A Home for Sisterhood
Sorority women at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have long carried a bit of a chip on their collective shoulder. Greek men have had houses on or near campus since early last century. Sororities haven’t.
Ray’s Place
Alex Cate, a junior majoring in sports journalism, says Ray's Place "fills a gaping hole left by the absence of mother’s or grandmother’s cooking."
Crossville
Tonya Hinch (Knoxville ’85), is a Crossville native who, after a short and sweet career in New York, has returned to reinvigorate her languishing hometown.
Waverly
“Music on the Square” has been going strong since 2001, when Ron Pace (Knoxville ’64, ’69) and his wife, Sandy, hired the first band and handed out the first fliers.
Pat Summitt: Undefeated
Who but Pat would fight a memory-wasting disease by writing a memoir? The idea is so like her – all elegance and swagger and undefeatedness.
By the Numbers
Her 1,098 wins and 8 national championships are only a few of the impressive numbers Pat Summitt has racked up over the years.
Peyton Manning: Back in Orange
Carrying his new No. 18 orange jersey over the famous right arm, Peyton Manning emerged in the small adjoining hallway, came directly toward me and proclaimed: “Go, Big Orange!”
Manning’s Scholars
Proceeds of Peyton Manning's college football and scholar awards, totaling nearly $165,000, and other gifts to the athletics department were pooled to establish the Peyton Manning Scholarship.
Best for Baby and the Environment
As director of the Center for Clean Products at UT Knoxville's Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Catherine Wilt (Knoxville ’88, ’89) has helped develop North America's first and only third-party environmental toy standard.
Moving the Chains
It was the very first game and the very first catch for No. 85 in your Tennessee program, a shy sophomore from Nashville named Lester McClain.
The Birth of Bonnaroo
Born and raised in Knoxville, Ashley Capps began promoting shows in the late 1970s as a hobby. He has since become one of the most respected promoters in the music business.
New UTAA President: Who Have You Reached?
“They reached out to me, and now it’s my turn to reach out to someone else. As the alumni association president, I will ask other alums, ‘Who have you reached?’”
Called to Broadway
Laura Beth Wells’ dream of being a stage actress started in Knoxville when she was a fourth-grader watching Peter Pan at the Clarence Brown Theatre on campus.
Team Hart
Fathers and sons in coaching? We’ve seen it before. Here’s something better. The Hart family includes three generations of athletics administrators.
Eat Tennessee
Before farmers’ markets became all the rage, Joe Gaines (’69, ’76) was working on a plan to make Tennessee’s small-scale producers more profitable by helping them grab a larger share of the markets.
House Designers
David Purser ('03) and Ty Lee ('04), former inhabitants of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at UT Knoxville, returned recently to oversee the renovation of the fraternity house.
Digital Doctors
Electronic health records promise to improve patient care, reduce costly duplicative procedures, involve the patient more completely in his or her own care, and ultimately save money. But when?
Ruff Reading
HABIT volunteers take their dogs, cats and rabbits, who have been medically and behaviorally screened, to places such as nursing homes, assisted living centers, hospitals and schools.
Burning to Know
A nationally recognized fire forensic expert, David Icove earned three engineering degrees at UT Knoxville, including a doctorate, and now serves as a research professor in the College of Engineering.
Lifelong Network: UTAA Career Services
Dexter Anoka tapped into the power of his University of Tennessee degree, and four days later he was hired as an executive recruiter.
Conquering the Hill
Her dad was standing there in his Condredge Holloway jersey and was waiting for her to join him. "C'mon, sweetheart, you can do it. Be brave and take your first step. I'll be here waiting for you."
Civil War on Campus
The Hill in Knoxville was quite a different place 150 years ago — not just because it was an earlier day and time but also because the Hill was a war zone.
Life on Mars?
Could Mars ever have supported life? The rover Curiosity may reveal the answer, and two University of Tennessee scientists will be among those directing the rover’s experiments.
