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Hart, Dave, Jr.

Chancellor Jimmy Cheek introduced Dave Hart Jr., executive director of athletics at the University of Alabama, as the new vice chancellor and director of athletics on Monday, September 5, 2011. Hart had served in the Number 2 position at Alabama’s Athletics Department since August 2008, reporting to Athletics Director Mal Moore, managing the department’s day-to-day … Continued

Hart, Sylvia

Dr. Sylvia Hart joined the UT faculty in 1971 as professor of nursing and dean of the newly established College of Nursing. Born in Milwaukee, Hart received the BSN from Alverno College. For the next 10 years, she was a staff nurse and head nurse at a Milwaukee hospital. She left Milwaukee to work toward … Continued

Harter, Bob

Bob Harter earned the bachelor’s degree from UT in 1977 with a major in psychology. A versatile performer, he has appeared in the films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Death Sentence; Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius; Simpatico; The Insider; Mobius; Paranoid; and Losing Grace. His television roles include those in Savannah, I’ll Fly Away, … Continued

Hartsfield, Henry Warren “Hank”

NASA astronaut and engineer Hank Hartsfield earned the master’s in engineering science from UT’s graduate school, through UTSI, in 1971. He became a NASA astronaut in September 1969, was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 16, and served as a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and … Continued

Haslam Field

In 2002 Upper Hudson Field was expanded to provide a regulation 120-yard outdoor football field for practice, along with an 85-yard field and a smaller drill area. The expansion was made possible by the relocation of the Army Reserve Center, which had occupied the land under a 50-year lease arrangement entered into by Athletics Director … Continued

Haslam Scholars Program

The Haslam Scholars Program, UT’s most prestigious and selective scholarships for undergraduate students, was made possible in 2007 by a $2.5 million donation from Jimmy (James A. Haslam III) and Dee Haslam. That sum was then matched by Jimmy’s father, James A. Haslam II and his wife, Natalie. Jimmy Haslam, a 1976 graduate, is president … Continued

Haslam Scholarships

James A. Haslam II and his wife, Natalie, established a $1 million endowment on November 30, 1994, to support 12 scholarships a year. The first scholarships were awarded for fall 1996. Two scholarships were established in the College of Arts and Sciences and four scholarships in the College of Business.

Haslam, James A., II

James Arthur Haslam II (BS, business 1952) came to UT in 1948 to play football for General Neyland. He served as captain of the 1951 national championship team. He then served in the military for two years as a company commander in Korea and returned to Knoxville. General Neyland urged him to take a high … Continued

Haslam, James A., III

James Arthur Haslam III (Jimmy) graduated from UT in 1976, two years after he assumed the seat on the board of Pilot Oil that was vacated by the death of his mother, Cynthia Allen Haslam. At UT he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and active with the Interfraternity Council. He went to work … Continued