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Annette McNeil: S.O. What! Success Story

Summer Owens — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:30:16 +0000

It’s never too late to get your degree(s). That’s one of the first thoughts I have when I think of Annette McNeil. Another is how she too was a 15-year-old mom. A third is our connection to the Fogelman College of Business and Economics and how Dean Rajiv Grover played an amazing role in our […]

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Why You Should Never Give Up on Our Young Men, Alton Cryer S.O. What! Success Story

Summer Owens — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 05:00:59 +0000

When I started my speaking journey, I was invited to share my “Against All Odds” story. That was for the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis. One of the students in the audience was Alton Cryer. Whom I had met once before we he and three other black, male college […]

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Graduating Against the Odds: How I Made it to My 20 Year College Graduation Anniversary

Summer Owens — Tue, 04 May 2021 01:02:52 +0000

It’s graduation season, and many students are graduating against the odds. Financial challenges, lack of support, illnesses, competing priorities, too many responsibilities and so many other obstacles keep many people from completing college. But so many did it in spite of the odds. Many overcame tremendous obstacles, self-doubt, and doubt from others…but you did it! […]

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