Giving

Judi and Jim Herbert support undergraduate tutoring and development of workshops Make a Gift More than 50 years ago, Judi Herbert graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a bachelor’s degree in English. On Friday, October 11, the Writing Center, housed in UT’s College of Arts and Sciences, was dedicated in recognition of her … Read more

The concept of farm-to-table food owes itself in part to Sue Conley (’75) and Peggy Smith of Cowgirl Creamery. What others did for bread, wine, or beer; they did for cheese. Their award-winning products ignited an artisan cheesemaking movement centered on clean products straight from local farms. Since retiring in early 2021, the Cowgirls have … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business announced the naming of the new JTV Center for Applied Business Analytics. The center aims to assist undergraduate students in bridging the gap between a strong analytics background and the communications skills needed to convey that knowledge through real-world training. It will be housed in the … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Army ROTC Alumni Council is leading the effort to establish the UT Armed Forces Memorial on the university’s flagship campus in Knoxville. The memorial will honor the sacrifice of students, faculty, and staff from all UT System campuses who died in the line of duty while in military service to … Read more

The Volunteer community came together in generosity November 10 and made 9,450 gifts during Big Orange Give, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s annual day of giving, when donors, alumni and friends support deserving students, courageous ideas, or an area of campus most meaningful them. The total far exceeded the campaign’s goal of 8,000 gifts, including … Read more

The world has changed significantly since Theotis Robinson Jr. made history in 1961 as one of the first African American students to enroll as an undergraduate at the University of Tennessee. He committed to make the world a better place continuously. Robinson recently established the Theotis Robinson Jr. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment to support students … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s newest Peyton Manning Scholars were honored for their academic, civic, and leadership accomplishments at an event attended by Manning on August 24. The event, which was held in person again this year after moving online in 2020, gave the students and their families an opportunity to meet with Manning and … Read more

Alumni of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, rallied behind their alma mater in April and May to raise $58,253 during the 2021 Alumni Scholarship Challenge. With a total of 430 alumni contributing 498 individual gifts, this year’s support surpassed all previous years and nearly doubled that of 2017, when the challenge began. During the challenge, … Read more

Judy Flanagan served as Director of Special Events at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville from 1990 to 2006 and was the first in this position at the university. Prior to her tenure at UT, Flanagan worked in special events at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, and directed parades for two World’s Fairs (Knoxville, 1982 and … Read more

Jewelry Television (JTV), a national television home shopping and e-commerce network of companies headquartered in Knoxville, has created the JTV Center for Applied Business Analytics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business through a transformative gift. The focus of the center will be to facilitate collaboration between businesses with issues requiring data … Read more