Willard Albert is generally considered to have been the first student to attend a university under the GI Bill (Public Law 346). Following high school, he attended the University of Miami on a football scholarship. He transferred to Allegheny College (Meadville, Pennsylvania) and earned the BA degree. He was awarded a scholarship to attend law … Continued
UT General Counsel Beauchamp Brogan led UT system officials in making the announcement June 25, 1987, that those who leased the 42 skyboxes under construction in Neyland Stadium would be allowed to bring alcohol to the boxes and consume it during football games. According to Brogan, the board of trustees’ policy prohibiting alcohol in the … Continued
An April 18, 2008, article in the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that the Athletics Department, through its vendor, ARAMARK, had requested a permit to sell alcohol in the Thompson-Boling Arena during nonathletic events. Denise Barlow, vice chancellor for business and finance, said that Chancellor Jan Simek was made aware of a potential shortfall in the … Continued
Howard Aldmon, a native of North Carolina, earned the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Western Carolina University. Following completion of his master’s degree, he served in Western Carolina’s Guidance Clinic and then was appointed dean of men. He began his service to UT as a teaching assistant in 1959 and joined the faculty of the … Continued
The Alex Haley Scholarships are funded by the Alex Haley Endowment Fund, formerly known as the Geier Consent Decree Fund. The Consent Decree Fund provided $1.25 million to fund scholarships for African American students at UT’s campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Martin. With the termination of the consent decree, the State of Tennessee offered a … Continued
The Alexander Prize, presented annually to a faculty member, honors an exceptional undergraduate teacher whose scholarship is also distinguished. The prize is funded from an endowment created in 1991 with gifts from Lamar and Honey Alexander and matching gifts from First Tennessee National Corporation and Martin Marietta. The first recipient was Dr. Howard Pollio (psychology), … Continued
An 1827 graduate of the university, Alexander was a lawyer and judge. In 1838 he was appointed attorney general for the second circuit and served until fall 1838. In 1844 he was appointed circuit court judge and served until his death, having been once appointed by the legislature and once elected by the people. He … Continued
Son of 1827 UT-graduate Ebenezer Alexander, professor Eben Alexander attended the university’s Preparatory Department and then entered Yale University. He returned home and planned to practice law, but instead accepted an appointment as instructor in ancient languages at UT in 1873. He became a beloved professor and faculty leader. In 1883 he resigned from the … Continued
The 18th president of the University of Tennessee (1988–91), attorney Lamar Alexander was governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. At the time of his appointment as president, he was serving as director of the Leadership Institute at Belmont College. His appointment marked a sudden end to the search process, begun to find a replacement … Continued
On October 9, 1989, the Daily Beacon reported that President Alexander had responded to attempts by Democratic lawmakers to limit his out-of-state political activities by saying that he would give up the job of UT president if the lawmakers limited his out-of-state activity on behalf of the Republican Party. He subsequently explained that he had … Continued