The rose, an iconic symbol of the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy, reflects how the scholarship program’s focus on mentoring student leaders is like growing roses. The program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in February 2025, nurtures its scholars so they bloom into caring, ethical leaders. For Mikayla Johnson (BS 19, MD 23)

Women’s Council GLC Program Creates Life-Changing Study-Abroad Experiences Reese Milstead and Makayla Russell, two University of Mississippi juniors, crossed several international borders last summer when they decided to step way outside their comfort zones. As Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholars, Milstead and Russell had the opportunity to study in Florence, Italy. Thanks

Women’s Council Scholar Attends Innovative, Comprehensive Educational Convention in Boston Leaving her small town of Collinsville, Mississippi, Evan Grace Branstetter arrived at the University of Mississippi with uncertain expectations. However, as an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) Scholar, Branstetter quickly discovered that this highly acclaimed scholarship program offered various unexpected opportunities for her

Annual OMWC event hosts JSU students, partners with RCK Lecture Series The PULSE 2024 Leadership Conference is already one of the premier leadership conferences offered to University of Mississippi students. Yet the annual conference enhanced its reputation earlier in the spring semester by welcoming students from Jackson State University. “The 2024 PULSE Conference was a

Taking An Unexpected Road Amyaha Graham finds scholarships, mentor lead to success Fewer than five years after enrolling at the University of Mississippi, Amyaha Graham is earning her second degree: a master’s in accountancy and data analytics. It’s just one of Graham’s many remarkable accomplishments. She’s received two scholarships, graduated summa cum laude with a

Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholar Benefits from Guidance An aspiring broadcast journalist from Jackson, Mississippi, Olivia Quin, an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Scholar, benefits from the guidance of a seasoned marketing and communications professional. Alicia Dean, the marketing promotions and event specialist at Elvis Presley Enterprises/Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, mentors Quin, a University

Global Leadership Circle Funds Scholar’s ‘Experience of a Lifetime’ For about as long as she can remember, Emmie Burgess, an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholar at the University of Mississippi, has dreamed of traveling to Italy, a nation rich in culture that historians have long considered one of the cradles of Western

Congratulations to the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy scholars who graduated in May as members of the University of Mississippi Class of 2023! The members of the Women’s Council celebrated all the senior scholars during our annual graduation brunch held before commencement, along with other OMWC scholars, council members, mentors, and parents.

OMWC Mentors Guide Scholars Through College and More It’s true. Being an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholar provides University of Mississippi students with $40,000, one of the most generous scholarships on campus. But one benefit of being an OMWC scholar that’s impossible to price — mentorship — is perhaps even more valuable.

Millie Eubanks to begin career at Toyota. When Millie Eubanks leaves the Toyota plant in Blue Springs, she smells like oil, grease and metal. “You don’t think of femininity when walking into – or out of – a manufacturing plant,” said Eubanks, who graduates in May from the University of Mississippi. “But there is something