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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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‘I Want to Perform’
Bailye Hendley, is a recipient of the Walter and Hannah McDaniel Band Scholarship and Alvin and Sally Beaman Scholarship. Make a Gift Bailye Hendley started playing French horn in sixth grade in Jackson County, Georgia, “but I don’t think I realized at that time that it was what I wanted to do. It was in …
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Scholarships Help Young Mom Land Big-Four Accounting Job
Because of scholarships, Larisa Morace was able to study abroad and just received a job offer following graduation. Make a Gift By her junior year, Larisa Morace knew nursing was not for her. What she didn’t know was that she’d eventually receive a job offer from PricewaterhouseCoopers in Nashville, even before graduating from the Master …
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Studying a Core Sample from the Moon
Molly McCanta, Gerald D. Sisk Associate Professor of Petrology and Planetary Geoscience, will work with students to open NASA core samples from Apollo 17 that have been sealed since 1972. Make a Gift Molly McCanta, who grew up in Seattle, decided to be a geologist when she visited her grandparents in Eastern Washington after the …
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Funding Travel to Competitions
Mickayla Stogsdill (’19), executive president of the UT Speech and Debate Society, has led UT to a #1 position nationwide with the help of VOLstarter and other private support. Make a Gift As executive president of the Tennessee Speech and Debate Society, Mickayla Stogsdill (’19) coached her teammates to five individual national championships, three team …
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Dual Athlete, Dual Citizen
Maya Neal (’19), who studies political science and business administration, competed with the Lady Vols in both soccer and track and field. She holds Liberian citizenship through her mother’s side, is a recipient of the Wayne Basler Women’s Soccer Endowed Scholarship, and joined the VOLeaders program this summer in Rwanda. Make a Gift All-SEC soccer …
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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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