Oct 22, 2025 | Alumni Spotlights, Latest News, Trending News
How a Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Created the Legendary Leaping Tiger Mark It was the early eighties. Rock and metal music dominated FM radio. Dana Kirk was head coach of the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team, and Craig Thompson (BFA ’83) was trying to figure...
May 6, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News, Trending News
The surrealness of the moment that Christopher Kourvelas (’04, ’07) was named Middle School Louisiana Teacher of the Year by Bossier Parish Schools and the Louisiana Department of Education with the Dream Teachers Foundation is not lost on him. The honor of receiving...
May 1, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Trending News
Alumni Spotlight | Danian Jerry, MFA ’15 I spent hours playing in the backyard as a kid, letting my imagination run wild — building new worlds and creating adventures for my heroes. My He-Man and Transformers toys were the first main characters in my stories. I...
Apr 25, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News
Marian and Mike Bruns are community philanthropists who have left an indelible mark on the University of Memphis. As high school sweethearts from Chicago, Marian and Mike built a life grounded in partnership, perseverance and service. They married in 1972 and welcomed...
Apr 24, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News
Larry Jensen (BA ’74) is the chairman and principal of Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors Partners. Jensen and his team advise and represent corporations, institutions and individuals with innovative strategies, planning and implementation related to...
Apr 23, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News
Dr. Jane Howels Hooker (BSEd ’68, MEd ’69) is a pioneer in women’s sports. She spent summers playing sports at Cliff Davis Park and competed in the YWCA’s Y-Teen basketball program because women were not allowed to compete on official teams at the time....
