In 1939 (March 17) the faculty approved the instituting of honors courses for highly qualified students in the Colleges of Agriculture, Education, Home Economics, and Liberal Arts. These courses were accelerated or had special reading requirements.

In 1951 Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board began the tradition of having a special ceremony to bestow college-wide or university-wide honors. ODK and Mortarboard announced their members, and students named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities were recognized. Torchbearers were announced. Classes were dismissed for one hour for the convocation. In 1953 … Continued

ABC’s nationally televised Hootenanny show featured the nation’s top folk singers and was taped on college campuses before live student audiences. Presented by Nahheeyayli, Hootenanny concerts were held at UT on January 21 and January 22, 1964, in the Brehm Animal Science Arena. Tickets to the shows, distributed by the Nahheeyayli Board, were free. Those … Continued

In November 2003, fifty-eight percent of Tennessee voters agreed to remove the ban against lotteries, making possible a Tennessee lottery that would provide funding for scholarships for Tennessee students. In fall 2004 students pursuing higher education were eligible for the first time for Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) scholarships funded by proceeds from the Tennessee … Continued

In 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hope commissioned her nephew, John Fanz Staub, to design and oversee construction of a dwelling that Mrs. Hope desired to have emulate the refined simplicity of the cottage architecture of the Cotswald District in England. Completed in 1924 the house won a special award in House Beautiful’s first competition … Continued

In March 2008 visiting French professor Marie-France Rouart, 63, died at Hopecote of a medical condition. She was taking part in a cooperative study between UT and the University of Nancy.

Doug Horne, chief executive officer and founder of Horne properties, graduated from UT in 1967, long after he made his first foray into the business world at age eight by selling worms. Following the worm sales, he sold glue, then cookies, then Watkins products. By the time he was a business administration student at UT, … Continued

Nicknamed Deanie by fellow workers because his surname was the same as that of the dean of the university (James D. Hoskins), John Hoskins was the groundskeeper for Shields-Watkins field from 1926 until 1961. In what became an annual custom, Coach Neyland would ask the groundskeeper whether the field would be ready for September. Hoskins … Continued