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.
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Norm Witek (’68 & ’69) is a retired from Brevard College as a professor and cross country coach. And he is the only nonprofessional athlete
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When a roof collapse at Jefferson County High School in July 2013 destroyed the drama department, Billie Yardley (BS ’77, MS ’82) was determined to
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When the state of Tennessee named Knox County AP calculus teacher Wanda Lacy as 2013–14 Teacher of the Year, officials highlighted her sensational student success rate. Lacy (BS ’71, MS…
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Michelle Kwan, the most decorated figure skater in US history, visited UT in April to speak and participate in a panel discussion with coaches from six countries as part of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports initiative.
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Keith Carver (’95 & ’09) is executive assistant to University of Tennessee’s president, Joe DiPietro.
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By Brooks Clark During her time as an undergraduate in Child and Family Studies at UT, Kimberly Schlapman sang lead on some good old honky-tonk tunes for the Buttermilk Cowboys…
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Melissa Brooks (’08), who teaches US history and is an instructional leader at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, was named 2014 High School Teacher of the Year for the…