Friends of the Museum

Friends of the Museum Board Members

Julia Thornton
President

Billy Chadwick
Vice President

Ygondine Creasy
Treasurer

Dorothy Laurenzo
Secretary

Robert Hollingsworth
Member At-Large

Tom Howorth
Member At-Large

Ann Brock

Wil Cook

Earl Dismuke

Jack Garner

Melissa Hall

Lloyd Hewitt

Ellen Leake

Kent Magee

Marianne Parks

Greg Patton

Jodi Skipper

Afton Thomas

The Friends of the Museum supports the activities and acquisitions of the University Museum and Historic Houses through advocacy, fundraising, and special programming.

RECENT FRIENDS’ ACTIVITIES:

Special Events

Harvest Supper
Launch of The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston catalog
Meditations on the Landscape in Art and Literature symposium
Buie Bacchanalia

Acquisitions

Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America (1987) by Bill Dunlap, in conjunction with the Mississippi Arts Commission*
*The project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, through the Avery B. Dille, Jr. Fund for Art Acquisition, in memory of Mr. Avery B. Dille, Sr., Mrs. Katherine T. Dille, and Mr. Avery B. Dille, Jr.

Exhibition Support

Meditations on the Landscape in Art and Literature exhibition
The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston traveling exhibit
Audio, video, and technology upgrades in gallery spaces
The Other Sun | Jacob Hashimoto

Educational Programming