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.
