The scholarship resources will have a significant impact on students, said Michael Barnett, chair of the Department of Theatre and Film. The Mary Ann Mobley Collins Theatre Arts Scholars – the first endowed scholarships in the department’s history – will assist students who want to pursue careers in the performing arts. Collins Studio Theatre will be dedicated inside the Ford Center, which will benefit from half the gift. The 130-seat Mary Ann Mobley Collins and Gary E. “They generously shared their talents and influence to help throughout their lives.”
“Throughout their lives they gave back to Mary Ann’s alma mater and supported efforts to celebrate the arts and bring attention to the needs of the people of this state. “Mary Ann Mobley never forgot her home state as she pursued a career in Hollywood, and Gary Collins adopted Mississippi as his home state,” Aubrey said. Recognized humanitarians, Mobley and Collins also supported “Mississippi Rising,” the Hurricane Katrina benefit hosted at Tad Smith Coliseum in 2005, as well as countless other events and initiatives designed to build resources for Ole Miss and the state. The gift reflects the family’s love for Ole Miss, Mississippi and the importance of the arts in everyone’s lives, said Julia Aubrey, Ford Center director. “The scholarships will be life-changing to our theatre and film majors.” “To have Mary Ann Mobley’s and Gary Collins’ names on the studio theatre and scholarships makes us very proud they were both such loyal, passionate ambassadors. “We are deeply grateful to Clancy Collins White for directing this marvelous gift to the University of Mississippi, enhancing our vibrant cultural arts offerings,” Vitter said. Obviously, I stayed out West but I have always loved Ole Miss.”Ĭhancellor Jeffrey Vitter expressed his appreciation for the significant gift. She talked so lovingly and glowingly about Ole Miss as I was growing up that I was convinced I’d be going there too, pledging Chi Omega and telling my own stories to my children. “My mother credited Ole Miss with changing her life. And they felt as though performing is the greatest expression of love. “My parents were huge believers in the power of the arts to impact people’s lives and make them feel. “At a time when our world is in such disarray and all we’ve held dear seems to be in jeopardy, there is such an incredible power in storytelling – the power to inform, educate and most importantly transform,” she said. Television, said her parents would be “incredibly honored” with the scholarship endowment’s and studio theatre’s names linking them to the place they loved in perpetuity, musing that her mom, who “never stopped talking, might even be speechless.” White, a senior vice president with Warner Bros. Theatre arts students also will perform several musical selections following the dedication. Before the dedication, a reception begins at 5:30 p.m., with the couple’s photos and scrapbooks on display. 27) in the Ford Center lobby, paying tribute to the lives of the couple, as well as honoring White for her role in the gift.
Their daughter, Clancy Collins White, of Los Angeles, has directed more than $1.6 million from Mobley’s estate to her alma mater, where she was the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Carrier Scholarship, an Associated Student Body officer, majorette in the band, Miss Ole Miss and Miss University.Ī public ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and the university’s first-ever theatre and film scholarships. – The first Mississippian to wear the Miss America crown, the late actress Mary Ann Mobley, and her husband, the late actor Gary Collins, will have their legacies expanded at the University of Mississippi with the naming of a studio theatre in the Gertrude C. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services Gary Collins and wife Mary Ann Mobley were among dozens of stars who participated in the 2005 ‘Mississippi Rising’ fundraiser at Tad Smith Coliseum to support Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.
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