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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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Hal Thomas Galloway’s 60-Year Giving Legacy
Hal Thomas “Tom” Galloway (’60) has made annual gifts to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for more than 60 years. He has never missed a year in contributing to both athletics and engineering since graduating. Galloway, who grew up in Erwin, Tennessee, and graduated from Unicoi County High School, remembers when Neyland Stadium was still …
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Big Orange Family Campaign Strong in Eighth Year
Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, overwhelmingly participated in this year’s Big Orange Family Campaign, with 63 percent of the university’s employees investing back into Rocky Top through a donation. During the campaign, a total of 3,177 donors supported 94 unique funds, with each choosing an area of campus significant to them. …
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New Foley Family Scholarship Seeks to Promote Diversity in Accounting
The new Foley Family Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Scholarship Endowment in addition to the Brian and Heather Foley Accounting Excellence Endowment, will have a specific emphasis on attracting students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to enroll in the MAcc program at UT. make a gift Even though life as an accounting …
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Big Orange Give Donations Help WUTK Stay on Air and Train Talent
As the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s educational nonprofit radio station, WUTK 90.3 FM, which has been on the air since 1982, has served as a launch pad for great careers in broadcasting for Vols like Mike Keith, the radio play-by-play voice of the Tennessee Titans, and Lelan Statom, the Emmy-winning meteorologist with NewsChannel 5 in …
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The Humble Trailblazer
Pamela Reeves Memorial UT Knoxville Torchbearer Alumni Scholarship Endowment was established to gather support for deserving students and help advance East Tennessee make a gift In much of what she did, Pamela Reeves (’76, ’79) set a record as being the first. She was the first woman to serve as a federal judge in the …
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Phil and Brenda Wenk (’73) Boost Alumni Chapter Tri-Star Scholarships with New Endowment
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is committed to providing Tennesseans with a high-quality affordable education at Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university. Our Tri-Star Scholarship program helps Tennessee residents access the Volunteer experience through three scholarships. support the tri-star scholarship The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tri-Star Scholarship Program has received another boost, this time from Class of …
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Generous Donors Give More than $2-5 Million for Fellow Vols
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, eclipsed its goal of receiving $2.5 million in just 24 hours during Big Orange Give, the university’s annual day of giving. Volunteers from every state and around the globe contributed more than 4,500 gifts on November 18, surging past the initial goal by more than $53,000. Many gifts were doubled …
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Donnie and Terry Smith (’80) Fund Big Orange Pantry to Address Food Insecurity on Campus
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a new resource to help ensure no student struggles with food insecurity during their time at the university, leaving them free to focus on learning, growing, and discovering a path for their future. Establishing the Big Orange Pantry has been an effort by antihunger campus groups comprising students, faculty, …
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Nursing is Personal For Scholarship Recipient Gemma Pierce
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is committed to providing Tennesseans with a high-quality affordable education at Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university. Our Tri-Star Scholarship program helps Tennessee residents access the Volunteer experience through three scholarships. learn more For Gemma Pierce (’21), becoming a nurse is a calling she felt long before enrolling at UT. A native …
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