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Because Vols Help Vols.
By supporting the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, you are changing lives. Your generosity ensures hardworking Volunteers are able to achieve their dreams. Your support creates a better future for our Volunteer community through exceptional student experiences, access to expert faculty, top-ranked academic programs, and enhanced learning environments.
We are grateful for your thoughtful demonstration of the Volunteer spirit.
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Milestone Moment: UT Knoxville Achieves Historic $332 Million in Gifts
More than 69,000 donors from across the country and around the world showed their unwavering support for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the 2023-24 fiscal year.
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Meet Brian Broyles
This year, Brian Broyles assumed leadership of the Division of Advancement, overseeing philanthropic initiatives and alumni engagement at UT.
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Cultivating Community on Rocky Top
The UT Success Academy is improving student retention and changing lives on Rocky Top. With continued investment it will increase opportunity and success for students for years to come.
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Alumni Gifts Create New Career Programming for College of Communication and Information Students
An Office for Career Development exists for the first time now in the College of Communication and Information thanks to the generous support of CCI alumna Suzanne Sackleh (’89).
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The Color Orange Changed My Life
Because of scholarships, Azaria Boyd (Class of 2024) has been able to pursue hands-on learning opportunities, internships, summer jobs, and study abroad experiences through UT.
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Exum Lights the Way for His West Tennessee Home
Joe H. Exum Sr. (’52, ’77) and his 96 years have been dedicated to the communities that made him.
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Connor Fox Finds His Big Orange Welcome
Sophomore Connor Fox found his home on Rocky Top thanks to donor- and alumni-supported programs and opportunities like Ignite. Now he’s making an impact.
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David Rigby (’67) Establishes Scholarship Endowment in Memory of His Late Wife
By Yvonne Ratledge (Class of 2024) Had I not gone to the University of Tennessee, I would not have had the exciting and rewarding career that I’ve had. I want to give that same opportunity to a student in a similar position as Vickie. David Rigby (’67) In 1982, Vickie passed away after a courageous …
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Loyal to a T, a Power T
When Loyal Vols Come Together, It Ignites Something Greater than Their Sum Ryan Sowell (’11) didn’t know how he was going to find $25,000. But when one of his former UT professors had a health scare, he knew it needed to happen. Sowell visited the recovering professor emeritus, David Schumann, and left with a newfound …
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