Today Show Visits
When Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb decided to go back to college for the Today show, they chose UT Knoxville.
No Minor Matter
“Now pitching for the Bowie Baysox, No. 6, Dylan Bundy,” exclaims Adrienne Roberson (Knoxville ’97) as the top minor league pitching prospect takes the field.
Funny Lady
From Saturday Night Live to the silver screen, Paula Pell hits the comedy jackpot.
Pilgrims of Flora and Fauna
Each spring, for more than 60 years, Ed Clebsch has trod the pilgrim’s path, guiding amateur naturalists toward greater awareness of the flowering plants of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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.
Classroom to Battlefield
Despite having few individual records on UT students who fought in the Civil War, some jewels of information still remain. Such is the story of John M. Brooks and Edward Maynard.
Aspire to Inspire Students Beyond the Classroom
BayLee Long learned one of her most valuable lessons outside the classroom. The new UTC graduate learned how to squeeze what pennies she does have into savings because of the UT Alumni Association Women’s Council Aspire series.
The Warrior Poets
The author and the soldier live in different worlds, but sometimes those worlds collide. On rare occasions, pen and sword are both wielded deftly by the same hand.
Old But Good
UT Knoxville’s Ayres Hall and Tyson House may be old, but they’re new to the National Register of Historic Places.
Field Man to CEO
Like most college seniors, Donnie Smith was looking for a job he could start soon after graduation. A job tip ended up being his ticket to a long and successful career.
Future Energy Stars
Tennessee, with help from the University of Tennessee, has made strides in increasing the number of graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math or STEM.
Former Vol ‘Retooling’ Raiders
Reggie McKenzie took a different path to becoming an NFL general manager. He played in the NFL and then transitioned to the front office.
Life on the Fly
A preacher’s kid, Susan Thrasher spent just as much time in church pews as she did worm dunking on East Tennessee rivers with her father. Her reverence for traditional bait fishing parlayed into fly fishing more than a decade ago.
On the Record: World War II to Watergate
A 1936 graduate of UT Knoxville, newsman Walter Pulliam covered major events of the 20th century. Pulliam, who turned 99 in November, lives in Knoxville and enjoys talking about his days as a reporter and editor.
Asian Exec
Troy Hodges (Knoxville ’90) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about living in Manila and managing sales in Asia and Australia for the textile manufacturing company Beaulieu Commercial LLC.
Southern Scribe
Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar Evers, Writing the Long Civil Rights Movement.
Best in the World
UT Knoxville's logistics and supply chain management program ranks first worldwide in research productivity, according to the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management.
A Week in the Life: Jennifer Stanley
In between 5 a.m. wake-up calls and past-midnight bedtimes, Jennifer Stanley (Knoxville ’95) gives a glimpse of how she holds down her full-time job and the presidency helm of the 335,000-member UT Alumni Association.
The Effect of Cornmeal
Later I understood why: Cornmeal is in your bones, y’all. It’s part of surviving in war and peace in a way that yeast bread is not.
Cone Zone
Visiting campus and wanting to know the latest on road closures and construction? Check out UT Knoxville’s conezone.utk.edu.
Eating Well
When Levita Mondie (Knoxville, '93) won a chili cook-off in her Washington, D.C., neighborhood, she was as proud as any Top Chef victor
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.
