Winter 2018

Difficulties arrive in everyone’s life—usually at the most prosaic of times. The accident that brings paralysis. The cancer diagnosis. The loss of hearing and sight. Navigating the world through an autistic lens. Fleeing from war.

As this magazine begins a new century as the family album for the University of Tennessee and its alumni, we share stories of how people rise to meet the challenges laid down in their lives. We also share how the University of Tennessee is helping veterans transition from regimented military life to the less-structured academic environment and how a researcher moved from the Middle East to the United States to help create more resilient crops for a changing climate. Whether we are currently facing down rising storm winds or when they visit in the future, let us, too, rise. In rising, let us soar.

Joe DiPietro

A message from the president

None of us gets through life without overcoming challenges.

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Alumni attendees at the Centennial Celebration at Cherokee Country Club

Tennessee Alumnus Turns 100

More than 150 alumni and friends gathered in October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Alumnus magazine.

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