Ann Baker Furrow, 26, appointed in 1971, was the first female appointed (by Governor Winfield Dunn) to the UT Board of Trustees. Her appointment was in accord with the 1971 bill (sponsored by Rep. Frances Doyle [D-Nashville] and Rep. Owen Fleming [D-Bristol]) requiring that the next vacancy on the board be filled by a woman and requiring that at least one woman be a member of the board.