First Student to Graduate with a Perfect 4.0 Average

When William Everett Derryberry earned the BA in 1928, he was the first UT student to graduate with a perfect 4.0 average. The second student to graduate with perfect grades was David Stuart Fonde (BS in electrical engineering, 1952); and the third student was Kenneth Ralph Piety (BS in nuclear engineering, 1970).

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  • Website Name Volopedia
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  • Access Date July 14, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 7, 2018