By Marcus Wilkins 

mizzoumag.missouri.edu

Former Mizzou quarterback and current Buffalo Bills utility man Brad Smith, BS BA ’05, can pass, run, snag receptions and return kicks. It’s no wonder the love of his life, Rosalynn Manor Smith, PhD ’07, is also a multipurpose gal.

During her time as an MU researcher developing a light-emitting device to help doctors treat the HIV virus, Rosalynn worked in the electrical engineering, physics andbiological engineering departments as well as theGangopadhyay Research Group laboratory that develops nanomaterials.

“Brad and I were friends for about two years before we officially dated,” she says. “I would watch his football games, and in turn he would watch me do research experiments in the lab.”

It’s unclear whether Brad the spectator did the wave solo or shouted “M-I-Z!” from behind beakers and Bunsen burners, but the pair clearly had chemistry.

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