Working at ESPN
[Update] Thirteen UT alumni are employees of the giant sports network. These writers, editors and producers give a glimpse into the future of college athletics. Continue reading Working at ESPN
Tag: Class of 2000-’09
Traveling Man
Manny Colon (Martin ’01) began working for the Marlins in 2002 as an intern and got a full-time position as player relations assistant the next year. Continue reading Traveling Man
Life after Lady Vols
With each passing year, there are more and more former Lady Vols in the WNBA. At the end of the 2012 season, there were 11 former Lady Vols in the WNBA. Continue reading Life after Lady Vols
Son of the South
Tandy Wilson (Knoxville, ’00) is devoted to Nashville, where his family has lived for five generations. Nashville likes him, too, which was affirmed in a recent issue of Bon Appetit. Continue reading Son of the South
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. Continue reading Manning’s Scholars
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. Continue reading House Designers
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. Continue reading Ruff Reading
When UT Calls
Family catches up to Keith Carver. Continue reading When UT Calls
The Long March Home
An unconventional look at the civil rights movement. Continue reading The Long March Home
Get Away to a Hideaway
Butterfly Gap Retreat features contemporary individual cabins. Continue reading Get Away to a Hideaway
Orange Blooded Morales Represents Puerto Rico
UT Knoxville grad flaunts the orange in the Miss America pageant. Continue reading Orange Blooded Morales Represents Puerto Rico
One Amazing Horse
Endurance racer Amigo beat the odds, with the help of many friends. Continue reading One Amazing Horse
Man about the Moon
Lifetime ambition lands UTSI graduate Robert Howard with NASA. Continue reading Man about the Moon
Doctor Dolly
Dolly Parton adds an honorary degree from UT Knoxville to her cache of accomplishments Continue reading Doctor Dolly
One and Only
Dr. Mayola Rowser is the only known nurse in the world to earn both the doctorate in nursing practice and the Ph.D. in nursing. Continue reading One and Only
Coffeys: University Related
Kristin Coffey fits right in with the UT Alumni Association. Her family has three generations of university loyalty. Continue reading Coffeys: University Related
An Association for All
Kino Becton and Marty Begalla are two of the many leaders who make the UTAA great. Continue reading An Association for All
Ishmael Beah, UT Yearbooks, Olympic Medalists, and Other News
Ishmael Beah, UT Yearbooks, Olympic Medalists, and other news in this installment of UTopics. Continue reading Ishmael Beah, UT Yearbooks, Olympic Medalists, and Other News
Bright Idea
Red flashing lights get our attention. Very bright red flashing lights, even more so. Continue reading Bright Idea
A Brush with Belize
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Jeannie Petty spent a week in Belize on a medical-dental mission serving the Mayan population. Continue reading A Brush with Belize
Capitol Idea
Alumnus had a chance to sit down with Anthony Haynes and Kurt Schlieter, UT’s liaisons with the state and federal governments. Continue reading Capitol Idea
Growing Silver
You can count on finding a riot of color among the blooms and foliage at the UT Gardens in Knoxville. Continue reading Growing Silver
Patients and Prudence
Nicole Perez is taking part in a program that’s putting the Knoxville campus on the leading edge of clinical psychology training. Continue reading Patients and Prudence