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UT Extension’s Virginia Pearl Moore
UT Extension’s first home demonstration agent, Virginia Pearl Moore, touched the lives of countless young women in Tennessee.
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Scholl Selected as UT-ORII Executive Director
In April, David Sholl was named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.
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Margaret Perry Makes History
Margaret Perry served as UT Martin’s sixth chancellor from 1986 to 1997. She was the first woman to serve as…
![Dr. Harold Conner Jr., the son of former assistant dean of students Harold Conner Sr., speaks about his father at the naming ceremony.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2024_utm-news_feature-img.jpg)
Residence Halls Named for Pioneers
UT Martin named two residence facilities in honor of pioneers Jessie Lou Arnold Pryor and Harold Conner Sr..
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‘I was one of the lucky ones’
Ninety-nine-year-old Army veteran T Joe Walker went from building bridges during World War II to leading mechanical maintenance at UT…
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No Hard and Fast Lines
Twenty-first century medical appointments are a predictable affair: syringes, stethoscopes, thermometers and the like. But the Middle Age’s medico-magical methods…
Interns Serving
Six UT Martin students served as legislative interns during the spring semester.
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Honoring Their Humanity
Hours before his 22nd birthday, Mallie Wilson was condemned to die by a mob without a guilty verdict. Today, Mallie’s…
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The Odd and Rare
Celebrate UT Knoxville’s 225 year with treasures from the UT Libraries’ Special Collections.
![Keith Carver takes a group picture at Obion High school](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/190924_UT-Promise-Tour_Day-2_002_ut_sat.jpg)
UT Kicks Off UT Promise Endowment Campaign
The goal of UT Promise is to make higher education even more accessible and affordable for Tennessee students.
![Donde Plowman](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/247188_20190506_Donde_Plowman_portrait_018.jpg)
Ninth Chancellor Appointed
Donde Plowman has returned to UT Knoxville to serve as the campus’ ninth chancellor.
![African American women in Chattanooga staged sit-ins at lunch counters as part of the civil rights movement.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/African-American-Women-1-e1525716657236.jpg)
‘Her’stories
UTC professor Susan Eckelmann Berghel has students engage with history beyond the textbooks by recording the stories of local women…
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Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017
Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century
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UTC Library Opens
Chancellor Emeritus Roger Brown cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the UTC Library before hundreds of attendees who…
![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](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/haslam-college-historic-e1415302970965.jpg)
Historic Naming
The newly named James A. Haslam II College of Business honors one of the university’s greatest benefactors and his family.…
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Energized City and Campus
. Alumni of two different eras characterized Chattanooga as a city that promotes the entrepreneurial spirit. UTC has helped fuel…
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From War to Writing to the World
Veteran Charles Herd found his place as a chamber of commerce executive
![Pat Summitt Plaza dedication](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Honoring-a-Legend.jpg)
Honoring a Legend
Pat Summitt's legacy will forever be enshrined on the UT Knoxville campus with the addition of the Pat Summitt Plaza,…