{"id":139600,"date":"2024-05-25T13:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=139600"},"modified":"2024-05-25T13:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:59:52","slug":"couple-helps-insure-the-future-for-ole-miss-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/couple-helps-insure-the-future-for-ole-miss-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Helps Insure the Future for Ole Miss Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New gift supports students majoring in risk management and insurance<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A recent gift from\u00a0University of Mississippi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0alumni Chad <\/strong>and Kristen Greer<\/strong>, of Nashville, Tennessee<\/strong>, will help ease the burden of tuition expenses faced by many college students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple’s $50,000 gift will establish the Greer Family RMI Scholarship Endowment<\/strong> within the\u00a0School of Business Administration<\/strong><\/a>. It will be matched for a total of $100,000 by\u00a0Northwestern Mutual<\/strong><\/a>, Chad Greer’s employer for the past 27 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scholarship will provide income to qualified juniors and seniors in the\u00a0risk management and insurance major<\/a>, with preference going to students from middle Tennessee, including Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson<\/strong>, or Wilson<\/strong> counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an Ole Miss<\/strong> junior, Chad Greer knew he wanted to work in risk management. After graduating in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, he began an internship at Northwestern Mutual, where he continues to work nearly three decades later as a wealth adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s always been a goal to give back to the school,” Greer said. “Going into Ole Miss, I wouldn’t have been considered for a scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is for juniors and seniors who are doing well while at school. You don’t need a perfect GPA right out of high school.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his time at Northwestern Mutual, Greer has been recognized by Forbesas a best-in-state wealth adviser and a top financial security professional. Recently, he was asked to join the\u00a0Ole Miss Alumni Association<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his freshman year at Ole Miss, Greer met his then-future wife. They began dating the following year and have been together for 25 years. Kristen Greer, a native of Jackson<\/strong>, Tennessee, graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The university has meant so much to us,” Chad Greer said. “Two of my daughters now attend Ole Miss and are part of the Chi Omega sorority. I have pledge brothers who also have daughters in the same sorority.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scholarship will allow students to benefit from the Greers’ generosity immediately, said Andre Liebenberg, a professor of finance and chair of insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Their gift will help our program to better attract and retain excellent risk management and insurance students,” Liebenberg said. “As a result of their support, scholarship recipients will have greater financial freedom and a better chance for academic success.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Greers, the gift symbolizes a way to give back to a place they hold in high esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re excited to be able to give back to the university and a major that has meant so much,” Greer said. “As an entire family, we’re excited about it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make a gift to the Greer Family RMI Scholarship Endowment, send a check, with the name written in the memo line, to the University of Mississippi Foundation, 406 University Ave., Oxford, MS 38655; or give online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Andy Belt<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Greer family are (from left) Kate, Caroline, Chad, Kristen and Mary Hayes. Chad and Kristen Greer have contributed $50,000 to the University of Mississippi’s risk management and insurance program, which has been matched by Northwestern Mutual. Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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