Coach Shirley McCray
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Coach Shirley McCray S.O. What! Success Story

The older I get the more I appreciate and want to know more about the history and the people who make an impact on it.  One of those people is Coach Shirley McCray - the first female coach of a men’s football team. A fellow University…
Len Hostetter
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From Custom Suits to College Hoodies: Len Hostetter S.O. What! Success Story

Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be able to call my boss’s boss’s boss my true friend. He (Len Hostetter) was my VP at FedEx with a manager and a director in between us. But after I published my memoir, Len Hostetter…
Staci Franklin
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Breast Cancer Survivor Staci Franklin S.O. What! Success Story

It seems like it was just yesterday that I was looking up to this (from my perspective) super experienced woman who had just been hired to work in Community Investments at the Memphis Grizzlies. I was 21, and she (Staci Franklin) was only in…
LeShane Greenhill
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Serial Entrepreneur LeShane Greenhill S.O. What! Success Story

When you leave home after high school on whatever path you choose, you have no idea who you’ll meet along that path. LeShane Greenhill was a fellow business major so I saw him in the business building often at the University of Memphis, and…
Charlie Caswell
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From Trauma to Triumph: Charlie Caswell S.O. What! Success Story

Although we met nearly 20 years ago, it has been in the last few years that I have grown to know and truly respect the work of Charlie Caswell. With a strong passion for his community, Charlie has used his life and all he’s learned and…
Kendra Morman
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Kendra Morman S.O. What! Success Story

One of the organizations that I joined as a student at the University of Memphis was the Student Activities Council. I joined as a freshman, and as a sophomore, I was a committee chairperson- the Novelties and Varieties committee.  And Kendra…
Marvin White
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Leading the Support Group for the #1 Recruiting Class in the Country

You never know when relationships, big or small, will come full circle. As an undergraduate at the University of Memphis, I met Marvin White. We were both part of the Greek community, and his now wife was my soror.  Although we didn’t…
regain control of your life
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Tips to Help You Regain Control of Your Life

We live in a very uncertain world where it can be difficult to regain control of your life sometimes. While many of us don’t like admitting it, there are a lot of things outside our control - much more than there are within our control.   Every…
Stephanie Jackson
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Stephanie Jackson S.O. What! Success Story

It’s amazing when you look back over your life and think about the people you’ve met on your journey. And how they inspire you today. A freshman like me, Stephanie Jackson became my line sister and soror in 1998. She became a young mom…