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Whitman Smith
Director of Orientation and Parent Programs
whitman@olemiss.edu
 Whitman Smith has worked as director of Orientation since July 1997.
Parent Programs was added to his title in 2007, but he has worked with the Ole Miss Parents Association since 1997.
Smith is a 1989 and 1994 graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a
Master of Arts degree in higher education/student personnel.
In August 1990, he began his career with the university as a regional admissions counselor, a position he held until accepting the position in Orientation.
Smith is originally from Oxford and is married to the former Stacey Brown (Winthrop University, 1991),
who is currently enrolled in the Southern studies graduate program at Ole Miss. They have one daughter, Kesler Virginia, Ole Miss class of 2026.
Smith is a fourth-generation student and employee of the university. In his spare time,
he enjoys spending time with his family and reading.
Carolina Orrego
Assistant Director of Enrollment Services for Orientation and Parent Programs
corrego@olemiss.edu
 Carolina Orrego earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology with a minor in Italian from Florida State University in 2003 and her Master of Education in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina in 2009. She is originally from South America but moved to Florida in 2000. During the summer of 2008, she served as the NODA (National Orientation Directors Association) Intern at the University of Mississippi.
Orrego is a member of the National Orientation Directors Association, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Josh Whelan
Parent Development Officer, Office of Development
joshw@umfoundation.com
 Josh Whelan, a University of Mississippi graduate, serves as a development officer in the university's Office of Development. The Greenwood native is responsible for attracting financial support from Ole Miss parents for various campus initiatives.
Whelan earned a bachelor's degree in English and psychology, and a master's degree in higher education from Ole Miss. As a student, Whelan worked for the Ole Miss Alumni Association and the Career Center, and also interned with the development office. His internship there helped him realize his interest in fundraising. Before starting his professional career with Ole Miss, Whelan worked as a mental health specialist at Communicare Community Mental Health Center in Oxford.
Office of Orientation and Parent Programs
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7226
Fax: 662-915-1831
E-mail: orequest@olemiss.edu
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