From about 370,000 alumni representing every University of Tennessee campus, we’re bringing you stories of just 100 of the most highly accomplished grads who reflect the whole as Alumnus celebrates 100 years of continuous publication.
The first of three, near-equal installments of Centennial Alumni profiles appeared in the winter issue. In the spring issue, we brought you the second installment. In this, our fall issue, we are bringing you our final installment.
All this year, as we celebrate our centennial, the magazine is reflecting on where the university has been, where we are now and where we’ll be going in our efforts to strengthen the proud tradition of academic excellence. You’ll see that excellence reflected in the stories of our Centennial Alumni. We invite you to read about them and enjoy the sense of pride that comes from being part of our UT alumni family.
Carol Varnadore Aebersold
ENTREPRENEUR
UT Knoxville, ’70
Charles C. Anderson Jr.
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’76
Ed Boling
UT PRESIDENT EMERITUS
UT Knoxville, ’48, ’50
Randy Boyd
ENTREPRENEUR
UT Knoxville, ’79
Clarence Brown
FILMMAKER
UT Knoxville, 1910
James “Jim” Clayton Sr.
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’57, ’64
George Connor
PROFESSOR
UT Chattanooga, ’47
John Cullum
ACTOR
UT Knoxville, ’53
Terry Douglass
ENTREPRENEUR
UT Knoxville, ’65, ’66, ’68
Winfield Dunn
FORMER TENNESSEE GOVERNOR
UT Health Science Center, ’55
Charlie Ergen
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’74
John Fisher
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’38
Max Fuller
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Chattanooga, ’75
Phillip Fulmer
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COACH
UT Knoxville, ’72
Jimmy and Dee Haslam
NFL TEAM CO-OWNERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS
UT Knoxville, ’86
Waymon L. Hickman Sr.
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’56
Condredge Holloway
TRAIL-BLAZING ATHLETE
UT Knoxville, ’75
Wilma Jordan
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Knoxville, ’70
Estes Kefauver
SENATOR AND MEMBER OF CONGRESS
UT Knoxville, ’24
Scott Kelly
NASA ASTRONAUT
UT Knoxville, ’96
Kara Lawson
FORMER WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYER
UT Knoxville, ’03
Davan Maharaj
JOURNALIST
UT Chattanooga, ’89
Peyton Manning
FORMER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER
UT Knoxville, ’97
Ruth Henderson McQueen
4-H ADMINISTRATOR, Philanthropist
UT Knoxville, ’73, ’75
Margaret Perry
UT MARTIN CHANCELLOR EMERITUS
Martin,’61, Knoxville, ’63,’65
Jerry Reese
GENERAL MANAGER,
NFL NEW YORK GIANTS
UT Martin, ’87, ’88
Margaret Scobey
DIPLOMAT
UT Knoxville, ’71, ’73
Gary Wade
FORMER TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
UT Knoxville, ’70, ’73
Hershel P. “Pat” Wall
PHYSICIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR
UT Health Science Center, ’60
John Ward
FORMER BROADCASTER
UT Knoxville, ’53
Randal Weber
SURGEON
UT Chattanooga, ’74
UT Health Science Center, ’76
Reggie White
FORMER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER
UT Knoxville, ’90
James “Bucky” Wolford
BUSINESS LEADER
UT Chattanooga, ’69
Everyman/Everywoman
UT GRADUATE
UT Alumni
Learn more about our magazine’s selection process, and browse the full list of nearly 500 nominees.