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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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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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UT Surpasses 100,000 Unique Donors in ‘Join the Journey’ Campaign
“When our alumni and friends make one gift, of any size, each year, it makes a big difference. Their loyalty and support create opportunities for students and will have a lifelong effect on our campus,” said Chip Bryant, vice chancellor for advancement. Make a Gift Thanks to the generosity of many Volunteers, the University of …
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What Volunteers Are All About
Vol basketball’s Admiral Schofield (’19) learned valuable insights about leadership through the VOLeaders Academy. Make a Gift In 2017, Admiral Schofield’s VOLeaders cohort visited Vietnam. “To see the orphanages and how many kids are there,” says Schofield, “and to see what they go through postwar, and then see the impact we have through sport, we …
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Better Leaders. Better People. Beacons for the World.
Vol basketball’s Grant Williams learned to touch hearts in the VOLeaders Academy. Make a Gift Playing wheelchair basketball in Ecuador, Grant Williams realized how he could use his sport to make a difference. “There was a man who had just recently been paralyzed,” says Williams. “He was nervous about playing, but I showed him he …
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Creating Opportunities for Experiential Learning
Nick Giecek’s passions come together in adaptive recreation sports. Make a Gift “I am passionate about sports,” says Nick Giecek, who played hockey and lacrosse during his years at Knoxville Catholic High. “But more importantly, I am passionate about helping people with disabilities.” Giecek’s twin brother, Drew, has an intellectual disability and autism. “Having a …
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