Former Senator Thad Cochran honored at the University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi honored former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's impact on the university, the state and the nation on Sunday.

Posted: Nov 11, 2018 9:13 PM

Updated: Nov 11, 2018 9:20 PM

Posted By: Gracyn Ashmore

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OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) - The University of Mississippi honored former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's impact on the university, the state and the nation on Sunday.

The UM School of Law hosted an event to raise funds to support the Thad Cochran endowment. It will provide scholarship opportunities for law students.

The Dean of the School of Law Susan Duncan was amazed by the influence of Cochran at the university when she began working.

"We are thrilled to do this for him," Duncan said. "It is just a small token of how much we all appreciate him in this state."

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 95310

Reported Deaths: 2874

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	7063	159
DeSoto	5521	59
Harrison	3829	73
Jackson	3456	70
Madison	3265	86
Rankin	3256	77
Lee	2683	68
Jones	2468	79
Forrest	2455	71
Washington	2219	72
Lafayette	2154	39
Lauderdale	2044	125
Bolivar	1823	66
Oktibbeha	1773	50
Lamar	1675	34
Neshoba	1559	104
Lowndes	1526	58
Panola	1463	28
Sunflower	1445	46
Warren	1402	50
Leflore	1395	81
Pontotoc	1259	16
Pike	1230	50
Monroe	1221	68
Scott	1173	27
Copiah	1171	33
Coahoma	1150	28
Holmes	1095	58
Marshall	1092	17
Lincoln	1083	53
Grenada	1077	36
Yazoo	1055	30
Simpson	1025	44
Union	993	24
Tate	976	37
Leake	953	38
Adams	930	37
Wayne	894	21
Pearl River	873	53
Marion	857	35
Prentiss	844	17
Covington	819	22
Itawamba	794	21
Alcorn	791	11
Newton	767	23
George	765	13
Tallahatchie	763	21
Winston	737	19
Tishomingo	672	38
Chickasaw	670	24
Tippah	665	17
Attala	654	25
Walthall	598	25
Clay	589	18
Clarke	581	45
Hancock	577	21
Jasper	568	15
Noxubee	548	16
Smith	531	14
Calhoun	513	12
Tunica	483	13
Claiborne	462	16
Montgomery	459	20
Lawrence	431	12
Yalobusha	428	14
Perry	419	18
Humphreys	376	15
Quitman	372	5
Stone	370	12
Greene	366	17
Jefferson Davis	339	11
Webster	336	13
Amite	325	10
Carroll	315	12
Wilkinson	303	18
Kemper	288	15
Sharkey	265	13
Jefferson	244	9
Benton	225	2
Franklin	192	3
Choctaw	181	6
Issaquena	104	3
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 133433

Reported Deaths: 2349

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	19441	349
Mobile	13271	291
Montgomery	8778	179
Madison	7754	80
Tuscaloosa	7496	119
Shelby	5849	51
Lee	5829	61
Baldwin	5165	50
Marshall	3909	44
Calhoun	3466	41
Etowah	3420	47
Morgan	3254	28
Houston	2781	23
Elmore	2632	47
DeKalb	2391	20
Walker	2284	83
St. Clair	2278	37
Talladega	2127	28
Limestone	2061	20
Cullman	1885	19
Dallas	1774	26
Franklin	1755	29
Russell	1744	2
Autauga	1738	25
Lauderdale	1682	33
Colbert	1636	26
Blount	1594	15
Escambia	1584	25
Jackson	1546	11
Chilton	1535	31
Dale	1354	44
Covington	1344	27
Coffee	1307	8
Pike	1187	9
Chambers	1151	42
Tallapoosa	1146	85
Clarke	1077	17
Marion	957	29
Butler	913	39
Barbour	857	7
Winston	737	12
Marengo	708	20
Lowndes	653	27
Pickens	651	14
Bibb	642	10
Randolph	637	13
Hale	628	28
Lawrence	609	22
Geneva	599	5
Bullock	598	14
Cherokee	591	15
Monroe	581	8
Clay	570	7
Washington	556	13
Perry	540	7
Conecuh	531	11
Crenshaw	531	32
Wilcox	531	11
Henry	486	5
Macon	480	20
Fayette	443	8
Sumter	434	19
Lamar	363	2
Choctaw	346	12
Cleburne	339	6
Greene	303	15
Coosa	167	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0