Patricia Ireland earned the BA in German at UT in 1966. She worked as a waitress and a cancan dancer, and then became a flight attendant for Pan American Airways (1967–75). At Pan Am, her career as a political activist on behalf of women was launched when she discovered that her husband’s dental work was … Continued
In 1996 the Vol Network was one of the first in college sports to begin making its football broadcasts available on the Internet. Vols basketball, Lady Vols basketball, and Vols baseball soon followed. In 2001 the September 8 game against Arkansas was the first time fans could e-mail their questions and comments to play-by-play announcer … Continued
Born in 1936, Xavier Ironside (known as “Tom” before coming to the United States) and his younger brother were brought to the United States and Knoxville by their uncle, Edmund-Ironside-DeBragancia. Before coming to Tennessee, the boys had lived with various relatives since their mother, a nurse, had been killed in 1941 during a German bombing … Continued
In 1976 the Interpreting and Rehabilitation Services Program in the College of Education began providing interpreters for hearing-impaired students.
Founded in 1886 by Joshua Williams Caldwell (1856-1909), the Irving Club is a private literary group in Knoxville, Tennessee, named after the writer and historian Washington Irving (1783-1859). The club comprises 24 members, with an equal number of “town” and “gown” affiliates, and meets weekly during the academic year for book reviews of approximately 30-40 … Continued
In 1912 the university inaugurated the custom of holding annually an Interscholastic Track Contest and an Interscholastic Declamation Contest open to every High School, Preparatory School, and Private School in Tennessee and other schools in adjoining states accredited by the university. The first declamation competition (May 17, 1912) was won by Castle Heights School, Lebanon, … Continued
Abbreviation for Independent Students’ Association.
Founded at Cambridge University (England) in 1877, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was first established in the United States at the University of Michigan in 1939. It became active at the University of Tennessee in 1951.
A clinical psychologist who earned the master’s in rehabilitation counseling from UT in 1978, Rachel Isleib worked for the State of Tennessee in Knoxville for two years and then returned to school, earning the doctorate from the University of Florida. In her first series of books, she combined her passions for golf and psychology by … Continued
The Inter-Vols was a steel-drum band sponsored by UT’s International House. The band began in September 1983 with the help of some local patrons who provided the pans. The Inter-Vols played at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, international festivals throughout the South, and at the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay celebration on campus.