Plan for the Future
What’s ahead for the University of Tennessee? A new strategic plan approved in 2012 provides the UT System a roadmap…
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.
UTC’s MBA at 50
UTC’s College of Business MBA program celebrated its 50th anniversary last fall with a golf tournament, mini-courses, tours of the…
Legacy in Women’s Athletics
Before Pat Summitt became head coach of the Lady Vols and built the program into a perennial powerhouse, she made…
Funding Achievement at UTHSC
UTHSC’s Dr. Terry Cooper has defied the odds. At the conclusion of his current grant, he will have had 45…
Veterinary Alumni Connect
Members of the UT College of Veterinary Medicine’s alumni council are helping the college stay in touch with its graduates,…
Field Man to CEO
Like most college seniors, Donnie Smith was looking for a job he could start soon after graduation. A job tip…
Banker and Volunteer
Nancy Collum wasn’t sure what she wanted to study at UTC. “I was always envious of those who knew they…
Future Energy Stars
Tennessee, with help from the University of Tennessee, has made strides in increasing the number of graduates in the fields…
Garden of Rest and Respite
Tucked under the wing of Patten Chapel, I found what I was looking for in the Shakespeare Garden, where the…
Laughing at the Lunch Table
You’d think, by the time you’re 22 years old, fitting in wouldn’t matter, but you’d be wrong. The first week…
Options and Opportunities
Twenty years ago, Jerry Reese’s dream job was head football coach at UT Martin. But he gambled on an opportunity…
Former Vol ‘Retooling’ Raiders
Reggie McKenzie took a different path to becoming an NFL general manager. He played in the NFL and then transitioned…
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…
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…
Asian Exec
Troy Hodges (Knoxville ’90) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about living in Manila and managing sales in Asia and Australia for…
Southern Scribe
Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar…
Alumni: UT Needs Your Help
Declining state support for higher education has become a national trend, and it’s no different in Tennessee. Conditions are ripe…
College Crime Fighters
Twenty-four students from 10 universities completed the National Forensic Academy College Program, a joint venture between the University of Tennessee…
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…
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…
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…
