Winter 2013

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.

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Field Man to CEO

Like most college seniors, Donnie Smith was looking for a job he could start soon after graduation. A job tip…

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Future Energy Stars

Tennessee, with help from the University of Tennessee, has made strides in increasing the number of graduates in the fields…

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Reggie McKenzie

Former Vol ‘Retooling’ Raiders

Reggie McKenzie took a different path to becoming an NFL general manager. He played in the NFL and then transitioned…

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Life in the Fly

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…

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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…

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Asian Exec

Troy Hodges (Knoxville ’90) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about living in Manila and managing sales in Asia and Australia for…

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Southern Scribe

Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar…

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Best in the World

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…

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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…

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The Effect of Cornmeal

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…

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