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Sharon Price John

Build-A-Bear Workshop President and CEO Sharon John is proud of her Tennessee roots—and her slight southern twang. “Having now lived…

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Stop Domestic Violence

The UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center provided domestic violence and sexual assault training throughout the state.

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Health Care of the Future

To encourage young minority students to aspire to careers in health care, UTHSC has established a unique partnership with Nexus…

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Johnson, Miller and Golden

New Executives Join DiPietro’s Cabinet

Tonjanita Johnson, David Miller, and David Golden have all been named to executive positions in the UT System Administration.

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Camp Horizon Lets Kids be Kids

Camp Horizon, a free summer camp on Lookout Mountain, benefits children with disabilities and UTC physical therapy students.

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Tickle Engineering Named

The Tickle College of Engineering is the second college in the Knoxville campus’s 222-year history to be named for an…

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Douglas Owsley

The bones tell stories in Douglas Owsley’s laboratory in Washington, D.C. “We have an increased ability to read what the…

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Phil Wenk

As a hometown dentist-turned-corporate executive, Phil Wenk has spent a lifetime serving his community, his profession, his alma mater and…

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Lowry Kline

Retired Coca-Cola Enterprises executive Lowry Kline was born and raised in Loudon, Tennessee, and recalls how coming to “the big…

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Charles “Chad” O. Holliday

After graduating from UT Knoxville in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Nashville native Charles “Chad” Holliday took…

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Don & Ron Frieson

When Don Frieson and his twin brother, Ron, came to UT Knoxville as students, they were far from their Memphis…

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I Will Hold

Clifton Cates was a 1916 UT graduate and a World War I hero.

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Made in Tennessee

UT's Center for Industrial Services launched an initiative in 2013 to highlight in-state businesses and manufacturers.

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Pat Summitt cutting down the net after the Lady Vols 2008 victory

In Memoriam, Pat Head Summitt

I am privileged to be associated with the university that benefited from its long association with Coach Summitt.

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Noma Anderson

Special Adviser on Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Noma Anderson counsels UT President Joe DiPietro on diversity and inclusion initiatives system-wide, focusing on aligning initiatives with the…

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Aerial photo of dining guests at the gala at the Knoxville Museum of Art

Happy Birthday, Architecture and Design

Fifty years ago, UT Knoxville’s College of Architecture and Design opened in Estabrook Hall with 20 students.

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Nursing students

Nationally Ranked Nursing Program

An online program designed to help nurses with two-year RN degrees advance to bachelor’s degrees was ranked a top 10…

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A female UTC nursing student listens to an older man's heartbeat

UTC Nursing Leads in Gerontology Care

UTC's programs and leaders are recognized statewide and nationwide.

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Jim Stockdale and UT Nurses basketball alumni

Team Spirit

Alumni of the UT Nurses basketball team (1950-1985) reunited on the court this spring.

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Tom Looney helps unveil Smokey’s Playhouse, raffled off to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

A Doggone Good Cause

UT Knoxville and Virginia Tech participated in a "Battle of the Playhouses" to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

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IPS Vice President Herb Byrd, right, visits with a neighbor at IPS block party.

Block Party for New Neighbors

In partnership with the UT Foundation, the Institute for Public Service hosted a neighborhood block party at IPS’ new offices…

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Dunlap, Brasher, Alston, and Ledger

Introducing Your 2016-17 Alumni Association Officers

Four new UTAA officers, plus the countdown to our magazine's centennial.

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