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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.
Your Impact
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Caring Enough to Help Someone Else Along Their Way
Second-year law student Danielle Peach was the first recipient of the Teresa J. Sigmon Scholarship. Make a Gift Shortly before Danielle Peach started at the College of Law, she learned she was the first recipient of the Teresa J. Sigmon Scholarship, which Sigmon, a 1982 law graduate and a longtime medical malpractice defense attorney in …
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Driving for Success
With hard work and assistance from scholarships, Humberto Velazquez graduated from UT’s top-ranked Supply Chain Management program with a job at International Paper. Make a Gift Humberto Velazquez’s father, Alberto, was a migrant worker who supported the family by working in the United States while his family stayed behind in Mexico. When Velazquez was 14, …
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Donors to UT Knoxville Are Making a Big Impact
A record 47,182 donors gave to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, last year, which helped fund student scholarships, hire new faculty, make campus improvements, and support other enhancements to students’ educational experience. Those donors contributed $173,746,126 during the 2018–19 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2019, and helped the university hit its $1.1 billion Join …
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Living a Legacy
Savannah Clay (’17) is able to nurse ICU patients thanks to her UT scholarships. Make a Gift “I always wanted to be a nurse,” says Savannah Clay. “My grandmother was a nurse, and I saw how you could impact someone’s life on a daily basis.” Upon visiting UT from her hometown of Ooltewah, Clay says, …
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Building the Future
Scholarships enabled Randy Drake to graduate debt free. Make a Gift “Having scholarships meant a lot in college because it gave me the room to focus on school and not necessarily have to work full time,” says Randy Drake. “And it helped a lot in my career selection. Because I didn’t have debt, it put …
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The Scholarship Made My Dream Come True
Lady Vols pitcher Matty Moss is a senior majoring in social work. She is grateful for the Frankie E. Wade Scholarship. Make a Gift When Matty Moss was nine, her parents, Josh and Reina Moss, drove her and a friend from their home in Greenville, South Carolina, to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma …
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On the Cutting Edge of Business Analytics
Missie Bowers is the Beaman Professor in Business, which is funded by the Alvin G. and Sally M. Beaman Foundation Endowment. Make a Gift The Beaman Professorship in Business helps the Haslam College of Business retain faculty members like Missie Bowers, a national figure in the field of business analytics, applied optimization, and lean operations. …
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A Choice to Be Thankful
Junior Alex Galindo is grateful for the merit and need-based scholarships that make it possible for him to attend UT. Make a Gift In his graduate speech at Farragut High School, Alex Galindo began by quoting James Cash Penney, the founder of the department store JCPenney: “‘I am grateful for all of my problems. After …
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A Commitment to Developing Leaders
In 2019 Clay and Debbie Jones made a landmark gift to UT’s Center for Leadership and Service. Make a Gift Clay Jones (’71) began his lifelong passion and gained an understanding for the importance of leadership in his own roles at UT with Phi Delta Theta, the Student Government Association, and the Air Force ROTC. …
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