President John Shumaker sent a series of emails to students, faculty, and staff in February 2003 detailing Governor Bredesen’s request for budget cuts in all departments, and announced that UT would be a “No Whine Zone.” A website through which individuals could send suggestions and comments to the president indicated considerable controversy about the pronouncement … Continued

In February 2010 Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek established the bimonthly, electronically delivered, newsletter “Notes from the Chancellor.”

Cindy Noble, a 6-foot-5-inch center from Clarksville, Ohio, averaged 15.2 points and 7.1 rebounds a game during her career as a Lady Vols basketball player from 1978 to 1981. She was a three-year starter and helped get UT to three AIAW Final Fours and two runner-up finishes. She was a member of the team that … Continued

Nourish International was founded at the University of North Carolina in 2003, with Aaron Groh as founder. Nourish International chapters operate small business ventures during the year to raise funds to assist a country with a project chosen by the chapter and send students during the summer to help implement the project.

Professor Noel joined the faculty of the College of Law in 1945, was named a Distinguished Service Professor in 1966, and retired in 1974. He practiced in New York City and Boston and taught at three other universities before joining the UT Law faculty. His special field of interest was product liability, and he coauthored … Continued

Dr. W. A. Noyes was appointed professor of chemistry in August 1883. He held the PhD from Johns Hopkins. In 1886 he resigned following a reorganization to take a position at Rose Polytechnic Institute. He later became head of the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois and president of the American Chemical Society. While … Continued

Walter Smith, a 1969 psychology graduate, is the multi-Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist “Barry Nolan.” After completing his degree at UT, he studied neurophysiology and theater history as a postgraduate, and worked as a psychiatric social worker. He began his broadcast journalism career as a lifestyle correspondent for WNBC-TV’s The Now! Show. He has anchored … Continued

UT Recycling Services set a goal to move from the approximately 30 percent waste-free mark to 100 percent waste free by 2015. A major step was modifying the materials used in game day concessions—for example, condiments, once individually wrapped, were changed to large dispensers; and paper cups were changed to recyclable plastic. New bins for … Continued

A twice life-size bronze statue of General Neyland in a characteristic kneeling pose was unveiled on November 12, 2010, during homecoming-weekend activities. The statue, located between Gates 15A and 17, weighs nearly fifteen hundred pounds, and its base is 57 inches by 87 inches. Inscribed on the base are the seven Game Maxims that Neyland … Continued

In 1948 the curved stands of the South Stadium were added at a cost of $1.5 million. As part of the stadium expansion, 166 dormitory rooms (half of them for players), space for Athletics Department functions, and a dressing room for visitors were constructed. Each dormitory room provided housing for 3 men, so a total … Continued