When Dr. Eleanor Myers Green of the University of Missouri College of Medicine became head of the Department of Rural Practice in the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990, she became the first female to head a UT veterinary clinical department—and the first to do so at any veterinary college in the United States. She … Continued

Alma Reagan of Gatlinburg was the first female chair of UT’s Development Council, serving from 1978 to 1980. During the time she served, UT held its first capital gifts campaign, the Tennessee Tomorrow campaign. She and her husband, Hal, established one of UT’s largest endowments at the time, supporting academic and athletic scholarships, faculty awards, … Continued

The Physical Education Department in 1929 initiated the first intramural program for female students. The women suggested which games would be included, formed their own teams, and officiated at their matches.

The first female drum major was Kelly Bradshaw in 2005. Two other females, Holly Jones and Brooke Rhea, had previously served as assistant drum majors.

Maude Riseden from Wartburg was the first female student admitted to the College of Law (1907) and was the first female law graduate (1909) both from the university and in the South.

The first female to edit the Orange and White was Katherine Goddard (Parkinson) in 1923. (Estes Kefauver was managing editor.) She was also the first woman to serve on the Publications Council.

Professor Judith Ittig, appointed in 1972, was the first female law professor. She left the faculty in 1975.

Helen Thorburn of Virginia was employed as assistant registrar and began work September 9, 1895. She was a student (class of 1896) and president of the university’s Women’s League. After graduation she taught in the public schools in Memphis.

The first female librarian was Hattie Shields Jarnagin. She was appointed in 1901.

Dr. Marcia Katz (1942–2006) joined the faculty of the College of Engineering in 1977. She (MS 1972, PhD 1974) was also the first female to earn the PhD from the college. She was a 1985 American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ White House Fellow, and she served as policy advisor to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and … Continued