Giving

For six years in a row, faculty and staff have chosen to support UT through the Big Orange Family Campaign. This year, the campaign reached 61.6 percent participation, with a record number of faculty and staff members donating to the university. Some of the largest participation growth in the campaign was among Facilities Services employees. … Read more

Rachel Rui creates an endowment in memory of her late husband. Make a Gift Rachel Rui (’09, ’14), assistant to the chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, recently created the Harrison Pang and Rachel Rui International Excellence Endowment to honor the memory of her late husband Harrison Pang (’10, ’11), a former UT employee, … Read more

The Jones family made a landmark gift of $5 million to the center to enhance programs and initiatives offered to students. Make a Gift UT has named a campus hub for educating and engaging students in meaningful leadership and service opportunities in recognition of alumnus Clay Jones and his wife Debbie. The Jones family made … Read more

“I want other people to have the same opportunities that I’ve had. This money helps students with scholarships and other expenses. I know how important it is and I want to pay it forward.” Make a Gift The door to Sandra Thomas’s office on the third floor of the College of Nursing features a menagerie … Read more

On February 25, 2019, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumni chapters and councils from around the country will compete in the third annual Alumni Scholarship Challenge. The weeklong campaign is an exciting time to see the Volunteer family come together to support current and future students in their area. Last year, over $60,000 was raised from … Read more

Benjamin Barnhill, a senior from Memphis, is thankful for the role donors and scholarships have played in his education at UT. Make a Gift In a scene straight out of the movie October Sky, Benjamin Barnhill and his design project partner Drew Nickel place their hybrid rocket on the launch platform at the UT Cherokee … Read more

Baseball pitcher Garrett Stallings has benefitted from the support of athletic scholarships. He also had the opportunity to participate in the unique VOLeaders program, an initiative made possible by private donations. Make a Gift Last June, 6’ 2” right-handed pitcher Garrett Stallings journeyed north to play in the Cape Cod League, the oldest and most … Read more

Clay Culp, licensed therapist and suicide prevention coordinator, is grateful for the impact the Bush Family Fellowship had on his experiences at UT and in his career. Make a Gift As a licensed therapist and suicide prevention coordinator at the Student Counseling Center, Clay Culp works with UT students when they need help the most. … Read more

Named for Ralph Heath, a retired president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the Heath Integrated Business and Engineering Program unites students and knowledge in the Tickle College of Engineering and Haslam College of Business. Make a Gift The Heath Integrated Business and Engineering Program welcomed its first cohort of students in fall 2017. Each group of … Read more

As the 2018 BarberMcMurry Professor, Billie Faircloth taught an interdisciplinary design studio made up of students from all three schools in the college: architecture, interior architecture, and landscape architecture. Make a Gift In her professional and academic research, Billie Faircloth seeks to answer the question, “Why do we build the way that we do?” As … Read more