Giving

The Volunteer community rallied around the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for the 10th year in a row during Big Orange Give, UT’s annual day of giving held November 10, 2022. More than 10,500 gifts were contributed by Volunteers from around the world who picked the area of campus most meaningful to them to support. Many … Read more

Alumni and supporters back future international business leaders GLS ’23 cohort visiting Edinburgh Castle in Scotland during study abroad semester. For first-generation college student Kaiya Moore (’23), scholarships enabled a life-changing experience in London as part of the Greg and Lisa Smith Global Leadership Scholars program (GLS), the oldest signature honors program of UT’s Haslam … Read more

There is no price to be put on the death of a loved one, especially when that life is cut short in the service of the nation. Those fallen leave behind children, parents, wives, and husbands, all of whom lose precious time shared with their family member. That’s why the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has … Read more

A need-based scholarship helped Natalie Pierce Griffey (’14, ’15) on her path to two UT degrees. Make a Gift Natalie Pierce Griffey (’14, ‘15) remembers the moment she learned she would receive a Regal Scholarship. “Getting the notification was such a big deal,” she says. “You got a letter, and it took a minute to … Read more

  Just over a month before her 80th birthday in September, Diane Cudahy (’89, ’96) received a unique gift—a scholarship named in her honor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ramzi Abukhadra (’87), whom Cudahy had employed at the International House (I-House) during her 10 years as its director, surprised her with a certificate announcing … Read more

A first-of-its-kind program to support incoming student veterans is launching this fall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Developed by the university’s Veterans Success Center within the Division of Student Success and made possible by generous donations from the Pilot Foundation and the Boyd Foundation, the Veteran Impact Program will provide around 30 new students … Read more

When Deborah Woolley (’70) first saw the Land Grant Films work started by Nick Geidner, School of Journalism & Electronic Media associate professor, she knew it was something special. “He really taught me a lot about what it takes to do a documentary. I was so impressed not just by what he was doing, but … Read more

In partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Office of Alumni Affairs and the Chancellor’s Associates, alumnus Tee Martin (’00) hosted his first namesake golf tournament on Friday, June 24, at Avalon Country Club. The Tee Off with Tee Martin Golf Tournament raised over $90,000 for UT’s Flagship Scholarship, one of three last-dollar Tri-Star Scholarships … Read more

Volunteers from across the state, nation, and world stepped forward together in support of students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the 2021–22 fiscal year. A record number of 60,142 donors committed more than $264 million to enhance educational opportunities and provide the resources students need to succeed. Of those totals, 18,859 donors chose … Read more

More than 51,000 generous alumni and friends of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invested in students during the 2020–21 fiscal year, committing more than $202 million and transforming the student experience. The donations resulted in the record-setting awarding of student scholarships, the establishment of a student emergency fund, and the founding of the Big Orange … Read more