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Current Issue |  Summer 2024

 

Cover of Summer 2024 Magazine | Leaders Learn Here. Paul Young City of Memphis Mayor - Two-Time UofM Graduate
Paul Young

When current City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young came back to town after finishing his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee, he wasn't sure what to do next. Then one day he listened to his mother, Pastor Dianne Young, preach a sermon about a purpose-driven life and had a spiritual reckoning.

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| Features |

FCBE Business BUilding Rendering
Building Business

A sleek, modern building stands proudly on the corner of Central Avenue and Patterson Avenue. .

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Mike and Marian Bruns receive Honorary award
Students Win with Bruns Challenge

The University of Memphis recently set a remarkable record. Not in sports or research, but in community impact, thanks to the Bruns Scholarship Challenge.

Read more Mike and Marian Bruns

George Johnson
Beyond the Gift: The Enduring Impact of George Johnson

The Senior Class Gift is a campaign designed to encourage senior students to pay it forward by supporting scholarships for the incoming freshman class.

Learn more about George Johnson

Leaders Learn Here
Leaders Learn Here

In this edition of the University of Memphis Magazine, we profile some of the many remarkable UofM alumni who have chosen government service, in one way or another, as a career.

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Andre Dean
Alumni Spotlights: Government Edition

Though he grew up in Nashville, Andre Dean had developed an affinity for Memphis long before the Memphis State recruiter showed up at McGavock High School.

Read more about Andre Dean

Corley Family
For the Love of Memphis

Sharon, a UofM graduate, grew up in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and knew she wanted to go to college in a bigger city that wasn’t too far from home.

Read more Ashleigh Corley

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Special Thanks To:

PRESIDENT
Dr. Bill Hardgrave

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Michele Ehrhart

EDITOR
Trent Shadid | tshadid@memphis.edu

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Heather Hampton
Leanne Kleinmann
Nia Rincon
Omar Sommereyns

ART DIRECTION & DESIGN
Marlon Van Buren

PHOTOGRAPHY
Wendy Adams
Brooke Simpson
Matthew Smith