Mentors shaped Stamps Scholar Jaylin Jones for success. For Lucedale native and University of Mississippi senior Jaylin Jones, winning the Trepp Innovation Challenge and receiving a $10,000 grant to further his research was the culmination of support he received from faculty, fellow students and his family during his academic career. “Going to college and being […]
A Journey of Discovery
Ashley Wingo goes from stopping fights to staging them. When Ashley Wingo announced that she’d decided to pivot from a possible career in law enforcement to pursuing acting, friends and family were understandably surprised. “The looks I got were quite hilarious,” Wingo said. “But when I made the decision to do theater, I just never […]
Pursuit of Service
Allyson Hopper concentrates on community and effecting change. Allyson Hopper, the University of Mississippi’s Rebelette captain and Miss University, is devoted to serving her community. A political science major with an emphasis in law and courts, she aims to attend a law school with a criminal justice program. “I chose the law and courts emphasis […]
Putting Her Stamp on Ole Miss
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 […]
She looked into her heart and saw a doctor’s life there
It was years before Ruhi Randhawa learned the truth about her heart – and herself. As for her heart, it had a hole in it when she was born. Or so she thought. As for herself, she wasn’t smart enough to become a doctor. Or so she thought. Before she was two, surgery conquered her […]
The Definition of Determination
Heidi Myers wills her way through a semester with cancer. Heidi Myers took 15 hours of classes plus a lab during the spring semester of her sophomore year at the University of Mississippi. No big deal, right? The impressive part is she did it while undergoing chemotherapy, and she ended up with all As. The […]
