The welcoming sunshine and alluring landscape of the Southwest compelled Mississippi’s sweetheart to make the University of New Mexico home. Truitt McKinney quickly learned to take on the fiery New Mexican heat, thriving on huevos rancheros and green chile in burritos, omelets, and everything in between. Always found with a steaming cup of coffee and a smile on his face, he endlessly gives back to the Albuquerque community by coordinating and engaging volunteers as the ASUNM Community Experience communications director and as the Alpha Tau Omega philanthropy chair.