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Homegrown Music

Homegrown Music

For Molly Erickson, a trained opera singer and an associate professor, attending concerts is more than fun–it’s research. Continue reading Homegrown Music

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Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

UT is a leader in the development of alternative fuels, and Dr. Bill Bass has solved the mystery of “The Big Bopper.” Continue reading Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

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It Helps to Remember

It Helps to Remember

This was a good day for Mike and Molly Morel. Any day that their son, Brent, is remembered, is a good day for the Morels. Continue reading It Helps to Remember

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Top Shelf at Wal-Mart

Top Shelf at Wal-Mart

Perhaps no name in commerce is as well known as that of Wal-Mart, and Don Frieson has mapped his way to the company’s top echelon. Continue reading Top Shelf at Wal-Mart

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June Montgomery: Friend to Alumni

June Montgomery: Friend to Alumni

June Montgomery, who served UTHSC for 37 years before retiring in 1973, passed away on February 25, 2007, at the age of 99. Continue reading June Montgomery: Friend to Alumni

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Tom Rakes Pairs Experience with New Insights

Tom Rakes Pairs Experience with New Insights

Dr. Thomas A. Rakes, the new chancellor at UT Martin, prefers to think about the work ahead in a different light. Continue reading Tom Rakes Pairs Experience with New Insights

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McCarthy Mainstreamed

McCarthy Mainstreamed

For years Cormac McCarthy, ­Knoxville’s most famous living literary son, had something of a cult following. The secret is now out. Continue reading McCarthy Mainstreamed

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No Kidding

No Kidding

Why would a retired police officer from Miami own a herd of goats? When you meet Deb Kidwell, it makes perfect sense. Continue reading No Kidding

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Beast of Eden

Beast of Eden

Ask conservation ecologist Dr. Luke Dollar to name the place he felt farthest from the UT campus, and he’ll likely cite Madagascar. Continue reading Beast of Eden

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Rocky Top on the Yangtze

Rocky Top on the Yangtze

Recently my wife Kathy and I, both loyal Tennessee Volunteers since 1966, traveled to China for a vacation and Far East sightseeing. Continue reading Rocky Top on the Yangtze

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The Power of Education

The Power of Education

When Luke Dollar discovered villagers had killed a foosa, he launched a poster campaign to “Save the fossa, save the harvest.” Continue reading The Power of Education

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Sounds of Centuries Past

Sounds of Centuries Past

One of the world’s premier ­musical ensembles will bring its extraordinary talents to the university’s Knoxville campus this fall. Continue reading Sounds of Centuries Past

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The Longest Vacation of Your Life

The Longest Vacation of Your Life

Retirement beckons each of us. But will leisure pursuits be enough to occupy baby boomers who’ve prided themselves on staying busy? Continue reading The Longest Vacation of Your Life

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Make Your Life List

Make Your Life List

Sharon Hoover was in Italy recently when she struck up a conversation with a couple sitting nearby. “What are you planning to do today?” Continue reading Make Your Life List

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Counting Them Down

Counting Them Down

Yosemite. Check. Yellowstone. Check. Rocky Mountain National Park. Eugene O’Neill’s home. Pinnacles National Monument. Check. Continue reading Counting Them Down

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Let's Drink to Retirement

Let’s Drink to Retirement

Ron Frieson (Knoxville ’81) toasted retirement, not with a glass of wine, but with an entire wine store–his own. Continue reading Let’s Drink to Retirement

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Do It Today

Do It Today

Many people say they want to travel when they retire. Globe-trotter Ginny Thigpen says, “Do it today.” Continue reading Do It Today

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Creating a New Career

Creating a New Career

Tish Lowe (Knoxville ’75, ’78) followed her true passion when she moved to Florence, Italy, in 2003 to study painting. Continue reading Creating a New Career

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bluegrass

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bluegrass

WDVX began broadcasting in 1997 from a trailer in a campground in Norris, Tennessee, about 18 miles northeast of Knoxville. Continue reading Give Us This Day Our Daily Bluegrass

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Education in the City

Education in the City

Sean Loftin didn’t shake a Magic 8 Ball to be certain of the new direction his career was taking. “Without a doubt,” he felt a different calling. Continue reading Education in the City

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Woman Power

Woman Power

Three women made seven-figure gifts to help build, literally, UT’s reputation as a powerhouse of intercollegiate athletics. Continue reading Woman Power

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Davises Integral to UT Chattanooga

Bob and Etta Davis attended games in Chattanooga when “Scrappy” Moore was coach, and their love of sports persisted over the years. Continue reading Davises Integral to UT Chattanooga

Association News
Association News

Association News

The UTAA gets alumni together for Homecoming, pep rallies, and chapter meetings–you knew that, right? Do you know what else we do? Continue reading Association News

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