There are 3 article(s) tagged Dow McVean:

• July 2024

  • Guest Column: Peer Power is ‘emboldened by the lives changed’

    Opinion: Peer Power celebrates its 20th anniversary with the knowledge that our students consistently choose high school graduation and post-secondary pathways over crime and violence. 

    By Dow McVean, Cortney Richardson July 30, 2024

• December 2021

  • Big River Park plans halfway to $5M goal for land purchase

    A leader of the Big River Park Conservancy and the CEO of Ducks Unlimited talk on Behind The Headlines about plans for the flood plain across the Mississippi River from Memphis that include restoring farm land to hardwood forests and native grasses.

    By Bill Dries December 24, 2021

• June 2021

  • Entrepreneur, philanthropist Charles McVean dies at 78

    A Memphis native, Charles McVean is credited with conceiving and leading the charge for funding Big River Crossing, the pedestrian bridge and trails across the Mississippi River.

    By Daja E. Henry June 08, 2021