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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi will name a dormitory after a Jackson lawyer and his wife.
Ole Miss will name what is now called the Ridge North residence hall for Scarlotte and Crymes Pittman, who have previously given $5.6 million to the school. The couple recently agreed to give $1 million that will be split between academics and athletics.
The College Board approved the naming last month.
Previous gifts include $1 million to found the Ole Miss freshman seminar program and $1.4 million to athletic programs.
Crymes Pittman, a former alumni association president and foundation board member, co-chaired the campaign to raise money for the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. The 1999 law alumnus of the year, he endowed a scholarship in his firm's name at the law school.
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