The sculpture on the Joe Johnson/John Ward Pedestrian Mall is A Startling Whirlwind of Opportunity by New York-based sculptor Alice Aycock. Aycock was chosen by a student/faculty/administrator committee of eight that began its work in January 2005. After reviewing the work of approximately 220 applicants, the group narrowed the finalists to four: Aycock, Tim Prentice, … Continued

The $10 million, 32,000-square-foot expansion of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Small Animal Hospital completed in April 2008 was made possible by a generous gift from John and Ann Tickle. Prior to expansion, the facility was too small and too inefficient to treat the growing number of small animals requiring treatment (more than fifteen thousand annually). … Continued

Ground was broken December 1, 2009, for the John D. Tickle Engineering Building, a five-story, 110,000-square-foot building named for John Tickle, president and owner of Strongwell Corporation and a 1965 alumnus of the college. Tickle and his wife, Ann, provided significant funding for the building. His company, Strongwell, provided fiberglass-reinforced large I-beams for the bridge … Continued

The dedication of the John D. Tickle Engineering Building on October 4, 2013, was the centerpiece of the College of Engineering’s celebration of its 175th anniversary. The evening before the dedication, a reception and a fireworks display from the top of the Tickle Building accompanied dramatic lighting of the building by Bandit Lites. An elegant … Continued

In 1920 John R. Neal of the College of Law offered a medal for the best student orator. Until 1916 the various debating societies had offered medals for the member most proficient in oratory, but that custom was not resumed after World War I. The Philomathesians, Chi Deltas, and the women’s literary societies all had … Continued

The board of trustees named the fourth-floor broadcast area of the Neyland Stadium press box the John Ward Broadcast Center in fall 1995, in honor of John Ward, whose broadcasting career with UT football extended from 1968 to 1998.

The Newman Movement, named for John Henry Cardinal Newman, prominent nineteenth-century educator, began to organize clubs on college campuses in 1893. In 1933 a Newman Club for UT was organized at Immaculate Conception Church. Meeting places moved from the UT cafeteria, to classrooms in Ayres Hall, to the Annie McGee Dancing Studio, to several rented … Continued

The Joseph E. Johnson Animal Research and Teaching facility was completed in fall 1999 and dedicated August 23, 1999. The 50,047-square-foot building was one of three facilities made possible by a $38.5 million package assembled over six years from state and federal funds appropriated by the State of Tennessee; the US Congress; and the US … Continued

In 1871 David B. Johnson, who would found Winthrop College (as the Winthrop Training School) in 1886, entered UT’s Preparatory Department. He was the first president of UT’s YMCA and received the AB degree from UT in 1877 as class valedictorian. He had lost his left arm at age eight, while playing hooky and catching … Continued

Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the university’s Department of Chemical Engineering in 1949. He was head of the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering from 1960 until his retirement in 1984. His research was in chemical engineering and separation processes, on which he wrote numerous articles in professional journals. He served on national professional … Continued