Welcome!
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College attracts a diverse body of high-performing students to the University of Mississippi and provides them a vibrant center of academic excellence to help them become outstanding in their fields and engaged citizens of their communities and the world. Established in 1997 through a gift from alumni Jim and Sally Barksdale, the Honors College merges intellectual rigor with public service. It offers an education similar to that at prestigious private liberal-arts schools and universities, but at a far lower cost. Small, discussion-based classes, dedicated faculty, and a nurturing staff enable honors students to experience intellectual as well as personal growth.
News & Events
Fall 2011 SMBHC Application
The application to the SMBHC for Fall 2011 becomes available on September 1, 2010. Remember to first apply to Ole Miss.
Ralph Eubanks Talks to Honors 101 Classes
Mr. W. Ralph Eubanks spoke last Wednesday, August 25 at the Ford Center and later met with Honors 101 students to discuss his book, The House at the End of the Road. Click here to see some more pictures from his talk.
SMBHC Scholarship Recipients
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College would like to recognize and congratulate the 2010 Honors College scholarship recipients. This year’s scholars hail from Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Wisconsin, Illinois and Canada. This group of students boasts an average ACT score of 32.4, an average GPA of 3.96 and seven National Merit Finalists. Read more about the scholarship recipients here.
McDonnell Barksdale Honors Scholarship Recipients
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Barnes, Murrah High School–Jackson
Katrina Marie Briscoe, Lafayette High School-Oxford
Morgan Elizabeth Davis, Saint Andrews Episcopal School-Jackson
Ashli Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Sacred Heart Catholic School-Hattiesburg
Nathan Daniel Ford, Starkville High School-Starkville
Mary Morgan Gladney, Southern Baptist Educational Center-Olive Branch
Austin Edward Lavinghouse, Ocean Springs High School-Ocean Springs
Hadley Jo Pearson, Olive Branch High School-Nesbit
Charles Thomas Pritchard, Saint Stanislaus Preparatory School-Pass Christian
James Landin Smith, Madison Central High School-Madison
Samra Blake Ward, Meridian High School-Meridian
Yi Wei, Mississippi School of Math & Science-Starkville
Mallory Beatrice White, Northeast Jones High School-Sandersville
Donald S. Pichitino Scholarship Recipients
Cipriano Louis Apicelli, Indian Trail Academy-Kenosha, WI
Byron Charles Head, Martin Luther King Magnet High School–Nashville, TN
Alaina Brooke King, Mississippi School of Math & Science-Corinth
Rachel Lisbeth Saliba, Houston Academy-Dothan, AL
Kevin Gordon Scott, Crystal Lake High School–Crystal Lake, IL
Cara Madeleine Thorne, Woburn Collegiate School-Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Harold Parker Memorial Scholarship
Stacy Nicole Wolff, Bartlett High School-Memphis, TN
Sarah Price Wright, Holy Spirit High School-Tuscaloosa, AL
SMBHC Wireless
The SMBHC secures its wireless! Please see Jermaine or Shelley for information on how to log in with your PC or Mac via the Virtual Private Network (VPN). For online printable instructions, click on your operating system: Mac OSX, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
Freshman Retreat Pictures
Click here to see some pictures from the Freshman Retreat.
Congratulations Christina!
Christina Bonnington, a SMBHC alumna, was the first in Mississippi to be honored as a national Tau Beta Pi laureate. Tau Beta Pi is the world's largest engineering honor society, and there are only 5 awards given a year. To read more about her award, click here. Congratulations Christina!
Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Honors Fellowship Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the 24 students who have received Honors Fellowships to study abroad during the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 school year. To date, $67,500 has been awarded to students in the up-coming school year. For a list of recipients and where they are going, click here.