Lambuth Honors College News
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- 2026 UM Lambuth Honors Fall Meet&Greet September 15 5:00-7:00pm in Wisdom Parlor, Varnell-Jones Hall.
- 2027 Spring Speaker's Luncheon - watch this space for further information
- RECENT PAST EVENTS
- 2026 Spring Speaker's Luncheon. The guest speaker was Mike Keeney.
- Mike Keeney is a lawyer and active member of the Memphis business community. He has
practiced law in Memphis, Tenn., since 1993 and formerly served as the managing shareholder
of the Memphis office of Lewis Thomason law firm. Keeney is currently Chair of the
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. Keeney serves on the board of directors for
Orgill, Inc., Buckman Laboratories and BankTennessee. Keeney is a member of the Tennessee
Sports Wagering Commission, Douglas Henry Tennessee State Museum Commission and the
Tennessee Transportation Modernization Board. He currently serves as Chairman of the
Chairman's Circle of the Memphis Chamber of Commerce. Keeney participated in Class
VII of Leadership Tennessee and serves on the executive committee of Tennessee Business
Leadership Council. An active community volunteer, Keeney serves on several nonprofit
boards including the Chair of the board of Church Health, the board of directors for
the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis, West Clinic Foundation, Dixon Gallery
and Gardens, and Trezevant Manor. Keeney is a 1992 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville,
Tenn., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Lambuth College in
Jackson, Tenn.
- 2025 Spring Speaker's Luncheon. The guest speaker was Lauren LOLO Pritchard.
- Lauren ‘LOLO’ Pritchard is a mom, singer, songwriter, actress and native Jacksonian.
In 2006, at 18 years old, she originated the role of Ilse in the 8-time Tony Award
winning Broadway show “Spring Awakening.” LOLO is signed with Sony Music Publishing
and has released 4 full-length albums: ‘Wasted In Jackson’, ‘In Loving Memory Of When
I Gave A Shit’, ‘X’ and ‘lauren.’ LOLO was nominated for a Grammy Award for her songwriting
work on Panic! At The Disco’s hit album Death Of A Bachelor. She is also a co-writer
of the global hit, “High Hopes”. LOLO is the composer and lyricist of the NY Times
Critics Pick country musical, Songbird, which debuted at 59E59St Theater in 2015 (book
by Michael Kimmel). LOLO was thrust into the professional working world as a senior
in high school but she has continued to educate herself along the way. Whether it
was through the school of life or picking up classes in her not-so-spare time, she
is a believer that life is better lived when you never stop learning. LOLO shared
stories of her travels and experiences and how seeing the world through the lens of
a forever student can help make even the most difficult moments worthwhile.
- CURRENT HONORS COLLEGE NEWS!
