Bennett Jared, son of prosperous Putnam County (Rock Springs) farmer Joe Jared, was a football team substitute in 1915 and expected to be a starter the next year. He had scored two touchdowns in UT’s 101-0 win over Carson-Newman. In the second quarter of the October 30 game against Vanderbilt at Dudley Field in Nashville, … Continued

In the mid-1970s UT Knoxville began presenting engraved Jefferson Cups in recognition/thanks for such activities as being chair of the Chancellor’s Associates or making the commencement speech. Shortly after Jack Reese became chancellor, he identified a need for some sort of “official gift”—something nice, not extravagant—that could be personalized and that was distinctive. While visiting … Continued

The second campus structure to be named Jefferson Hall was a large, wooden pavilion, the sides of which were boxed in by numerous windows. It was constructed in 1922 at the south end of Wait Field (where Walters Life Sciences Building now stands) as an open air pavilion and was converted in early 1923 into … Continued

Two structures on the university campus have been named Jefferson Hall. The first was a “pavilion” on top of the Hill, just in front of the current location of Ayres Hall. This structure was built in 1902 at the insistence of Philander P. Claxton, the head of the Summer School of the South, for the … Continued

Ray Jenkins graduated cum laude from the university’s College of Law in 1920, having passed the Tennessee Bar and having received his license to practice in 1919. He had a reputation as a courtroom dramatist. When he tried cases, spectators would come to watch. His public reputation evolved from the more than eight hundred homicide … Continued

Jennie Armstrong was one of the first five coeds in America, having been listed on the roll book of Blount College (according to UT historian Moses White) in 1804. In 1946 Mary Grainger, retired Knoxville art teacher and great-granddaughter of Jennie Armstrong, presented UT with a portrait of Armstrong, which she had inherited. The portrait … Continued

Dr. Jensen joined the faculty of the university’s Department of Economics in 1963 and served there until his retirement in 1990. A specialist in the history of economic thought, Jensen established an international reputation in that field, publishing widely in professional journals and participating at meetings of learned societies around the world. In 1983 he … Continued

The UT Board of Trustees approved construction of a separate building for home economics in 1925. A center section and two wings were originally planned, but one wing had to be eliminated because the projected cost exceeded budget. Even without the second wing, the $165,000 facility had exceeded its budget by $15,000 by the time … Continued

The cornerstone for the Home Economics Building was laid on March 8, 1926. Sancy Bennett, head of the Home Economics Club, placed the following items in the box for the cornerstone: university catalog; views of the institution; a history of the Department of Home Economics, written by F. C. Lowry; announcement of the College of … Continued