Min Kao
Personable. Private. Philanthropic. Any story about Min Kao tends to use these words to describe the engineer who co-founded and…
Bill Landry
For more than 30 years, Bill Landry has given voice to a region—telling stories and capturing a history that otherwise…
Ron Nutt
If you’ve ever undergone a PET or CT scan, you can thank Ron Nutt for the technology. After earning bachelor’s,…
Ron Rice
When Hawaiian Tropic founder Ron Rice arrived at UT, he planned on being a teacher. After graduating, he landed a…
Willie Gault
When people think of Willie Gault, they think speed— speed in the Olympics, speed in the NFL, speed for the…
Larry Patrick
W. Lawrence “Larry” Patrick had two dreams when he was growing up: to play baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals…
William B. Stokely III
The Stokely name appears in many places—most recently the new Stokely Hall—on the UT Knoxville campus. The new nine-floor, 375,000-square-foot…
Donnie and Terry Smith
Donnie and Terry Smith have big ideas for solving world hunger—and the couple believe the solution begins at their alma…
Burwell Baxter “B.B.” Bell
When Gen. (ret.) B.B. Bell graduated from the then-University of Chattanooga and the ROTC Mocs Battalion in 1969, he planned…
Lin Dunn
Athletes like Pat Head Summitt may not have reached their full potential without trailblazers like Lin Dunn. Dunn began her…
Phil Garner
What moments shape a man’s life and influence his character? For Phil Garner, member of the World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates…
Howard H. Baker Jr.
BY TOM GRISCOM For most, Howard Baker was a statesman who brought a calming hand to partisan bickering and found…
Inquoris “Inky” Johnson
While living with 14 people in a two-bedroom house and watching his eight uncles rotate between the house and prison,…
John and Ann Tickle
John and Ann Tickle have supported their alma mater for more than 50 years. The John and Ann Tickle Athletic…
Amy Miles
Over the years, movies have marked milestones for Amy Miles. She remembers the anticipation and thrill of watching the first…
Dave Ramsey
In 2014, when Dave Ramsey spoke at the Haslam College of Business commencement ceremony, he offered graduates a wealth of…
Kim White
Kim White never underestimates the power of a TV sitcom. Her first role model was Mary Tyler Moore, whose best-known…
Frank Bowyer
When Knoxville dentist Frank Bowyer died in 2004, the American Association of Orthodontists in its newsletter marked his passing with,…
Todd Helton
Todd Helton has come home. Named the 1995 National Collegiate Baseball player of the year, Knoxville native Helton is one…
Diane Schmidt
Chances are you’ve run your fingers through your hair with a product that came to fruition with the help of…
Spurgeon Neel Jr.
Maj. Gen. Spurgeon Neel Jr., a 1942 graduate of the College of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center, was…
Dennis Haskins
“Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. What’s going on here?” Chattanooga native Dennis Haskins may be America’s best-loved high school principal.…
William “Muecke” Barker
William “Muecke” Barker began more than 25 years of service to the Tennessee Judicial System in 1983, when he was…
