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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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Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment to Support Families of the Fallen
There is no price to be put on the death of a loved one, especially when that life is cut short in the service of the nation. Those fallen leave behind children, parents, wives, and husbands, all of whom lose precious time shared with their family member. That’s why the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has …
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Inspiring the Next Generation
A need-based scholarship helped Natalie Pierce Griffey (’14, ’15) on her path to two UT degrees. Make a Gift Natalie Pierce Griffey (’14, ‘15) remembers the moment she learned she would receive a Regal Scholarship. “Getting the notification was such a big deal,” she says. “You got a letter, and it took a minute to …
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Building a Second Home on Rocky Top: The Diane Cudahy Legacy
Just over a month before her 80th birthday in September, Diane Cudahy (’89, ’96) received a unique gift—a scholarship named in her honor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ramzi Abukhadra (’87), whom Cudahy had employed at the International House (I-House) during her 10 years as its director, surprised her with a certificate announcing …
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New Program to Support Student Veterans
A first-of-its-kind program to support incoming student veterans is launching this fall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Developed by the university’s Veterans Success Center within the Division of Student Success and made possible by generous donations from the Pilot Foundation and the Boyd Foundation, the Veteran Impact Program will provide around 30 new students …
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Alum Deborah Woolley Creates Endowed Scholarship for Land Grant Films
When Deborah Woolley (’70) first saw the Land Grant Films work started by Nick Geidner, School of Journalism & Electronic Media associate professor, she knew it was something special. “He really taught me a lot about what it takes to do a documentary. I was so impressed not just by what he was doing, but …
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Tee Martin Golf Tourney Raises Over $90K for Knoxville Students’ TriStar Scholarships
In partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Office of Alumni Affairs and the Chancellor’s Associates, alumnus Tee Martin (’00) hosted his first namesake golf tournament on Friday, June 24, at Avalon Country Club. The Tee Off with Tee Martin Golf Tournament raised over $90,000 for UT’s Flagship Scholarship, one of three last-dollar Tri-Star Scholarships …
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Record Number of Donors Invest in Student Success
Volunteers from across the state, nation, and world stepped forward together in support of students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during the 2021–22 fiscal year. A record number of 60,142 donors committed more than $264 million to enhance educational opportunities and provide the resources students need to succeed. Of those totals, 18,859 donors chose …
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UT Donors Invest in Students, Set Scholarship Record
More than 51,000 generous alumni and friends of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invested in students during the 2020–21 fiscal year, committing more than $202 million and transforming the student experience. The donations resulted in the record-setting awarding of student scholarships, the establishment of a student emergency fund, and the founding of the Big Orange …
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Remembering a Pioneering Woman in Physics
Estate gift of Elizabeth and James Bains to support diversity in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The Department of Physics and Astronomy was recently surprised to receive the largest unrestricted gift in its history from Elizabeth and James Bains, who earned their PhD degrees from UT in the 1970s. One of exceedingly few women …
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