Friends of the Museum

Friends of the Museum Board Members

Diane Scruggs
President

Julia Thornton
Vice President

Medora Justus
Treasurer

Allyson Best
Secretary

Lloyd Hewitt
Member At-Large

John Hardy
Past President

Billy Chadwick

Ygondine Creasy

Earl Dismuke

Susan Flowers

Jack Garner

Robert Hollingsworth

Tom Howorth

Kent Magee

Greg Patton

Jodi Skipper

Afton Thomas

Brenda Jones West

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

Educational Programming