Centennial Alumni

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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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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