In her many years at the University of Mississippi, Kathy Knight has taught more than 15,000 students. Honor her commitment to all of them with a $15 gift.

Kathy Knight has given the University of Mississippi 36 years of her life, beginning in 1985 in the small Department of Home Economics. She helped transform that unit into the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, which now offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees.

Kathy Knight grew up in Mississippi and earned a B.A. in zoology from Ole Miss, a master's degree in nutrition from Mississippi State, and a Ph.D. in nutrition from Auburn University. She spent most of the 63 years of her life at the University of Mississippi, just an hour away from where she grew up.

The Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management has been a part of the University of Mississippi for 107 years in various forms, starting with its inception as the Department of Domestic Arts.

Kathy Knight is well known for her foundational nutrition class, NHM 311. This class teaches students the fundamental principles of human nutrition and its application to the needs of families and individuals at all stages of their lives.

When Kathy Knight began teaching nutrition courses as an assistant professor in 1985, she was doing so in a department of just 125 undergraduate students. In her 36 years at UM, Knight helped transform the program into one of the fastest-growing academic departments on campus, with undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs. Graduate students take 500-level classes that Knight helped develop.