Mississippi Business Journal » mathematics http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Math and science school looking for private donors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/math-and-science-school-looking-for-private-donors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=math-and-science-school-looking-for-private-donors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/math-and-science-school-looking-for-private-donors/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:05:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63191 COLUMBUS — As Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science celebrates its 25th year, it’s also facing a common problem among schools — escalating costs, a decrease in state appropriations and an ever-increasing need for public support. In recent years, they’ve come to rely more heavily upon the financial backing of the MSMS Foundation and private [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/math-and-science-school-looking-for-private-donors/feed/ 1 Strahan gives largest-ever gift to DSU http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/10/12/strahan-gives-largest-ever-gift-to-dsu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strahan-gives-largest-ever-gift-to-dsu http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/10/12/strahan-gives-largest-ever-gift-to-dsu/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:37:47 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=13523 CLEVELAND — Chair and professor emeritus of mathematics at Delta State University (DSU) Dr. Rose Strahan has made the largest planned gift of any employee of the university. Strahan’s gift covers the annual premium of a $750,000 life insurance policy. Alumni Foundation executive director Keith Fulcher, said, “Her gift to the math department will one [...]

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