Kappa Sigma Fraternity, founded at the University of Bologna in 1395 and first established in the United States at the University of Virginia in 1869, was established (Lambda Chapter) on campus in 1880 (although there are assertions that it was operating on campus secretly in 1879, and perhaps even earlier). The Kappa Sigma fraternity was … Continued

Freshman Timothy Lail, from Signal Mountain, Tennessee, died suddenly of natural causes while eating lunch at the Kappa Sigma House on September 21, 1980, as part of the fall rush program. Lail was a graduate of McCallie School and was a resident of Clement Hall.

UT’s chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha was installed on June 8, 1952. Four students—Pan Dodd Wheeler, Billie Sager, and Jackie Kersch (undergraduates) and alumnus Jack K. Westbrook, then on the staff of WUOT—were the charter members of the chapter. The top 10 percent of seniors, second semester juniors, and graduate students in journalism and communications … Continued

The University of Tennessee Law Library is named for Joel A. Katz, a 1969 graduate of the College of Law, in recognition of his benevolence to the UT College of Law.  He funded a scholarship for students who are having trouble academically in law school due to family and financial situations, remembering that during his … Continued

Dr. Marcia Katz, the first female to earn a PhD from UT’s College of Engineering (1974), worked for Combustion Engineering in Columbus and at a national laboratory in Nice, France, before returning to UT in 1977, becoming the first female faculty member in the College of Engineering. Katz earned the BS in mechanical engineering from … Continued

Dr. Keenan joined the faculty of the university’s Department of Chemistry in 1949. He was a visiting scholar at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1950–51) and a National Science Foundation Fellow at Cambridge University (1957–58, 1964–65). He served as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts (1973–75) and as the first president of the reconstituted … Continued

United States Senator Cary Estes Kefauver sought the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 1952 and 1956 and was the vice-presidential running mate of Adlai Stevenson in 1956. He entered 16 presidential primaries in 1952 and won 14 of them but was denied the nomination at the convention. “Keef” graduated from the university in 1924 … Continued

David Keith received his bachelor’s degree from UT in June of 1985, a decade after leaving UT to establish an acting career. One of Keith’s last roles at UT was a small role as a spear carrier in Macbeth, which starred Anthony Quayle. His first movie role was in The Rose, with Bette Midler. In … Continued

Mike Keith earned the BA in political science from UT in 1991. As an undergraduate, Mike worked for WUTK-FM and the Vol Radio Network. After graduation Mike worked for WIVK AM/FM Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville. He worked as the pregame show host for Tennessee radio stations that aired the Houston Oilers’ games in 1996. In 1997, when … Continued

Luther Keller earned a bachelor’s degree (1950) and a master’s degree (1955) from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. He joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology in 1960 and served until his retirement in 1994. He headed the UT Knoxville Faculty Senate from 1973 to 1974 and was … Continued