Fall 2014

Robert Fisher pours a bucket of ice water over Joe DiPietro's head
From the President

Don’t count us out

Photo: On a challenge from Brad Lampley, a trustee and UT Knoxville alum, President Joe DiPietro took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in August in front of the Institute of ... Read more

Panelists take questions at the Nashville Business Journal event
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Workforce Preparedness in Tennessee

Photo: Nashville Business Journal Publisher Kate Herman, far left, leads the panel discussion with DiPietro, Western Governors University Chancellor Kimberly Estep, Volunteer State Community College President Jerry Faulkner and Middle ... Read more

UT President Joe DiPietro, Jim Haslam, Natalie Haslam, UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek and Steve Mangum, dean of the James A. Haslam II College of Business
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Historic Naming

The newly named James A. Haslam II College of Business honors one of the university’s greatest benefactors and his family. On the day the UT Board of Trustees voted to ... Read more

UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition.
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Life After Competition

Photo: UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition. Dexter Davis is accustomed to taking his sport management students ... Read more

UTC students in service project
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Civic Engagement Award

Photo: UTC students work in a garden as part of efforts to learn beyond the classroom. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was one of five colleges and universities chosen ... Read more

West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center
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Forensic Center Operation

Photo: The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, shown here, is now operated by UTHSC. UTHSC is operating the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center and the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office, resuming ... Read more

Veterinarians provide treatment to a small dog
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Wellness of Being

To improve personal health, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine is developing a comprehensive wellness program for students and its faculty and staff who serve as role models.

CTAS consultant Mike Stooksberry (right) talks to a county official.
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Elected Officials Orientation

Photo (above): CTAS consultant Mike Stooksberry (right) talks to a county official An estimated 1,000-plus were in attendance at the County Officials Orientation Program (COOP) organized by the County Technical ... Read more

Dentist Christina Rosenthal (HSC ’05)
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Determined Doctor

Christina Rosenthal encourages youth to dream big

LightRails installation
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Light Maker

Bill FitzGibbons brightens cityscapes with public art

The Dirty Guv'nahs perform at the Bijou theater in Knoxville
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Southern Gentlemen

Friendships made at UT led to formation of rock band The Dirty Guv'nahs

U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves
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The Four H’s and Her Honor

U. S. District Court Judge Pamela Reeves got her start through 4-H

Jayne Wu and Shigetoshi Eda
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Quick Diagnosis

An innovative disease detection technology developed by UT Knoxville and UT Institute of Agriculture researchers is on its way to the marketplace.

UT President Joe DiPietro and President Emeritus Joe Johnson at the President’s Council weekend in October.
Alumni Association

A Life Committed to UT

Dr. Joe Johnson receives Lifetime Achievement Award

96% of survey respondents felt their decision to attend UT was a good to great decision.
Alumni Association

Alumni Survey Results: Glad I Went to UT

About 96 percent of survey respondents were pleased with their decision to attend UT.

Anthony Williams
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Twenty Years to Life

It took two botched police lineups, several erroneous witness statements and no physical evidence to lock up 14-year-old Anthony Williams for life in the shooting of a fellow teen he did not know. Twenty years later, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga psychology professor helped unravel the case and set Williams free.

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Listen to Joe

The next four years for UT's president start in January with a huge vote of confidence, optimism and a big challenge.

An Evening with Bill Landry
Alumni Association

Chapter Transition

The UT Alumni Association and UT campus alumni offices have undergone a transition in the chapter program.

Whether it is a crate of corn or a handful of squash, no amount of fruits and vegetables is too small to fill the void of those who need it most. Jean Hulsey, left, assists Mike Smith, a volunteer of the Society of St. Andrew. Smith transports the produce to East Tennessee shelters and food banks.
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Circle of Greater Good

Alliance of Women Philanthropists provides funding for UT Projects

UT Martin legacies gather for the annual Legacy Luncheon, an event for alumni and their first-year students who are attending UT Martin.
Alumni Association

UT Brings Us Together

Images of the UT alumni community.

a Lincoln Continental
The Last Word

New Years and Old Ones

Three UT students, a Lincoln Continental and a long trip to Texas