Facts about the Decade of 1960s
 

1960 – David M. Robinson Collection left to Ole Miss.

1961 – Membership of the Alumni Association reaches 7,000 members. William Faulkner died.

1962 – U.S. District Court of the Jackson Division orders for James Meredith to be allowed to enroll for fall semester. 30,000 federal troops sent to maintain order. Southern Association of Schools and Colleges placed the University of Mississippi on “extraordinary status.” 

1963 - Engineering Alumni Chapter established. Kincannon Hall built.

1964 - Alumni increased to 10,000 members.

1968 – Porter Lee Fortune, Jr. elected Chancellor of the University.

1969 – First woman to be brought in as an honorary member.