In 1952 Minnie Cate Morrell earned the PhD in English (the second PhD awarded by the department). Her dissertation was on English Psalters—“A Manual of Old English Biblical Materials.” It was subsequently published in book form.
Dr. Susan B. Mettlen, appointed vice chancellor for Information Infrastructure in July 1996 was UT Knoxville’s first female vice chancellor. She succeeded Dr. Jose Marie Griffiths of the UT School of Library and Information Science, who had served as acting vice chancellor since 1994. When appointed, Mettlen was associate vice president of Information Technology at … Continued
Ann Dyer Rouse, a Knoxville meter maid since 1966, became UT’s first female police officer on December 2, 1968.
The UT Board of Trustees appointed Sammie Lynn Puett as vice president for public service and continuing education on January 27, 1989.
In 1986 Dr. Anne Mayhew, UT economics professor, was elected the first female president of the Association for Evolutionary Economics. AFEE is an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economics as evolving, socially constructed, and politically governed systems. AFEE publishes the Journal of Economic Issues.
Prior to the Civil War, final examinations at the end of a session were in the nature of a public exhibition to display the erudition of the students. The catalog of 1867–68 stated that at the close of each session, both written and oral examinations would be given. In 1878 the faculty established a final … Continued
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle was the first female elected president of the Student Government Association in 1977.
On July 2, 1875, the trustees authorized the construction of two tall ladders as a means of escape from campus buildings in the event of fire. These were to be taken by students to appropriate windows of any building that caught fire.
Madge Madden Harrison became the first female president of the UT Alumni Association in 1972.
On August 14, 1899, Emma Meyerhoff and Winnifred Mae Hocking were awarded institutional scholarships for the highest standing in their respective classes.