Allan Benton’s bacon and country hams have become the stuff of legend. And not only in the foodie world—it has seeped into pop culture, as well. Stories about Benton (’69) and his products have appeared in a documentary called Cured, as well as magazines such as Southern Living and Gourmet. In 2009, Esquire named Benton’s bacon “the world’s best.”
Monthly Archives
May 2013
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A multi-disciplinary team from the college has continued work on a collaborative project, supported by a National Science Foundation grant, to examine the daily experiences, health, and development of young…
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In April, more than 200 students from UT Knoxville spent a week helping children with disabilities at Camp Koinonia. The Therapeutic Recreation program at UT hosts the weeklong camp that…
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Last year, eight students stepped onto UT’s campus to find out what college life is like. It was an opportunity that these students may not have experienced without UT’s FUTURE…
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Low-income adults in Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina’s rural areas will now have greater access to postsecondary education, thanks to a federal grant recently awarded to the College of Education,…
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Before the ink was dry on the papers making the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society official at UT, the center had already landed a $1.2 million cooperative agreement with…
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If you watched the 2012 Olympics this summer you may have seen CEHHS alumnae and former Lady Vol Tamika Catchings pulling down rebounds and helping lead the US women’s basketball…
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Team UT students gain valuable experience working behind the scenes at the Kentucky Derby and the Super Bowl. Not many students can boast of the fact that they’ve been to…
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From the top of a pair of stilts, it’s easy to see the change that has come to Pond Gap Elementary School since the University-Assisted Community School (UACS) began in…
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The Egyptian revolution became real for Professor Brian Barber (Child and Family Studies) when he first visited Cairo in February 2011. It became even more real when the sting of…