William Patteson Jr

William Patteson is a Journalism student at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) that boasts a passion for Sports Broadcasting. Patteson, 22, was born and raised in Memphis, TN and is a graduate of Memphis University School. Patteson holds over eight years of journalism experience including on-camera shows, on-camera video packages, story packages, videography, graphic design, and writing.

• Nominated and Accepted to the National Society of Leadership and Success (2023)
• Class of 2021 Graduate of Memphis University School (High School)
• 2021 Carter Lee Murray Award
  Family and friends established this scholarship in 2005 in memory of Lee Murray ’94. Stacy and Stan Mullikin ’94 provided the initial funding and leadership to endow the fund, which honors Stan’s classmate and is a tribute to Murray’s enthusiastic involvement in student life at MUS.
• 2021 Mark Cooper Powell Award
  Given in honor of Mark Cooper Powell '80 by his parents, Marilyn and Edward Powell, income from this fund provides an award to the graduating senior who, through persistence and courage during his career at Memphis University School, has shown the greatest development of character and scholarship.
• Class of 2015 Graduate of Presbyterian Day School
• 2015 Charlotte G. Neal Spirit Award- Named in honor of the longtime faculty member and Development Director, is given by recommendation of the Upperschool faculty and coaches to the graduating sixth grader whose attitude and demeanor best exemplify those qualities that characterized Mrs.Neal's distinguished career at PDS. The recipient of this award possesses the quaity of passion for the school and everything for which it stands; he demonstartes exuberance in his endeavors and displays the exuberance with great humility and self-deference. He takes pride in everything he does.