Center Ventress Order Members

The Center is pleased to announce the addition of Deborah Monroe of Memphis as a new member to the Ventress Order. Monroe joins nine other Center supporters of the order, a group of donors dedicated to strengthening student and faculty support in Southern Studies.

Monroe, a graduate of Ole Miss, teaches English at Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Her daughter, Sarah (Sally) Busby, recently completed her master’s degree in Southern Studies. Deborah Monroe has divided her Ventress Order gift between the English Department and Southern Studies. Of her decision to join the order, she said, “I wanted to express my gratitude for the education I received at Ole Miss in the late ’60s, and that my daughter received in the ’90s. My husband is an engineer and gives his support to the Woods Order. I felt that it was time for me to support the Liberal Arts.”

Named in honor of James Alexander Ventress, one of the University’s founding fathers, the Ventress Order administers gifts for the benefit of the College of Liberal Arts to ensure its continued success. Donors can designate their gift to a specific department or program. Membership is available in several forms. Corporate memberships are available with a $10,000 pledge, payable either in a lump sum or in installments over a period not to exceed 10 years. Full memberships are available with a $5,000 pledge, payable either in a lump sum or in installments over a period not to exceed 10 years. Finally, Ventress Affiliates may join with a pledge of $1,000, payable in a lump sum or in installments over a period not to exceed four years. Affiliates, who are often recent graduates, may become full members by making an additional pledge of $4,000 payable over a period not to exceed eight years.

The Center seeks to recruit at least a dozen new supporters to its Ventress Order roster in the coming semester and is planning a Fall Phonathon to assist in this effort. For more information, or if you are interested in joining the Ventress Order for Southern Studies, please contact Angelina Altobellis, Advancement Associate for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, at 800-340-9542, or by e-mail at altobell@olemiss.edu.

Angelina Altobellis

Sally Busby (left) and Deborah Monroe

Center Ventress Order Members

Ann J. Abadie

Vasser Bishop

Ebbie (Mrs. William) Hart, in honor of
Juliet Hart
Walton and Gerald W. Walton

Mary Lucia and Don Holloway

Carlette McMullan

Lynn & Holt McMullan

Deborah Monroe

Patricia & Phineas Stephens

Dorothy Lee (Mrs. John) Tatum

Lesley and Joseph Urgo