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....
Apr 22, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News
Bertha Rogers Looney (BA ’78, MA ’06) is a trailblazer. When she and seven other African American students walked onto the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University) campus in the fall of 1959, they became the first African Americans to...
Apr 21, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlights, Campus News, Latest News
Cortney Richardson is a distinguished community leader, business owner, pastor, gospel singer and songwriter. He is proud to have been recognized as a “Weapon of Mass Inspiration” in the local community. Richardson graduated from the University of Memphis...
