Karen Pershing (’86 & ’06) serves as the executive director of a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of the greater Knoxville community by reducing the use of alcohol and drugs through policy, systems, and environment change.
Alumni
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Sport management senior Christian Coleman beat the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, to take home a silver in the men’s 100-meter final of the IAAF World Championships in London in…
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Nearly a decade of work by professors Sarah Hillyer (’10) and Ashleigh Huffman (’07 & ’11) culminated at the Bijou Theatre on September 7 with the debut of a short…
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Amber MacDonald’s career trajectory changed from sports to researching the link between nutrition and cancer.
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Linda Starnes (’82) has been actively involved in the disability community as a special educator, parent, and volunteer. As a public speaker and disability advocate for the Parent Education Network…
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Our Alumni: Rebecca Amis of the MUSE School in Calabasa, California
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Four members of the CEHHS family competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in women’s basketball, swimming, and track and field.
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Students benefit from the college’s unique five-year teacher intern program as well as the financial gifts from donors that have made it possible.
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Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt passed away at age 64 on June 28, 2016, after a battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s. She coached for 38 years, won eight NCAA…
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Alma Mount Abernathy graduated from UT in 1942 with a degree in home economics. Now 96, Alma was surprised this summer by her daughters and grandson with a trip to Rocky Top.