HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The LuckyDay Foundation, organized in Ridgeland by the late Jackson native Frank Rogers Day, made a $9.6M commitment to the University of Southern Mississippi. The foundation has provided significant financial scholarship and programmatic support that has impacted more than 2,200 students. The foundation has been USM’s most generous benefactor for more than 20 years. The foundation funds scholarships for Mississippi high school seniors who are “exemplary students and display strong leadership skills and community engagement" with programs at USM, University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. (Source: WLBT 08/19/22)