Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to Millsaps College and other organizations.
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Following Fentress Boone Waits' death in 2019, Jim Waits made a planned gift in December 2020 to establish the Waits Scholars program, an initiative in his and Fentress' name to...
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From the moment the two chemistry majors first met at Millsaps, Bill and
Angela Neely (C' 87 & 89) each had a hunch. They thought...
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In the final chapter of his memoir "Chasing the Dream," Bill Lindsey writes
"I was clueless. I had no academic expectations other than to graduate...
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Helen Rogers (C '42) held many fond memories of her time at Millsaps,
including meeting and falling in love with her late...
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William Kemp considered his time at Millsaps the most important four years of his life.
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Bud Robinson's involvement at Millsaps College began when the CEO of
Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Herman Hines, then Treasurer
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Dr. Richard Blount, a longtime Jackson ophthalmologist, credits Millsaps College with changing the course of his life.
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I have only lately begun to appreciate how generous my parents were in allowing me to freely choose where to attend college.
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In 1955, Howard and Joanne Cheek graduated from Millsaps College with a B.S. in physics and a B.A. in English, respectively.
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The Millsaps narrative is full of stories from alumni who took the school motto Ad Excellentiam and applied it to their post-graduation lives.
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Vic Shaw, Class of 1962, holds fond memories of his time at Millsaps, especially his time in the Millsaps Singers choral group.
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Larry Hawkins credits Millsaps College's size and well-rounded offerings for the deep enjoyment he found as a student. "My experience at Millsaps was a complete experience"...
