Susan “Dee” Haslam, married to James A. Haslam III, graduated from the College of Education and began work in her father’s company, Cinetel Productions—first in advertising and then in production. After Cinetel was sold to Scripps in 1994, she and Rob Lundgren launched RIVR Media, which she headed as executive producer and chief executive officer. … Continued

The federal Hatch Act, approved in early March 1887, provided for an appropriation from public land revenue of $15,000 per year to each state or territory in which an agricultural college was established under the Morrill Act of 1862. This was the first national effort to provide a research base in agriculture through the use … Continued

The women’s intercollegiate rowing team took part in the Head of the Tennessee Regatta (among other competitions) in its first year as an intercollegiate sport (1995). A “Head” race is the typical fall regatta, in which boats cross the starting line at full speed at roughly 15 second intervals. The course usually involves navigating three … Continued

The College of Nursing sponsored its first free health fair for students, faculty, and staff in 1983. The annual event offers free health screenings and some tests, such as blood analysis, for a nominal fee.

A joint project of the Colleges of Nursing and Engineering, the HITS facility opened in the renovated Temple Hall in March 2014. The upper floors contain a series of spaces that are outfitted exactly as such spaces would be in a hospital—for example, a pediatrics room, specialized practice rooms, and examination rooms complete with working … Continued

The full year (fall, spring, and summer) health insurance premium ($567) was first covered for graduate students working under a stipend or a tuition waiver—graduate assistants, teaching assistants, and research assistants—in fall 2003. At the same time this benefit was instituted, however, the Student Health Service announced that it had negotiated prescription-oriented changes to keep … Continued

In fall 1985 international students were required to purchase the Health Care Plus Plan from the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. Previously, international students were required to prove that they were covered under a health insurance plan and were allowed to choose among several plans offering different premiums and different types of care.

On May 29, 1977, the Marian G. Heard Crafts Collection was dedicated to Professor Heard, who began the systematic crafts program in the College of Home Economics in 1936 as a collection of the Carolyn P. Brown University Center. The collection is of student, faculty, and regional crafts. The crafts program became part of the … Continued

In 1936 Professor Heard joined the faculty of the university’s College of Home Economics (later Human Ecology and in 2002 merged into the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences). She was named an Alumni Distinguished Service Professor in 1971, the first female to be so designated. She retired in 1977. Professor Heard was a … Continued

The university’s English Department provided speech correction services before World War II. In 1947–48, the English Department established a speech clinic to help students with speech defects, placing in charge Arthur L. Kaltenborn Jr., an instructor in speech who was also a speech therapist. The Hearing and Speech Center was established in 1953—one of six … Continued