take in the sights of 15th-century monasteries in Igoumenitsa, and in Kotor enjoy an entertaining tuk-tuk ride. Explore Split’s

UNESCO-listed Old Town, or go local and cook coastal cuisine with Croatian villagers. — From $3,699

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM ALONG THE DUTCH WATERWAYS APRIL 26-MAY 4, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Celebrate the spectacular beauty of Holland and Flanders in springtime on this uniquely exclusive, seven-night cruise.

Expert-led excursions include visits to the historical canals of Amsterdam; the world-class Kröller-Müller Museum; Kinderdijk and the Delta Works engineering projects; storybook Bruges; the 2,000-year-old city of Nijmegen; the incomparable Keukenhof Gardens; the blue pottery center of Delft; and the Golden Age trading center of Hoorn.

Immerse yourself in local culture during our exclusive River Life forum. Enhance your experience with the Amsterdam p r e ‑ p r o g r a m a n d / o r T h e Ha g u e post-program options. — From $3,395

CROATIA AND THE DALMATIAN COAST APRIL 26-MAY 7, 2024

Tour Operator: AHI Discover Croatia’s incredible bounty on this sensational 10-night journey, including a seven-night Adriatic cruise.

Board your intimate yacht in Dubrovnik, one of the world’s best-preserved medieval cities. Enjoy exploring its legendary ramparts and proud old town; then get a taste of cruising life as your small vessel glides away from the crowds to showcase the Dalmatian Coast. Each day reveals a new port of call, a sunny island or an exquisite, secluded bay. Hop off to explore the enchanting islands of Rab, Hvar and Korčula, as well as Split, Zadar and Trogir, storied cities with centuries of history and heritage. Plus, choose between touring St. James Cathedral or Krka National Park in Šibenik. After disembarking the ship, travel on to Plitvice National Park, an astonishing natural marvel. Your adventure concludes with three nights in vibrant Zagreb, home to the Mirogoj Cemeter y and beautiful St. Mark’s Church. Along the way, expert lectures shed light on the region’s history, and traditional dishes indulge your palate. Enjoy an extensive meal plan and unsurpassed memorable moments. — From $5,295

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Tour Operator: Gohagan Explore the storied legacies and dynamic cultures of coastal Portugal, Spain, France and England, and commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on this eight-night cruise itinerary. Discover Portugal’s renowned wine country, walk in the footsteps of ancient pilgrims in Santiago de Compostela, visit Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum, and see UNESCO-inscribed Mont-St.Michel’s impressive abbey. Meet guest speaker Dwight David Eisenhower II, grandson of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as he joins us on a special anniversary tour of the hallowed Normandy beaches. Extend your journey with the Lisbon pre-program and London post-program options.

— From $6,295

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or the Glaslough, County Monaghan, post-program option. — From $6,595

CELTIC LANDS MAY 28-JUNE 7, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan Discover the legacy of the Celts in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England and France on this carefully curated nine-night itinerary. Enjoy two full-day excursions to the hallowed beaches of Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day — each accompanied by acclaimed historians D wig ht David Eis enhower II and Allen Packwood, OBE. Your Celtic journey begins in Glasgow, Scotland, before continuing to the isles of Iona and Tobermory and then onward to Wales.

From there, you will cruise to Dublin, Ireland and then on to England before arriving at the shore of France to visit Utah Beach and Omaha Beach. Complement your tour with the Edinburgh and Glasgow pre-program and/or the London post-program options. — From $7,495

80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY CRUISE: D-DAY AND THE BOMBER WAR MAY 29-JUNE 8, 2024

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CRUISE THE RHINE AND MOSELLE RIVERS MAY 17-25, 2024

Tour Operator: AHI Journey along the storied Rhine and Moselle rivers on a seven-night, firstclass cruise that reveals the historic riches of Old World cities and towns.

Unpack once and revel in enchanting scenery, hilltop castles, grand cathedrals and picturesque canals. Plus, choose from a variety of included excursions, featuring biking, culinary tours and cultural experiences in Amsterdam, Rüdesheim, Heidelberg and Strasbourg. No single supplement.

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IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND: EMERALD ISLE CRUISE MAY 21-30, 2024

Tour Operator: Gohagan From Dublin town down to the “rebel city” of Cork, then around and up the coast to Galway and Belfast, this enchanting eight-night cruise itinerary includes some of the island’s most iconic sites. From an excursion to the famous Blarney Castle and Cliffs of Moher to visits to legendary landmarks such as the UNESCO-inscribed Skellig Michael, Giant’s Causeway and the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, the best of the Emerald Isle awaits. Extend your journey with the Dublin pre-program option and/

Tour Operator: National WWII Museum Join us as we sail from Hamburg on May 29 with ports of call and a custom itinerary emphasizing the land, sea and air campaigns of World War II. As a special guest of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, travel in complete comfort aboard the exquisite Seabourn Ovation and be there with us in Normandy for an unforgettable 80th anniversary ceremony on June 6. A two-day stop in East Anglia, England, will emphasize the airmen and their ground support who helped make D-Day possible. Share in rich discussions with revered historians Donald L. Miller, Alexandra Richie, John McManus and Keith Lowe. Enjoy privileged access to top World War II sites and special invitations to events both on board and ashore during this major commemoration. For a more robust experience, add a specially arranged pre-cruise tour in Hamburg or our post-cruise program in London. — From $14,599 (waitlist only) FA L L 2023

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Alumni News Class Notes ’50s

PANNY FLAUTT MAYFIELD

DAN JONES (MD 75), of Hazlehurst, was

AUDREY COHENOUR NEWTON (BSPh 02,

(BA 57), of Clarksdale, was nominated for the 2023 Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award. She has also received more than 30 awards in the past from the Associated Press, Mississippi Press Association and the Mississippi Film Commission among others.

appointed to the Methodist Rehabilitation Center of Jackson’s board of trustees.

PhMD 04), of Florence, Alabama, was recognized with the National Community Pharmacists Association Leadership Award by the Alabama Pharmacy Association for her dedication of time and energy to the profession of pharmacy.

BOBBY MOAK (BPA 50), of Bogue Chitto,

was inducted into the Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame for his efforts in reviving the gaming industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.

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HALEY BARBOUR (JD 73), of Yazoo City, was inducted into the Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame for his efforts in reviving the gaming industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

ROBERT A. BIGGS III (BA 72), of Jackson,

was chosen as a leading attorney in insurance law and personal injury litigation insurance. He has received this honor for the past 13 years.

RANDALL CLARK (PhD 73), of Auburn, Ala-

bama, completed his 50th year as a faculty member at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. During his time at Auburn, Clark has mentored more than 30 graduate and postdoctoral students as well as worked closely with over 70 graduate students while teaching thousands of pharmacy and pharmaceutical students.

SAM HASKELL (BA 77), of Oxford, was

nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on Dolly Parton’s holiday movie musical, “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.”

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MICHAEL TONOS (BA 73), of Oxford, is

serving as interim chair of the newly created Department of Journalism in the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media. Tonos, who worked in Mississippi newspapers for almost 40 years, began teaching at his alma mater in 2012.

’80s

STEWART RUTLEDGE (BA 02), of Oxford,

was selected by the Mississippi Board of Mental Health as a chair for the state fiscal year.

CLEN DAMON MIGUEL MOORE

BRANDON WALTERS (BA 08), of Raleigh,

(BA 86), of Sterling, Virginia, was elected as one of just three people to the Mississippi Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa as an alumnus. He serves as secretary of the D.C. Phi Beta Kappa Association.

North Carolina, was recently elected to a second two-year term on the board of the American Institute of Parliamentarians. He was also reelected to its executive committee.

ELIZABETH ZAREMBA WALTERS (BA 08), of

HAL NEILSON (BA 83), of Oxford, was

elected president of the Mississippi Municipal Court Judges Association.

SEDGIE NEWSOM (DMD 81), of Atlanta,

was named chair of the prestigious Hinman Dental Meeting.

’90s

PAMELA GAUTIER (JD 93), of

Covington, Louisiana, joined the New Orleans office of McGlinchey Stafford under the Labor and Employment practice group.

J. RHEA TANNEHILL JR. (BPA 91, MEd 92,

JD 96), of Oxford, was appointed to the Bar Complaint Tribunal, which hears disciplinary cases against attorneys.

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CHARLIE CLARK (BBA 05), of

Mountain Brook, Alabama, was named president of the community bank in Birmingham by Synovus Bank.

Raleigh, North Carolina, was named assistant managing editor, digital and sports, for The News & Observer in Raleigh.

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ZACHARY ATWOOD (JD 13),

of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, received the 2023 Land Title Association of Mississippi Volunteer of the Year Award. The award recognizes the efforts of an individual who has provided exemplary support to the land title industry.

VINCE CHAMBLEE (BA 10, BAccy 10), of

Oxford, was hired by Argent Trust Co., a subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, as senior vice president and wealth adviser.

ELIZABETH TETTLETON MASON (BS 14,

MBA 23), of Oxford, was honored with the Leadership Award by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce after her graduation from its 33rd annual Leadership Lafayette program.

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Alumni News RATOYA GILMER MCGEE (JD 13), managing

partner at Gilmer & Green Legal Group PLLC in Jackson, was elected to the Mississippi Bar’s Board of Commissioners as an at large member.

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EMILY COCHRAN ( BA 2 0 ) ,

of Gautier, was promoted to sports anchor with WALA FOX 10 in Mobile, Alabama, where her team won its first Nappie Award for Best Sports Coverage.

STUDENT MEMBERS JOHN “STEWART” MCCULLOUGH, of Oxford,

received Sigma Nu Fraternity’s Alpha Alumni Chapter Affiliate Award for the 2022-23 academic year. The fraternity salutes McCullough and the nine other recipients of this distinguished award as exceptional members of Sigma Nu Fraternity whose service and leadership exemplify the fraternity’s mission to develop ethical leaders.

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WEDDINGS Lindsey Morgan Coughlin (BS 20) and Nelson Johnston, Sept. 3, 2023.

Mikelah Noelle Dupuis (BA 21) and Jared Patrick Lugg (BBA 21), June 24, 2023.

Melissa Ann Laird (BA 14, MA 16) and Richard Alexander Clayton, July 22, 2023.

Julianne Nicole May (BAEd 22, BA 22) and Ethan Briggs Ide (BA 22), July 8, 2023.

Alison Michelle Neel (BA 16) and Connor Anthony Hagan (BA 13, MA 15), May 27, 2023.

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Up the Away Game OMAA SELECTS ON LOCATION FOR ATHLETICS FAN TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

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n Location, a nationally recognized leader in university and sports travel management, announced a new multiyear partnership with the Ole Miss Alumni Association to provide unique travel and hospitality experiences for all Rebel fans.

In this par tnership, On Location will work directly with the OMAA staff to provide fan travel packages for all Ole Miss fans when the Ole Miss teams play in major away games.

Postseason events such as bowl games and the NCAA Basketball Tournament will allow for special experiences and travel opportunities.

“On Location, with their unique partnerships and vast experience, allows us to create distinctive experiences that we can offer our alumni and fans,” says OMAA CEO Kirk Purdom (BA 93).

“Having worked with them previously for our game against Cal in 2017, I’m excited about our ability to curate unique fan engagement opportunities through travel that will generate great

memories, special relationships and increased affinity to Ole Miss.”

“We are honored to partner with the Ole Miss Alumni Association,” says John Anthony, executive vice president of collegiate for On Location. “We know Ole

travel management across sports, entertainment and fashion. It is the official service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the International Olympic Committee (Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026, LA 2028), NFL, NCAA

Miss fans are passionate about their teams, and we look forward to working with the Alumni Association to enhance the unforgettable travel experiences they offer.”

On Location offers world-class hospitality, ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production and

and PGA of America, and numerous musical artists and festivals.

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While serving as former General Manager of the Inn at Ole Miss for 30 years, it was a joy to work with the Ole Miss Alumni and those that visited Oxford and the surrounding areas!

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Alumni News IN MEMORIAM

Walter McKennon Denny Jr. (BBA 57), of Madison, July 16, 2023 George David Dumbaugh (BSME 55), of Louisville, Ky., Jan. 27, 2022

1940s Robert Sinclair Daniel Jr. (BA 48), of Nashville, Tenn., March 19, 2023 Robert Lamar Lambright Jr. (BS 47, MedCert 48), of Prairie Village, Kan., June 30, 2023 Sarah Scribner Prude (BA 48), of Amory, Sept. 4, 2023 Frank Mitchell Wiygul Jr. (BS 48, MedCert 49), of Jackson, July 25, 2023

Carolyn Watkins Fant (BS 54), of Jackson, Aug. 9, 2023 Robert Alvin Hatcher (BBA 55), of Columbus, July 7, 2023 Sara Ann Smallwood Henley (BSC 56, MEd 66), of Senatobia, July 28, 2023 Edna Jean Davis Jacobs (BS 55), of Baldwyn, Sept. 5, 2023 Anne Stowers James (BAEd 53), of Raymond, Sept. 1, 2023 Clifton Wallace Little Jr. (BBA 53), of Memphis, Tenn., July 8, 2023 Hunter Lee Little (BS 56), of Davis, Calif., April 4, 2023

1950s Luci Kreger Amason (BA 52), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 26, 2023 Jerelene Ferrell Armstrong (BSC 52), of Amory, Aug. 16, 2023 Fred Charles Barkley Jr. (BBA 57), of Smithville, Texas, July 24, 2023 Rene Luke Broussard (BSPh 57), of New Iberia, La., Sept. 3, 2023

Wesley Randolph Lominick Jr. (BA 52, LLB 58), of Oxford, July 28, 2023 Betty Jane Long (LLB 53), of Meridian, July 29, 2023 Sara Durbin Luttrell (BSC 54), of Clinton, Aug. 31, 2023 Richard Earl Mayo (BSChE 59), of Decatur, Aug. 21, 2023

Charles Duane Burgess (MD 58), of Columbia, Aug. 16, 2023

Oswald Bernard Mazzanti (BSPh 51), of Lake Village, Ark., Sept. 16, 2023

Geraldine Teresa Collins (MM 57), of Milton, Fla., March 4, 2023

Herbert Lee McGrew (MBA 58), of Cedar Bluff, Ala., Sept. 12, 2023

Camille Sutton Corley (BSC 58), of Clinton, Sept. 15, 2023

Miles Curtiss McKee (BA 56, LLB 59), of Madison, Aug. 28, 2023

Harold Craft Crump (BBA 53), of Nashville, Tenn., July 12, 2023

Nancy Johnson Morris (BA 53), of Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 26, 2023

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Alumni News Margaret Hoppen Price (BBA 57), of Oxford, Aug. 11, 2023

1960s

Robert Ray Price (BSPh 50), of Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 6, 2023

Joyce Ann Foster Ashmore (MEd 69), of Pontotoc, Aug. 25, 2023

Frank Jordan Reilly Jr. (BA 54), of Ridgeland, Aug. 16, 2023

Thomas Sedell Austin Jr. (BSG 61), of The Woodlands, Texas, July 21, 2023

Daniel Thomas Robinson (54), of Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2023 Mary Murphree Shepherd (BSC 56), of Aberdeen, July 14, 2023 Shirley Lee Soo (BSC 55), of Jonesboro, Ark., Aug. 31, 2023

Richard Alan Beharrell (BSHPE 66), of Venice, Fla., July 12, 2023 Carolyn Towle Benson (BA 61), of Cockeysville, Md., Sept. 6, 2021

Leonard Harrison Spear Jr. (BBA 58), of Corinth, July 13, 2023

John Thomas Bottom III (BBA 69, MBA 70), of Grapeview, Wash., Sept. 15, 2023

Jo Riddell Stone (BA 52), of Tupelo, July 14, 2023

Jack Davis Brown (MA 66), of Pahoa, Hawaii, July 22, 2023

Nancy Hayes Van de Vate (MM 58), of Vienna, Austria, July 29,

Winfred Frank Carter Jr. (BSChE 62), of Prairieville, La., Aug. 25, 2023

2023

Richard Cullen Chambers (BA 66), of Lynnfield, Mass., July 26, 2023

Ralph Briscoe Waller (BBA 58), of Oxford, Aug. 16, 2023

Coy Austin Clark (MEd 67), of Indialantic, Fla., Aug. 21, 2023

George Dewey Warner Jr. (LLB 55), of Meridian, Sept. 16, 2023

William Hull Davis (BBA 69), of Corinth, Aug. 4, 2023

Jamie Johnston Warren (59), of Little Rock, Ark., July 21, 2023

Jerry Lee DeLaughter (BA 69, JD 78), of Biloxi, Sept. 13, 2023

Bailey Wilkinson (BBA 51), of Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2023

James Hicks Delgadillo (BS 68), of Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 8, 2023

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Alumni News Juanita Gong Dong (BSPh 60), of Brookhaven, Ga., July 14, 2023

Susan McBroom Roberson (BS 68), of Batesville, Aug. 23, 2023

Margaret Dooley Bell Fava (BSC 61), of Charleston, S.C., July 1, 2023

Helen Sandra Dabbs Rogers (BSC 62), of Brandon, Sept. 17, 2023

Fern Jones Fillingim (BSC 65), of Jackson, Aug. 22, 2023

Mary Jean Stroud Sherlock (BA 65), of New Orleans, La., Sept. 10, 2023

Frances Sandra Burdison Gustafson (BA 68, JD 71), of Atlanta, Ga., July 14, 2023

Jewell George Smith Jr. (BS 62, MD 65), of Jackson, July 26, 2023

Henderson Strain Hall Jr. (BBA 69, JD 72), of Jackson, July 18, 2023 Bonnie Hawkins Hill (MEd 64), of Parks, Ark., July 30, 2023 Thomas Geoffrey Hodgson (65), of Magnolia, July 21, 2023 David Earl Hood (BSPh 69), of Long Beach, Aug. 14, 2023 Oliver Houston Hopkins Jr. (BAEd 67), of Quitman, June 29, 2023 Reuben Kidd Houston Jr. (LLB 64), of Bay Springs, Sept. 12, 2023 Charles Loranzie Jeter (BSHPE 68), of New Albany, July 2, 2023 Martha Carole Houston Jones (MEd 63), of Clinton, July 19, 2023 Linda Stephens Jordan (BAEd 62), of Madison, Sept. 5, 2023 Susan Cadle King (BAEd 62, BA 63), of Savannah, Ga., Sept. 2, 2023 Patricia Peterson Lawson (BA 61), of Fort Pierce, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023 Henry Leander Lewis III (MD 63), of Liberty, Sept. 1, 2023

Ralph Allon Smith Sr. (BSHPE 62), of McComb, Aug. 23, 2023 Fred Wilson Spain Jr. (BBA 69), of Cleveland, July 25, 2023 Ronald Coleman Stewart (MCS 67), of Hickory Valley, Tenn., July 19, 2023 Thomas Martin Swatloski (MCS 63), of New Iberia, La., July 8, 2023 Merrilyn Rea Thomson (BAEd 64), of Pass Christian, Aug. 26, 2023 Eddie Eugene Truett (MEd 63), of Memphis, Tenn., July 22, 2023 Amy Reagan Vinson (BAEd 69), of Troy, Ala., Aug. 25, 2023 William Henry Wardlaw (BBA 64), of Jackson, July 18, 2023 Charles Jerome Weeks (BBA 62, JD 69), of Brandon, Sept. 13, 2023 Charles Otho Williams (MD 66), of Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 3, 2023 Keturah Butler Williams (BBA 64), of Madison, Aug. 19, 2023 Sara Judy Haughton Williams (BSN 68), of Grenada, July 5, 2023 Seth Ward Williams Jr. (66), of Lafayette, La., Aug. 3, 2023

George Henry Maginnis (MEd 64, EdD 68), of Cornersville, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2023

Leon Firman Wood Jr. (68), of Lawrence Township, N.J., July 22, 2023

Jackie Doyle McCormick (BSPh 61), of Old Hickory, Tenn., May 28, 2023

James Vance Wright (BBA 68), of Rome, Ga., July 2, 2023

William Thomas McGlathery III (BBA 65), of Jackson, Sept. 16, 2023

Robert Ware Yelverton (BA 63, MD 67, BS 67), of Tampa, Fla., July 9, 2023

Prentiss Cortez McLaurin Jr. (BA 63, MA 65), of Starkville, Aug. 22, 2023 Edwin Samuel Melsheimer Jr. (BBA 69), of Neotsu, Ore., Aug. 12, 2023

1970s

Floyd Erastus Moore Jr. (BBA 65), of Corinth, July 28, 2023

Donna High Adams (79), of Columbus, Sept. 10, 2023

George MacFaddyen Moore Jr. (BPA 66), of Michigan City, July 30, 2023

Coolidge Ball (BRL 75), of Oxford, Aug. 29, 2023

Ronald Bruce Newell (BA 68, MD 72), of Greenwood, Aug. 9, 2023

Thomas Jefferson Bogue III (MS 77), of Sikeston, Mo., Sept. 5, 2023

George Anthony Omas (BA 64), of Alexandria, Va., June 23, 2023

Michael Ted Boler (BSPh 78, MD 82), of Greenwood, Aug. 23, 2023

Sherman Parrish (PhD 65), of Monroe, N.C., Aug. 6, 2023

Hank Burdine (70), of Chatham, Aug. 28, 2023

James Alton Peden Jr. (BA 66, JD 70), of Ridgeland, Aug. 23, 2023

George Wayne Butler (BSHPE 70), of Ripley, Sept. 7, 2023

David Lowe Pitts (BSPh 60), of Chestertown, Md., July 12, 2023

Michael Wright Carr (BBA 76), of Defuniak Springs, Fla., Aug. 13, 2023

James Frederick Robbins (BBA 66), of Pontotoc, July 6, 2023

Robert Mitchell Carter (BBA 71, JD 73), of New Albany, Aug. 12, 2023

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Alumni News Barbara Jones Chitwood (75), of Franklinton, La., July 26, 2023

Robert James McCarty (BA 74, MA 82), of Bernville, Pa., July 20, 2023

Jeptha Clark Clemens (BM 72, JD 77), of Oxford, June 30, 2023

Jerry McCay (71), of Tupelo, July 8, 2023

John Carlton Dawson Jr. (BPA 78, JD 89), of Gulfport, July 8, 2023

Jimmy Lynn Miller (BA 70, JD 72), of Marks, Sept. 10, 2023

John Harbin Franklin (70), of Union, Aug. 1, 2023

Landreth Mitchell (BPA 76, MPA 78), of Memphis, Tenn., June 30, 2023

Richard Lynn Garrett (BBA 71), of Oxford, Aug. 8, 2023

Teresa Ann Neaves (MA 73), of Saltillo, Aug. 26, 2023

Claire Luebke Gregory (BBA 73), of Okolona, July 11, 2023

Samuel Joe Pierce (BBA 71), of Columbia, June 25, 2023

Lynn Cantrell Guerrant (BSN 75), of Durham, N.C., Sept. 1, 2023

Pete Wendell Price (BBA 79), of Little Rock, Ark., May 10, 2023

Daniel Leguin Hamilton (BBA 78), of Pascagoula, Aug. 14, 2023

Mary Jo Spence Roberts (72), of Houston, Texas, July 15, 2023

Maynard Alex Harrell Jr. (JD 72), of Plymouth, N.C., May 25, 2023

Frances Simmons Robertson (72), of Oxford, Sept. 15, 2023

Elma Kate Edmondson Havens (MEd 70), of Oxford, July 7, 2023

Ernest William Rucker Jr. (BSPh 70), of Oxford, Aug. 31, 2023

Anita Ledlow Hunt (BAEd 76), of Laurel, July 4, 2023 Rebecca Ashmore Jackson (MLS 71), of Carrollton, Sept. 13, 2023

John Euall Schwartz III (BSPh 70), of Hattiesburg, July 27, 2023

Susan Boyles Johnson (BA 70), of Hurst, Texas, Sept. 3, 2023

Joseph Sentef Jr. (BA 78, MD 82), of Signal Mountain, Tenn., Aug. 25, 2023

Wilborn Delane Johnson Jr. (BBA 78), of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Aug. 1, 2023

Margaret Loomis Smyth (BAEd 72), of Katy, Texas, July 3, 2023

Lisa Mabry Jones (75), of Savannah, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2023

James Charles Snare Sr. (MCS 70), of Fountain, Colo., Sept. 2, 2023

Hollis Taylor Landrum (MLS 77, MLS 82), of Newnan, Ga., Aug. 29, 2023

Charles Leonard Sullivan (70), of Perkinston, Sept. 2, 2023

Elizabeth Heaton Maness (BAEd 71), of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., Sept.

16, 2023

Carolyn Collums Thomas (BSChE 73), of The Woodlands, Texas, Aug. 3, 2023

Frank P. Marascalco (BA 72, BSPh 72), of Grenada, Aug. 11, 2023

Anthony Reade Walsh (BPA 77), of Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 14, 2023

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Rebecca Rye Cobb (BAEd 90), of Iuka, July 13, 2023

Carolyn Wilkinson Webb (BAEd 70), of Sumner, July 26, 2023

Sherry Jean Epps Collins (BS 93), of Clarksdale, Aug. 9, 2023

Lora Kay Arnold Wedgeworth (BA 71), of Fortville, Ind., July 8, 2023

Eula Chapman Duncan (BAEd 91), of Senatobia, July 2, 2023

Salina McCulley Widen (BAEd 74), of Meridian, July 18, 2023

Elizabeth Hogue Marsh (BAEd 92, MEd 94, JD 01), of Madison, July 18, 2023

1980s

Joseph Edwards Miler (BA 92), of Metairie, La., July 1, 2023

Jay Alan Bailey (BBA 82), of New Albany, Sept. 8, 2023

Christopher Wayne Mogridge (BBA 94), of Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept.

4, 2023

Joseph Thomas Bowen (BS 80), of Oxford, July 14, 2023

Michael Wayne Montesi (MD 98), of Cleveland, Sept. 16, 2023

Robert Conner Burnham (83), of Clarksdale, Aug. 19, 2023

Randy Matthew Stark (BBA 90), of Hernando, Aug. 25, 2023

Timothy Leigh Cole (MD 85), of Hattiesburg, July 15, 2023 Patricia Spear Cooper (MEd 88, SpecEd 91), of Corinth, July 10, 2023

2000s

John Cleveland Davis (BSPh 80), of Booneville, Aug. 25, 2023

Elihue Burt (BAPRM 09), of Oxford, July 28, 2023

Robert James Fleming (PhD 82), of Marquette, Mich., Aug. 12, 2023

Justin Ryan Gann (BBA 08), of Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2023

Elsie Foster Hatfield (BA 87, MS 89), of Booneville, Aug. 5, 2023

Candace Yolonda Holland (BSES 01), of Holly Springs, Aug. 11, 2023

Mary Elizabeth Clark Hill (MEd 89), of Ripley, Aug. 25, 2023

Francis Kirk Johnson IV (BBA 03), of Dallas, Texas, June 11, 2023

Eugene O’Neal Hoover Jr. (BSPh 85), of Franklin, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2023

Steve Leon Jones Jr. (BBA 00), of Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 14, 2023

Mattie Rockette Houston (BAEd 84), of Chesapeake, Va., Aug. 3, 2023

Duffy Arthur Morf (PhD 00), of Oxford, July 29, 2023

Joann Ventresca Iacaboni (BS 80), of Jackson, July 10, 2023

Stephen Wayne Pigott II (07), of Tylertown, July 7, 2023

Linda Shope Johnson (BA 83), of Booneville, July 28, 2023

Martin Triplett Richardson (BBA 09), of Oxford, Sept. 15, 2023

Earnestine Cooper McCain (MEd 81), of Batesville, July 19, 2023 Isaac Alton Newton III (BA 82), of Oxford, Aug. 23, 2023

2010s

Gary Wayne Nicholson (85), of Newport, Ark., July 29, 2023

Latoya Brown (BSW 13, MSW 14), of Tupelo, Sept. 11, 2023

William Daniel Stephens (BA 80, MD 84), of Brandon, July 17, 2023

Eugene Carlson Eiland (MD 11), of Brentwood, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2023

Verda Perry Taylor (BA 81, MS 85, MS 89), of Sardis, July 3, 2023

Jon Wesley Hardwick (BBA 11), of Oxford, Aug. 5, 2023

Leslie Thompson-Truitt (BPA 84), of Brandon, Aug. 8, 2023

Matthew Campbell Murphy (BBA 15), of Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 10, 2023

James Ervis Wallace Jr. (BSME 81), of Lake Charles, La., Aug. 22, 2023

Deanna Lynn Owens Houston (BSW 10), of Fulton, Aug. 15, 2023

James Edward Yelverton Jr. (DMD 83), of Decatur, Aug. 11, 2023

Charles Kendall Weston (10), of Tupelo, July 12, 2023

1990s

2020s

Daniel Dale Bennett (MAccy 96), of Hannibal, Mo., Aug. 19, 2023

Catherine High Stegall (BUS 23), of Tupelo, July 27, 2023

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Alumni News FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS

Arthur Royce Linton, of Oxford, July 30, 2023

Barbara Mitchell Appleton, of Oxford, Aug. 9, 2023

Debbie Loden, of Plantersville, May 19, 2023

Harry DeWitt Bahm Jr., of Biloxi, July 11, 2023

Joyce McCain, of Oxford, Aug. 24, 2023

Arthur Eugene Bowles, of Batesville, July 25, 2023

Thomas Edward Patrick, of Batesville, Aug. 12, 2023

Ida Lou Nelson Cavett, of Jackson, July 17, 2023

Victor Claud Plohetski, of Tylertown, July 11, 2023

Jerry Wayne Chambliss, of Southaven, Aug. 11, 2023

David Files Riemann, of Gulfport, Aug. 5, 2023

Howard Posey Crump, of Saltillo, Aug. 27, 2023

Ajit Jaichand Sadana, of Olive Branch, Aug. 31, 2023

Willie E. Dennis, of Abbeville, Aug. 21, 2023

Mary Lou Gaddy Smith, of Jackson, July 28, 2023

Stan Easton, of Jacksonville, Ala., July 10, 2023

William Fletcher Stroud III, of Pineville, La., July 20, 2023

Robert Franklin Ellis Sr., of Tupelo, Aug. 21, 2023

Carolyn Hall Walker, of Louisville, Ky., July 25, 2023

Charles Foster Haywood, of Lexington, Ky., Aug. 13, 2023

James Bruce Whitehead, of Meridian, July 25, 2023

Clorine Brown Ivy, of Oxford, July 13, 2023

Joyce White Williford, of Madison, July 16, 2023

Devon Jones, of Oxford, July 7, 2023

Marie Squires Wood, of Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 11, 2023

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Outstanding Young Alumni NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 40 UNDER 40 AWARDS

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its annual 40 Under 40 Awards.

Year after year, the University of Mississippi graduates some of the most influential young leaders in a broad range of industries. They forge partnerships, solve problems, blaze trails and serve their communities wherever they may be. The Ole Miss Alumni Association 40 Under 40 awards program spotlights alumni across a variety of vocations for having made a significant impact in business, research, leadership, public service and/or philanthropic endeavors.

“Our young alumni are doing remarkable work in their fields, and many have amazing success stories,” says Sunny Brown (BSFCS 09, MA 11), OMAA assistant director and 40 Under 40 coordinator. “We are thrilled to be able to recognize and celebrate some of these outstanding young alumni.”

To be eligible, nominees must be an active member of the

Alumni Association, have made a significant impact on their industry or field, have civic or professional achievements, aspire to uphold the core values of the University of Mississippi Creed, have earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi and must demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a lifelong relationship with the university and OMAA. Nominees also must be 39 years of age or younger on Jan. 15, 2024, to be considered.

Nominators should fill out an online form with the nominee’s name and email address only. The nominee will then be asked to complete the application process.

Nominations for the Class of 2024 may be submitted through Dec. 6, 2023. Recipients will be announced in the spring and celebrated with a reception and ceremony.

For more information, visit olemissalumni.com/ 40-under-40.

Due to space limitations, class notes are only published in the Alumni Review from active, dues-paying members of the Ole Miss Alumni Association. To submit a class note, send it to records@olemiss.edu or Alumni Records Dept., Ole Miss Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848. Class notes also may be submitted through the Association’s website at olemissalumni.com. The Association relies on numerous sources for class notes and is unable to verify all notes with individual alumni.

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