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$ 1,789,557 raised 3,293 gifts
School of Applied Sciences has raised $ 42,879 from 453 gifts!
School of Applied Sciences
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Your support for the School of Applied Sciences fuels something extraordinary. When you invest in our students, faculty and facilities, you are funding more than an education. You unleash the next generation of workforce-ready leaders who will transform lives and communities across Mississippi and beyond. Team SAS is ready to reach its fullest potential, and donors like you make that possible.

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Top Department by Donors!
See which department has earned the most donors on Giving Day 2026.
Rank Department Donors
1 School of Applied Sciences 395
2 School of Education 359
3 Student Affairs 297
4 School of Law 228
5 School of Business Administration 201
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$7,500
Challenge for Communication Sciences and Disorders Student Travel Fund
An anonymous donor who is an alumna of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program wants to help provide travel expenses for students currently enrolled in the CSD program in the School of Applied Sciences. Students must travel to conferences to receive awards and often must pay for their own expenses. We want everyone who is doing great work at the University to be recognized and be able to network with their peers. Please join this generous alumna and give to support students. When 20 people make a gift to this fund, $7,500 will be unlocked!
20 / 20 Donors
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$2,000
Challenge for Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
Support Criminal Justice & Legal Studies students as they prepare for careers that strengthen communities and advance justice. Giving Day gifts help provide student support and professional development opportunities. Dr. Kimberly Kaiser is challenging the community to come together for our students. For every 10 gifts, she will contribute $500, up to $2,000. Join the challenge and help unlock the full impact of Dr. Kaiser's gift for CJLS!
40 / 40 Gifts
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$500
Public Health Advisory Board Challenge
The Public Health Advisory Board in the School of Applied Sciences wants your support on Giving Day! Through research and education, the Department of Public Health creates the leaders of tomorrow in epidemiology, community health and health policy. Board members will give $500 when 25 gifts are made to the department. Please give today!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$250
Challenge for the Department of Social Work
An anonymous donor wants to encourage support for the Department of Social Work and is challenging you to join them by making a gift! With programs for undergraduate, master's and doctoral students, the Department of Social Work helps students prepare for careers making a difference and promoting human dignity and social justice. When 10 gifts are made to the department, the donor's $250 gift will be added to the total. Make a gift now!
10 / 10 Gifts
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Realtree Early Bird Special
The campus cause that secures the most gifts between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 14 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! The Jordans have provided this Early Bird Special for several years now -- it's a Giving Day tradition!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 University Libraries 94
2 School of Applied Sciences 68
3 School of Education 60
4 School of Business Administration 30
5 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 25
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Afternoon Leaderboard Challenge
The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on April 14 will earn an additional $2,000, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Make a gift now and help your favorite area of campus claim these funds.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1 School of Law 64
2 School of Applied Sciences 53
3 School of Education 44
4 College of Liberal Arts 22
5 Student Affairs 17
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Leigh Anne and Sean's Buzzer Beater Challenge!
It’s the final countdown! Leigh Anne (BS 1982) and Sean Tuohy (BBA 1985) of Memphis, Tennessee, are challenging Rebel Nation to finish Giving Day strong. The academic department or school that secures the most gifts between 3 p.m. and 5:48 p.m. on April 15 will earn an additional $5,000, thanks to the generosity of the Tuohy family. Act now by making a gift and helping your favorite area of campus benefit from these funds.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $5,000 School of Law 128
2 School of Applied Sciences 98
3 Student Affairs 85
4 School of Education 72
5 School of Journalism and New Media 68
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2
Match
Korah Pounds Omega Defense Scholarship Challenge
Korah Pounds (BA 2004) of Waxahachie, Texas, knows the importance of financial assistance for students. The Korah Pounds Omega Defense Scholarship supports students seeking a degree in criminal justice. He's matching all gifts to this scholarship fund, dollar for dollar, up to $250. Act now to double the impact of your gift!
$250 MATCHED
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$250
Carnesha Nelson Memorial Scholarship Challenge
The Carnesha Nelson Memorial Scholarship in the School of Applied Sciences pays tribute to the ambition and dreams of a young woman whose life was tragically cut short during her sophomore year at Ole Miss in 2004. Ole Miss alumni and friends from her hometown of Moss Point, Mississippi, have worked tirelessly on a campaign to honor her with this scholarship for criminal justice students. Maura Langhart (BSES 2014, MBA 2015) and Angela Atkins of Ole Miss Annual Giving want you to support this scholarship! When 10 gifts are made, they will give $250. Give now!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Veazey Challenge for Athletic Training and Exercise Science
Bett Veazey (BSPHE 1975) of West Memphis, Arkansas, supports our Athletic Training graduate students. She is giving up to $10,000 to support travel funds for master's students to attend educational conferences and present their research. For every 10 gifts made to any cause in the Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, $2,000 of Bett's gift will be unlocked. Make your gift now to make a bigger impact and support our students!
Completed
$2,500
Challenge for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
Strong Travel Services, certified luxury travel consultants in Dallas, Texas, supports Ole Miss Nutrition and Hospitality Management students. They are challenging 20 donors to make a gift of any size to provide ongoing support for our students and the facilities where they learn. Once 20 donors give to the Strong Travel Services Endowment for Nutrition and Hospitality Management, $2,500 in support will be unlocked to further enhance their experiences. Every gift helps grow the impact.
20 / 20 Donors
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Dean Czech's Applied Sciences Leaderboard Challenge
School of Applied Sciences Dean Daniel Czech is challenging the school to battle it out on Giving Day to win the most donors. The fund with the most donors will receive a first-place prize of $1,000! Second place gets a respectable $750 and third place will walk away with $500. Give it all you got, spread the word, and make sure your department fund reaches the top of the board!
Rank Prize Dean Czech's Applied Sciences Leaderboard Challeng Donors
1 $1,000 Social Work 73
2 $750 Nutrition and Hospitality Management 51
3 $500 Criminal Justice and Legal Studies 37
4 Public Health 27
5 Health, Exercise Science & Recreation Management 24
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Funkys Happy Hour Leaderboard Challenge
Show up and raise a toast to your favorite cause on campus by making a gift between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST on April 14! The unit that secures the most gifts during the Happy Hour challenge will receive an additional $500, courtesy of Oxford mainstay, Funkys!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $500 School of Education 17
2 School of Applied Sciences 13
3 Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College 10
4 Student Affairs 8
5 College of Liberal Arts 8
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Chancellor's Leaderboard Challenge
During the Chancellor’s Leaderboard competition from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, schools, academic units and groups compete to attract the largest number of gifts. Emily Boyce and Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce will contribute $2,500 to the winning area, so gifts made during this time can have an even bigger impact!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $2,500 Student Affairs 113
2 School of Business Administration 63
3 School of Applied Sciences 60
4 School of Education 47
5 School of Law 45
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Participating Groups
Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts College of Liberal Arts The Ole Miss Fund Academic Centers & Institutes Enrollment Management 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 Women's Council University Libraries University Museum and Historic Houses
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