In this edition of the University of Memphis Magazine, we are excited to celebrate exceptional students, history-making faculty, highly successful alumni, community-enhancing partnerships and much more. Our cover story highlights the remarkable collegiate career of football star Brady White. He shined in the classroom as a PhD candidate while also setting multiple records on the field as the quarterback for our Tigers. The William V. Campbell Trophy winner is the definition of what it means to be a top-tier student-athlete. We also share the stories of a partnership that is bringing a new and innovative Early Childhood Academy to Memphis’ Orange Mound neighborhood, an alumnus making a name for himself as a novelist, a first-generation student who became Mr. UofM and many other noteworthy happenings.