Centennial Court
Erin Creech Chesnut, a senior from Murfreesboro, reflects on a "humble circle of bricks [that] has been host to marriage proposals, gospel singings, impromptu concerts and the contemplations of a thousand young lives preparing to take on the world."
Ray’s Place
Alex Cate, a junior majoring in sports journalism, says Ray's Place "fills a gaping hole left by the absence of mother’s or grandmother’s cooking."
Crossville
Tonya Hinch (Knoxville ’85), is a Crossville native who, after a short and sweet career in New York, has returned to reinvigorate her languishing hometown.
South Fulton
Residents in the Twin Cities of Fulton, Ky., and South Fulton, Tenn., know about hard times. Recent decades have brought factory closures and shuttered businesses. Enter Jeff Campbell.
Waverly
“Music on the Square” has been going strong since 2001, when Ron Pace (Knoxville ’64, ’69) and his wife, Sandy, hired the first band and handed out the first fliers.
Pat Summitt: Undefeated
Who but Pat would fight a memory-wasting disease by writing a memoir? The idea is so like her – all elegance and swagger and undefeatedness.
By the Numbers
Her 1,098 wins and 8 national championships are only a few of the impressive numbers Pat Summitt has racked up over the years.
Home Sweet Hometown
The Tennessee Alumnus asked readers to nominate their favorite small towns in Tennessee. Winchester received the most nominations, but we’ve included several other favorites you can read about.
Peyton Manning: Back in Orange
Carrying his new No. 18 orange jersey over the famous right arm, Peyton Manning emerged in the small adjoining hallway, came directly toward me and proclaimed: “Go, Big Orange!”
Manning’s Scholars
Proceeds of Peyton Manning's college football and scholar awards, totaling nearly $165,000, and other gifts to the athletics department were pooled to establish the Peyton Manning Scholarship.
Best for Baby and the Environment
As director of the Center for Clean Products at UT Knoxville's Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Catherine Wilt (Knoxville ’88, ’89) has helped develop North America's first and only third-party environmental toy standard.
Tailored Tools
First year engineering students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga build assistive devices for children to improve their daily routines in school and at home.
Going for Gold
With the Olympics coming up in July, we recall alumni and former students who have won gold medals. Remember these superstars from the University of Tennessee’s past?
The Birth of Bonnaroo
Born and raised in Knoxville, Ashley Capps began promoting shows in the late 1970s as a hobby. He has since become one of the most respected promoters in the music business.
A Helping Hand
At 9, Fred Heros fled Cuba with his parents and two brothers to escape the Communist regime. Five decades later he oversees a thriving dental practice and seeks opportunities to lend a helping hand.
Called to Broadway
Laura Beth Wells’ dream of being a stage actress started in Knoxville when she was a fourth-grader watching Peter Pan at the Clarence Brown Theatre on campus.
Team Hart
Fathers and sons in coaching? We’ve seen it before. Here’s something better. The Hart family includes three generations of athletics administrators.
Eat Tennessee
Before farmers’ markets became all the rage, Joe Gaines (’69, ’76) was working on a plan to make Tennessee’s small-scale producers more profitable by helping them grab a larger share of the markets.
House Designers
David Purser ('03) and Ty Lee ('04), former inhabitants of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at UT Knoxville, returned recently to oversee the renovation of the fraternity house.
Digital Doctors
Electronic health records promise to improve patient care, reduce costly duplicative procedures, involve the patient more completely in his or her own care, and ultimately save money. But when?
Ruff Reading
HABIT volunteers take their dogs, cats and rabbits, who have been medically and behaviorally screened, to places such as nursing homes, assisted living centers, hospitals and schools.
Burning to Know
A nationally recognized fire forensic expert, David Icove earned three engineering degrees at UT Knoxville, including a doctorate, and now serves as a research professor in the College of Engineering.
