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Knight, Mary Stanton

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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 10-19-2019 Cofield Remembered with Scholarship Mary Stanton Knight Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Knight, Mary Stanton, "Cofield Remembered with Scholarship" (2019). University of Mississippi News. 1063. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/1063 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchFriends and Kappa Alpha fraternity brothers of the late Glenn Cofield have created a scholarship fund at theUniversity of Mississippi to pay tribute to his life. They include Tim Phillips (left), William Douglas, O’KeefeGraham, KA president Taylor Anderson, Cal Mayo and Andy Phillips. Photo by Bill Dabney/UM FoundationGlenn CofieldCofield Remembered with ScholarshipOle Miss family creates fund to remember generous friend, fraternity brotherOCTOBER 19, 2019 BY MARY STANTON KNIGHTOXFORD, Miss. – The late Glenn Cofield, of Memphis, Tennessee, was known for waiting by cashregisters at the grocery store, paying bills for large families and then leaving before anyone could thankhim. He was a community servant who wanted no accolades.“Everyone should know how giving Glenn Cofield was and how much he cared for others,” said O’KeefeGraham, of Oxford, chapter adviser for Kappa Alpha Order at the University of Mississippi.Following Cofield’s murder in June at age 57, members of the KA family and others have established theGlenn Cofield Memorial Scholarship Fund as a tribute to their fraternity brother and friend.Ole Miss alumni and friends are encouraged to support the new scholarship, said William Douglas, ofFayetteville, Arkansas, Cofield’s pledge brother and longtime friend.“Glenn never forgot where he came from, regardless of how successful he became,” Douglas said. “Hecherished memories of his childhood and always tried to stay connected to the people he grew up within Oxford.”Cofield was a “star athlete, faithful friend and lover of life but, most importantly, Mr. Oxford High,”according to his obituary. As an Eagle Scout, he developed skills he would utilize for the rest of his life.After high school, he enrolled at Ole Miss to pursue a degree inaccountancy.Following graduation, Cofield began his career at Arthur Andersen as an accountant in Houston, Texas.He, with his wife Natalie, later moved to Memphis to work for his father-in-law, Thomas Scott Fisher, aschief financial officer of Samelson Leon before joining Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, where hebecame branch manager.He enjoyed a successful career as an independent financial adviser for more than 25 years before hisdeath on June 7.Ole Miss was never far from Cofield’s mind. His sons Scott andHouston are both UM alumni and KAs, and his youngest son,Andrew, is a freshman.“Glenn was the biggest fan of Ole Miss that I knew,” Douglas said. “The only things he put above OleMiss were his family and his faith.Read the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsCivil Engineering Professor ReceivesMost-Cited Paper AwardOXFORD, Miss. – Peer recognition is arewarding experience for anyone, butUniversity of Mississippi researcher AmirMehrara Molan was elated when an articlehe co-authored recently received the MostCited Paper Award at the102nd Transportation Research Boardmeeting in the nation’s capital. TheInternational Journal of TransportationScience and Technology presented the civilengineeringMore Posts from this CategoryThank You To OurDonorsYoung Alumna Gives Back to Schoolof AccountancyOXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie JenningsTeague, of Chicago, sees her commitmentof $100,000 to the Patterson School ofAccountancy‘s new building at theUniversity of Mississippi as a means ofsaying “thank you.” “It is a way to show asmall token of my appreciation to OleMiss, the faculty and staff, and theaccountingMore Posts from this CategoryOle Miss In the NewsReuters: Keep an Eye on the MoneySupplyU.S. inflation roller coaster prompts freshlook at long-ignored money supply ByMichael S. Derby NEW YORK – Theamount of money sloshing around the U.S.economy shrank last year for the first timeon record, a development that someeconomists believe bolsters the case forU.S. inflation pressures continuing toNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannel“He was passionate about Ole Miss athletics and academics and was especially proud of thePatterson School of Accountancy.”That’s why the memorial to his alma mater seemed appropriate to those who established the fund:Cofield’s friends Douglas, Cal Mayo, Tim Phillips and Andy Phillips, all of Oxford.“KA is so honored to help facilitate this scholarship for a fifth-year accounting student, no matter his orher affiliation with the Greek community; for it to be a need-based scholarship tells you what you needto know about Glenn’s character,” Graham said.“When I asked Glenn to take an active role in the KA chapter because the young men could learn somuch from him, he said it was a huge honor. I’m so very sad for our chapter that we didn’t get to haveGlenn involved as much as we hoped to.“I think he would be honored with this scholarship because it symbolizes so much of what Glenn andKA stand for.”In Memphis, Cofield was a deacon and head usher at Independent Presbyterian Church and an activeboard member of Juvenile Intervention and Faith-Based Follow-Up. He also served as a co-founder andboard member of Paragon Bank, board member of the Memphis Country Club, past treasurer andpresident of Carnival Memphis, member of the FedEx St. Jude Golf Tournament Committee of 100 and aboard member of the Institute of Management Accountants.The Glenn Cofield Memorial Scholarship Fund is open to accept gifts from individuals and organizations.To contribute, mail a check, with the fund’s name written in the memo line, to the University ofMississippi Foundation, 406 University Ave., Oxford, MS 38655; or give online athttps://give.olemiss.edu.For more information, contact Denson Hollis, executive director of development, atdhollis@olemiss.edu or 662-915-5092.FILED UNDER: ALUMNI NEWS, NEWS RELEASES, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPIFOUNDATIONRead the story …abate. The Federal Reserve’sMore Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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