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Tag: Fall 2008

Feature
Absolutely YUM

Absolutely YUM

What’s orange and white and moUThwatering all over? We asked Chef John Antun to help us assemble some distinctly “UT” tailgate recipes. Continue reading Absolutely YUM

UTopics
Warhol, STEM Growth, and Haslam Scholars

Warhol, STEM Growth, and Haslam Scholars

The Campaign for Tennessee, a new Warhol exhibit, a look at the Haslam Scholars, and more in the latest installment of UTopics. Continue reading Warhol, STEM Growth, and Haslam Scholars

Spotlight
Bliss of the Spider Woman: Rosemary Gillespie

Bliss of the Spider Woman: Rosemary Gillespie

Staring at the spider through the glowing light of her headlamp, Rosemary Gillespie (Knoxville ’86) could hardly believe her eyes. Continue reading Bliss of the Spider Woman: Rosemary Gillespie

Spotlight
A Long Way from Orange Mound: Dr. Alvin Crawford

A Long Way from Orange Mound: Dr. Alvin Crawford

Alvin Crawford says he “fell in love with kids” when he chose pediatric orthopedics as his life’s work. Continue reading A Long Way from Orange Mound: Dr. Alvin Crawford

Spotlight
Special Dentist, Special Patients: Dr. Bud Baker

Special Dentist, Special Patients: Dr. Bud Baker

The last 10 years of Dr. Elbert “Bud” Baker’s nearly 50-year dental practice in Nashville have been the most rewarding. Continue reading Special Dentist, Special Patients: Dr. Bud Baker

Spotlight
Sounds Like Success: Dustin Cawood

Sounds Like Success: Dustin Cawood

Dustin Cawood works on a ranch, but you won’t find him in the saddle, enjoying the scenery on a 5,000-acre spread in Marin County, California. Continue reading Sounds Like Success: Dustin Cawood

Research
We've Got the Power

We’ve Got the Power

UT’s new supercomputer is one of the world’s fastest after just a few months in operation. In June, UT’s Kraken ranked 57th in the “Top500” list. Continue reading We’ve Got the Power

Feature
Growing Silver

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

Feature
Appetite for Growth

Appetite for Growth

Twins Wes and Ches Jackson are quick to point out that no one really graduates from college and aspires to sell hot dogs. Continue reading Appetite for Growth

Feature
Patients and Prudence

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

Spotlight
Home is Where the Art Is

Home is Where the Art Is

Anna Maria Horner is a homemaker in the oldest, and newest, sense of the word. Continue reading Home is Where the Art Is

Spotlight
Your Last Name

Your Last Name

From her home in Cary, North Carolina, Kelly Utt-Grubb runs a one-of-a-kind business: a family naming resource. Continue reading Your Last Name

Feature
Fresh, Fine Milk from a Farmer You Know

Fresh, Fine Milk from a Farmer You Know

Pearl is the “Cow of the Month” at the Hatcher Family Dairy. Her hobbies are sunbathing and chewing cud. Continue reading Fresh, Fine Milk from a Farmer You Know

Feature
Farewell Music for the QE2

Farewell Music for the QE2

Two alumni hitched a ride on the Queen Elizabeth 2’s final round-the-world cruise and did it with a song in their hearts. Continue reading Farewell Music for the QE2

Feature
Kickoff to the Future

Kickoff to the Future

It was an evening of orange at Thompson-Boling Arena, where 850 people brought enough passion and “Rocky Top” to pack Neyland Stadium on game day. Continue reading Kickoff to the Future

Association News
Make the UTAA the Best It Can Be

Make the UTAA the Best It Can Be

Following are excerpts from Ford Little’s remarks at the meeting of the Alumni Association Board of Governors in Knoxville. Continue reading Make the UTAA the Best It Can Be

Association News
Meet Your Officers

Meet Your Officers

This year’s officers of the UT Alumni Association are an experienced lot, and two of them are second-generation alumni leaders. Continue reading Meet Your Officers

Association News
Association News

Association News

You can save as much as 15-20% on the price of home and automobile insurance coverage by purchasing through the UTAA. Continue reading Association News

The Last Word
A Degree of Danger

A Degree of Danger

U.S. Army Lt. Jeremiah Manning has a perfectly good excuse to put off finishing his master’s degree in civil engineering. Continue reading A Degree of Danger

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