The first annual Field Day was held on April 12, 1889. The event included the high kick, wheelbarrow race, sack races, potato race, three-legged race, and tug-of-war, as well as more common track events. In 1898 Field Day was combined with University Day, and a day’s holiday contained them both. In the morning, talks about … Continued

On May 18, 1915, the Administrative Council passed a rule that required “any student who leaves the University without paying his debts incurred during the session will not be allowed to matriculate at the next session before he or she has paid such debt.” The rule was immediately expanded to prevent graduation prior to payment … Continued

AgResearch and UT Extension hold annual field days, which are essentially conventions of farmers. Farmers can see crops in the field and observe response to fertilizers or treatment for disease or damage. New developments related both to crop and animal management are explained and new equipment demonstrated. In the 1930s as many as ten thousand … Continued

An automated telephone process was instituted on December 10, 1996, by which students could use a credit card to pay university fees over the telephone without employee intervention.

Field Hockey had competed as a club sport since 1969 and was one of the seven sports moved from club to institutional status in 1973. Its coach was Jean Lewis, assistant professor in the Women’s Physical Education Department. When the Women’s Athletics Department was established in 1976, field hockey was one of the seven sports … Continued

The first step toward the present policy of providing a 50-percent-tuition discount for employee dependents was taken at the October 19, 1984, meeting of the board of trustees. At that meeting the board passed a policy giving children and spouses of UT Knoxville employees, employed for at least a year, a one-third discount on undergraduate … Continued

ARAMARK, UT’s dining services contractor, announced in August 2011 the establishment of the “Field of Greens” restaurant concept in the Hermitage Room of the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center. The restaurant specialized in all natural, fresh, made-to-order salads and wraps; a soup of the day; and desserts. The restaurant served lunch Monday through Friday.

William Fennessee, a 1976 UT graduate, was nine when he fell from a tree and suffered a detached retina, which left him partially blind. Surgery failed to correct the problem, and over the years he lost his sight completely. After graduating from UT, he tried tossing the javelin and became one of the premier competitors … Continued

Fifteenth Street (now James Agree Street north of Cumberland and Phillip Fulmer Way south of Cumberland) included until 1968 a half-block dogleg, which caused a major bottleneck for vehicular traffic and a dangerous pedestrian crossing. In 1968 UT worked with the City of Knoxville, partially funding the straightening of the intersection. The Seventeenth and Cumberland … Continued

Women’s Head Track and Field Coach Myrtle Chester (Ferguson) was a three-time All-American during her time as a student (1980–84), bronze medalist in the 200 meters at the 2001 World Track and Field Championships, and a gold medalist as a member of Team USA’s 4×100 meter relay team at the World Games. Appointed head coach … Continued