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An aerial view of a crowded UT Knoxville graduation ceremony.
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2025 Alumni Award Winners

Each year, the campuses within the University of Tennessee System honor alumni whose achievements, service and leadership reflect the spirit of UT and bring distinction to their alma mater.

Illustrations of a diverse group of people.
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UTAA Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

Each year, the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty and staff for their work in three categories.

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Tell Us A Story

The college experience is filled with more than just lectures and exams. It’s a tapestry woven with friendships, memories and stories, which linger long after graduation day.

Board members of the Alliance of Women Philanthropists stand for a group photo.
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Giving for the Future

For the 2023-24 year, the Alliance of Women Philanthropists’ Giving Circle has distributed grants of more than $41,000 to fund five projects focused on health, wellness and education of the next generation.

UTHSC nursing students will be providing outreach to underserved communities with a mobile health unit.
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Funding the Future, Contributing to Communities

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and donors, the University of Tennessee transforms dollars into opportunities for its researchers and students.

UTC marching band
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Making Beautiful Music

Band members from across the UT System found it life changing and now they help change others’ lives.

A student takes inventory of the incoming goods while setting up the Big Orange Pantry in 2020.
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Philanthropy in the Pantry

What if the stereotype “broke college student” described your life? This is the case far too often for many struggling students and UT food pantries are determined to end the hunger.

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Assisting in a Crisis

Alumni and donors give to help students impacted by COVID-19.

A student in an outdoor classroom seated on blankets in the shade raises her hand
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Back to School

In this historical moment, education continues, albeit a little differently.

balloons
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Welcome to the UT Family

How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.

The Tennessee Capitol building
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Finding Their Passion for Politics

UT student interns get first-hand lessons on the legislative process and the dynamics of politics.

A group of four women give a presentation in Knoxville
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Alliance of Women Philanthropists Funds Grants Across the UT System

The 2020 grant recipients represent innovations in learning and community partnerships that support the health of Tennesseans young, old and furry.

Keith Carver unveils an oversize Skyhawk logo on the UT Martin basketball court
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Snapshots: Spring 2020

University of Tennessee alumni and students around the state.

Lisa King, Mahmoud Haddad, and Christopher Horne
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UTAA Presents Awards to Top Faculty, Staff

Each year, the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty and staff for their service and dedication.

Chancellor Keith Carver holds a jackhammer in the center of a group of students and alumni representing their Divine Nine fraternities and sororities
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Snapshots: Fall 2019

University of Tennessee alumni and students around the state.

A UT Martin student volunteer sorts canned goods in the food pantry
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Educate, Empower, Inspire

The Alliance of Women Philanthropists awarded seven grants totaling more than $50,000 for projects throughout the University of Tennessee.

UT Alumni Association President Kimbrough Dunlap III (Knoxville ’85) welcomes new Health Science Center graduates to the UT Alumni Association during fall commencement in Memphis.
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Alumni Snapshots: Spring 2017

Photos from alumni all over the world.

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A History of Generous Giving Means a More Prosperous Tennessee Future

For more than a century, the generosity and financial support of the ever-growing University of Tennessee family has powered the statewide system of UT campuses.

rendering of the Latimer building
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A History-Making Gift to Transform UT Martin campus

A $6.5 million gift has moved an engineering and science building on the UT Martin campus a step closer to reality.

Captain Skyhawk mascot giving high fives to small children
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Alumni in Photos: Winter 2016

Alumni at work, life, and play

CVM class of 2015 in front of The Rock, painted with Smokey, a horsehow and the state Tri-Star symbol
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Alumni in Photos: Fall 2015

Almuni from all UT campuses and institutes pictured all around the country

UT Knoxville alumni and fans in Jacksonville, Florida, for the Taxslayer Bowl.
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Alumni in Photos: Spring 2015

Photos of the UT alumni community.

UT Martin legacies gather for the annual Legacy Luncheon, an event for alumni and their first-year students who are attending UT Martin.
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UT Brings Us Together

Images of the UT alumni community.

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