Marion Greenwood’s grandmother, father, and older sister, Grace A. Greenwood (Ames, 1905–79), were artists. Especially noted for her painting of native life on the islands of the Caribbean and murals in Mexico, Marion Greenwood served as artist in residence at UT in 1954–55 and was commissioned to paint a 30-foot-long mural on the west end … Continued

Allen J. Greer is one of two UT alumni upon whom the Congressional Medal of Honor has been bestowed. He was awarded the congressional medal on March 10, 1902, for valor on July 2, 1901, during the Philippine Insurrection. The citation indicates that near Majada, Laguna Province, Philippine Islands, he charged alone an insurgent outpost … Continued

Granny Greve’s Grocery and Deli was opened spring quarter 1984.

Greve Hall was completed in 1956 as a residence hall for women and was originally called West Hall. It was all double rooms, each of which had built-in dressers and closets. The architectural firm for the project was Barber and McMurry. It was named Greve Hall in 1963 and honored dean of women emeritus Harriet … Continued

A fire in Greve Hall was intentionally set late in the evening of February 24, 2008. Christopher R. Hooper, an 18-year-old freshman in mechanical engineering and resident of Greve, was charged and jailed for aggravated arson and reckless endangerment after admitting to starting the fire. Greve was evacuated. The fire burned out before authorities arrived … Continued

Harriet Cone Greve received the BA degree from UT in 1906 and then the master’s and doctorate from Columbia University. Following graduation from UT, she taught high school in Chattanooga and then was on the staff of Southwestern College for Women in Columbia, South Carolina. While at Columbia she was in charge of Furnald Hall … Continued

A total of 3,500 UT football fans “saw” the Alabama football away game in Alumni Memorial auditorium through the use of Grid-Graf in October 1932. This system deployed a green mesh “field” on wire mesh on the stage on which the ball was represented by a light aimed by the device’s inventor, Larry Peek. Play-by-play … Continued

The Grief Outreach Initiative was established in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences in October 2008. Dean Bob Rider initiated the program following his encounter during reading to students at a Knox County School with a child whose parents had recently died. The program of the Educational Psychology and Counseling Department provides UT … Continued

Founded in 2007 by the graduate students in the Creative Writing Program of the English Department, Grist: The Journal for Writers is a print and online publication that features prose (fiction and nonfiction) and poetry, as well as interviews with writers and essays devoted to the discussion of craft. There is a reading fee for … Continued

Student group seating for football games was abolished in 1969 and reinstituted on a game-by-game basis in 1970 with a limit of 12 members in a group. The result was that students crowded together in a 12-seat spot, and there were constant arguments about who was supposed to be sitting in what seats. In April … Continued