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Couple Makes Record-Breaking Gift to Fund UT Scholars in Israel Program
A love of travel and a personal interest in the Holocaust spurred Dan Ricketts (’85, ’92) and his husband, Steve Frankel, to create the Frankel–Ricketts Scholars in Israel Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Their contribution will be the largest single donation ever made to the university’s Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic …
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High School Seniors Surprised with Admission to UT
Austin-East seniors Charlie Smith, Zakeyous Houston and Darius Jackson with the Herbert College of Agriculture’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Craig Pickett and Dean David White. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Austin-East Magnet High School juniors and seniors gathered in the school’s auditorium for what they thought would be a speech on leadership. Instead, seniors …
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Ninth Cohort of Regal Scholars Announced
This year’s Regal Scholars make the ninth cohort to attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Regal, a subsidiary of Cineworld Group, began in Knoxville in 1989, and has helped 40 students from Knox County attend UT each year since 2013 through the generosity of the Regal Foundation. Ten high-achieving students from each class (first-year, sophomore, …
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Eight New UT Crowdfunding Initiatives to Launch in February
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is opening eight new projects on its VOLstarter platform during February to support campus initiatives including the Veterans Success Center, the Precious Prints Project, the Student Emergency Fund, and more. VOLstarter is the university’s crowdfunding website that provides an immediate opportunity to support projects, organizations, and initiatives directly. Donations can …
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Pinnacle Financial Partners Funds 10 Flagship Scholarship Endowments
Ten Middle Tennessee Flagship Scholarship endowments have been established at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, thanks to the generosity of Pinnacle Financial Partners. The Flagship Scholarship covers tuition and required fees up to $52,000 over four years, when combined with the HOPE scholarship, for first-year students who graduate from designated Flagship high schools in Tennessee. …
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Two CCI Alumni Establish Endowed CCI Scholarship for Appalachian Students
Hunter Quillen Gresham (’98) knows a kindred spirit right away, just by hearing how they pronounce Appalachia (she says it’s “app-uh-LATCH-uh”). As natives to the Appalachian region, both Gresham and her partner Steven White (’93) take pride in their heritage and their accents. It was one of the things they bonded over when they met—and …
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Peyton Manning Scholars Lauded for Academic Excellence and Character
The four newest Peyton Manning Scholars at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, met at Neyland Stadium with the namesake and benefactor of their scholarship before the Nov. 12 home football game against the University of Missouri. First-year students Alice Grace Beavers, Addie Heehs, Tyler Porter and Jahneulie Weste were honored by Chancellor Donde Plowman for …
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10th Annual Big Orange Give Tops 10,500 Gifts and Supports Students In-Need
The Volunteer community rallied around the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for the 10th year in a row during Big Orange Give, UT’s annual day of giving held November 10, 2022. More than 10,500 gifts were contributed by Volunteers from around the world who picked the area of campus most meaningful to them to support. Many …
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A Philanthropic Force Sustains the Smith Global Leadership Scholars Program
Alumni and supporters back future international business leaders GLS ’23 cohort visiting Edinburgh Castle in Scotland during study abroad semester. For first-generation college student Kaiya Moore (’23), scholarships enabled a life-changing experience in London as part of the Greg and Lisa Smith Global Leadership Scholars program (GLS), the oldest signature honors program of UT’s Haslam …
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