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Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts
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After more than 20 years and thousands of memorable events, your support of the Ford Center today ensures that our University of Mississippi community continues to enjoy this vibrant home for arts and culture for many years to come.  

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$15,000
Madison Charitable Foundation Challenge for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
The Madison Charitable Foundation is challenging 40 people to make a gift to support the extraordinary Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. In return, the Madison Charitable Foundation will make a gift of $15,000! Make your gift now to help us unlock these critical resources!
40 Donor Goal
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Realtree Early Bird Special!
The academic unit or school that secures the most gifts between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 8 will earn an additional $1,000, thanks to the generosity of Bill ( BBA 1973) and Shannon Jordan, and their son Tyler Jordan (BS 2016), founders of Realtree in Columbus, Georgia. Make a gift now and help your favorite area of campus benefit from these funds!
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$500
The Davis Family Challenge for the Youth Music Theatre Workshop
Nikki (BA 2004, MA 2007), Stuart (JD 2009) and Lucy Davis (Class of 2038) of Oxford believe in the value of performing arts education at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. When 10 people make a gift to the Mary Lewis Poole Youth Music Theatre Workshop Scholarship Fund, they will invest $500.
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Participating Groups
College of Liberal Arts Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement Enrollment Management Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts Graduate School Ole Miss Alumni Association Ole Miss First Outreach & Continuing Education Patterson School of Accountancy Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College School of Applied Sciences School of Business Administration School of Education School of Engineering School of Journalism and New Media School of Law School of Pharmacy Student Affairs The Ole Miss Fund The Ole Miss Women's Council University Libraries University Museum and Historic Houses
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