Facts about the Decade of 1940s
 

1944 – World War II memorial plaque placed on the wall of the lobby of the Alumni House.

1946 – The Department of Journalism was established. J.D. Williams elected chancellor of the University. 

1947 – John H. Vaught selected head coach for the University. Football team won SEC Championship. William S. Griffin was appointed Alumni Secretary in February of 1947.  Where Jefferson Hamm's position had been an elective one on an annual basis, Griffin's was that of a full-time staff position, subject to the approval of the Chancellor. For the first time in its history, the University of Mississippi has a full-time Alumni Secretary.

1949 – Medical Alumni Association formed.