Alumni Stories
The best example of our impact at Lipscomb University can be seen through our alumni.
MarQo Patton speaks at Lipscomb Honors in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
We work to instill in our graduates competency and character, knowledge and faith, service and selflessness, and an open spirit to the call of God on their lives. We prepare them with a perspective of critical thinking that continues to grow their understanding and faith as they engage in the world and communities around them. Below are some examples of alumni who are pushing boundaries, seeking innovative solutions to complex problems and experiencing and offering the grace, peace and truth of Christ in our society and the world.
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Alumna Clydetta Fulmer sculpts iconic Rosa Parks statue
Clydetta Fulmer (’70) created a life-size, bronze statue to commemorate Montgomery’s bicentennial celebration
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Never running on empty
Exercise science alumna known for her ultra running wins and positive life view
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Mixing up Tennessee's culinary scene
Alumnus Drew McDonald is at the helm of his own restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, that is considered one of the earliest purveyors of locally based cuisine in the city.
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Cracking the code to escape room success
Alumnus James Murrell established pioneering U.S. escape room company just miles from his alma mater.
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Sims follows dream of med school with strong foundation of Lipscomb education
As Deion Sims enters medical school this fall at the University of Washington in Seattle, his undergraduate degree from Lipscomb University has prepared him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor and to lead in the classroom and among his colleagues.
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Paving the way for women
Michaela Kirk traded high fashion for a hard hat to put her engineering degree to work in health care construction
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The hands and feet of the Lord
Commitment and friendship result in a Bible degree for one student and an honorary degree for another
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Shaping future careers in entertainment industry
MarQo Patton, a Lipscomb Honors awardee, is already shaping the lives of the youngest members of the entertainment industry.
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Education alumnus is MasterChef 2018
Viewers across the country watched as Lipscomb alumnus Gerron Hurt won the Season 9 MasterChef competition with new takes on Southern favorites.
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Hannah Minor is Lipscomb's latest Fulbright Scholar
Like most of Lipscomb’s graduates who attain a Fulbright Scholarship, Minor was familiar with global travel and interested in cultures different from her own. Her maternal grandfather has a Danish heritage, and her immediate family lived in the Bahamas during Minor’s childhood years.
