University of Mississippi

Lily Kruse, of Caseyville, Illinois, received the Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship, which will provide $10,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. She is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Chloe Clement, of Water Valley, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Clement is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Harsika Dillibabu, of Madison, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Dillibabu is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Ellie Dowdy, of Dexter, Missouri, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Dowdy is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Shayne Carson, of Biloxi, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Carson is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Edward Wilson Jr., of Jackson, received the Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship, which will provide $6,250 annually toward his education at the University of Mississippi. Wilson is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Sydney Stepp, of Loretto, Tennessee, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Stepp is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Kyla Rudd, of Batesville, received the McDonnell-Barksdale Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Rudd is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Abby Toups, of New Orleans, received the Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship, which will provide $8,000 annually toward her education at the University of Mississippi. Toups is one of 18 incoming freshmen accepted into UM's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College who are the recipients of some of the most bountiful scholarships at the university.

Tre'on Dozier, of LaGrange, Georgia, a student in the University of Mississippi School of Law, was selected as a 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Foundation fellow. The foundation's national fellowship program partners with 38 law schools across the country to provide grants and enable law students to work in unpaid public interest summer law positions.

Sabrina Milos, of Oxford, a student in the University of Mississippi School of Law, was selected as a 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Foundation fellow. The foundation's national fellowship program partners with 38 law schools across the country to provide grants and enable law students to work in unpaid public interest summer law positions.

University of Mississippi alumna Margaret Walker of Suwanee, Georgia, received a fellowship worth $8,500 from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Walker is one of 62 recipients nationwide to receive the fellowship. Walker received a dual bachelor's degree in public policy leadership and integrated marketing communications from UM in May. As a Phi Kappa Phi fellow, Walker will pursue a Juris Doctor at the University of Virginia School of Law.

University of Mississippi student Destinee Manning has been selected for the Robert L. Smith, M.D. Scholars Program as part of the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, or UMMC-GTEC, in Jackson. Manning, as well as UM students Joanne Canedo and Christine Hamadani, will participate in the two-year program, which provides intensive research training and mentoring experience through various learning and networking opportunities.

University of Mississippi student Christine Hamadani has been selected for the Robert L. Smith, M.D. Scholars Program as part of the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, or UMMC-GTEC, in Jackson. Hamadani, as well as UM students Joanne Canedo and Destinee Manning, will participate in the two-year program, which provides intensive research training and mentoring experience through various learning and networking opportunities.

University of Mississippi student Joanne Canedo has been selected for the Robert L. Smith, M.D. Scholars Program as part of the Jackson Heart Study Graduate Training and Education Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, or UMMC-GTEC, in Jackson. Canedo, as well as UM students Christine Hamadani and Destinee Manning, will participate in the two-year program, which provides intensive research training and mentoring experience through various learning and networking opportunities.

Eliza Peters, a member of the Nu Beta Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi at the University of Mississippi, who graduated from the university with bachelor's degrees in rhetoric and journalism in May, was honored with a prestigious award at the 52nd International Convention of the fraternity held June 21-25 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. The Mary Louise Roller Award honors one collegiate member who has provided outstanding service and leadership to her local Panhellenic, campus and community.

Two degrees over six years prepares Orianna Shaw for her next race.

Most seniors at the University of Mississippi get hugs and congratulations when they cross the graduation stage. Keunte Hill, of Oxford, got a hallway full of cheering, smiling faces. Hill, a university studies major at Ole Miss and full-time father and husband, has for the last year also been mentor, inspiration and a listening ear to students at Lafayette Upper Elementary School, where he works as a custodian. On May 10, those students lined the hallways to cheer and congratulate him on earning his bachelor's degree with an emphasis in marketing.

Tishira Atkins is the ultimate team leader. The Tupelo native learned this skill in the Mississippi National Guard and used it throughout her time as a student at the University of Mississippi. Atkins, who graduated in May with a degree in general engineering, joined the military during high school in 2017 and remains active. She became an air traffic controller and credits the experience with giving her important life lessons that helped her get through college.

When Sandip Rai made a list of possible graduate schools, his factors included location, program courses, community and eligibility. After a Zoom meeting with staff at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Rai felt the support and hospitality win him over. "Additionally, the courses offered were unique compared to other programs I had applied to, which were more focused on technical aspects of filmmaking," Rai said. "The M.F.A. in Documentary Expression was a program that I had never seen offered by other universities."

California native and first-generation college student Miguel Zamora coasted his way through undergraduate studies at California State University at San Bernadino, earning a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and a concentration in allied health. He landed a job as a lifeguard at a local water park, but Zamora's love for the water led him to enroll in graduate school at the University of Mississippi, where he received a full tuition stipend and a job at the Turner Center's natatorium. "Originally, I came to campus recreation under aquatics, then I took some time to define what I wanted to do within higher education," he said.

Ask Andy Flores how his life has changed since he enrolled as a freshman at the University of Mississippi and he will answer, "a lot." From his modest beginnings in Ocean Springs, the public policy leadership and philosophy major has emerged one of the most accomplished graduating seniors in the Class of 2023. Among the achievements and honors Flores is most proud of is being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar in 2022.

Jori Isenhower earns diploma 20 years after graduating from high school.

Doctoral graduate Imdadul Khan contributes to discoveries and new knowledge.

Rabria Moore receives prestigious internships, accolades.

Emmaline Schild reflects on opportunities created by leadership endowment.

Raegan Gourley's path in special education shaped by powerful experiences and education.

Ashley Wingo goes from stopping fights to staging them.

Heidi Myers wills her way through a semester with cancer.

Abdullah Alqahtani plans to use his Ole Miss education to better society in Saudi Arabia.