Joseph Estabrook served as the fifth president of the institution (1834–50) as East Tennessee College and East Tennessee University. A native of New Hampshire, he was a graduate of Dartmouth (1815) and a man of scientific interest and training. He had served as principal of Amherst Academy and as a professor at its successor, Amherst … Continued
A bronze bust of Senator Kefauver was unveiled in October 1969 at a ceremony in the Kefauver Wing of the Hoskins Library. Clarence Streit, of Washington, DC, editor of Freedom and Union and a close friend of the senator’s, spoke at the event.
Construction of a Kefauver Wing of the James D. Hoskins Library was one goal of the Estes Kefauver Memorial Foundation, organized to perpetuate his memory and ideals. Franklin Haney of Cleveland chaired a nonpartisan, statewide fundraising dinner for the foundation. Jim E. Hall served as coordinator for the two-day “coins for Keef” campaign, through which … Continued
Founded at the University of Illinois in 1904, Eta Kappa Nu is the national Electrical Engineering Honorary Society, recognizing distinguished performance both in the profession and in college. The society draws its membership from students in the upper quarter of the junior class, or the upper third of the senior class, in electrical or computer … Continued
UT’s Beta Delta Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi was installed on May 21, 1941, with Sam Monk as president and Joel Whitten as vice president. The national fraternity was founded in 1914 at the University of Chicago.
David Etnier joined the UT faculty in 1965 and received the PhD in zoology from the University of Minnesota in 1966. He retired in 2001, become professor emeritus, and continued teaching and research. Over his career he amassed for the university a collection of over three hundred specimens of fishes—a collection that at his retirement … Continued
See Torchbearer (Alumni Affairs Publication).
In 1889, in order to accommodate workingmen who could not attend during the day, a night school was established for which the college professors donated their time so no tuition was charged. Professor Stonewell Tompkins was principal. The sessions were held in the Mechanical Building on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings in January–April. Topics covered … Continued
Mary Douglas Ayres was born in New Orleans and moved to Knoxville in 1904 when her father, Brown Ayres, was named president of UT. In 1917 she earned the baccalaureate degree and a teaching certificate from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans. While a student at Sophie Newcomb, her basketball coach was Clara Baer who … Continued
The 1934 opening of the Audigier Collection of art, decorative arts, and other collections of Eleanor Audigier marked the first time there had been a specific place to exhibit art and other collections at UT. With the 1947 establishment of the Fine Arts Department, space to exhibit works other than those donated by the Audigiers … Continued