When UT’s student chapter received its charter in October 1935, it was the thirty-seventh student chapter to be installed and the seventh in southern universities. Membership is drawn from chemical engineering majors, and the organization seeks to encourage and enhance students’ interest in and knowledge of chemical engineering opportunities and careers.

The American Library Association (ALA) is the accrediting body for programs in library and information science in institutions of higher education. The association was established in Philadelphia in 1876 and subsequently chartered in Massachusetts. It began accrediting programs in 1925. UT’s program has been accredited since 1972.

The American Mother of 1943, annually selected (since 1935) by the American Mothers Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation, was UT alumna Mary Moore Dabney Thomson (1886–1980), daughter of former UT President Charles Dabney. The women students at Western College, Oxford, Ohio, where she was president from 1941 to 1945, nominated her for the honor. … Continued

The American Psychological Association was established in 1892. It proves accreditation in various fields of psychology. The American Psychological Association accredits the UT doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, and school psychology.

In October 1976 President Gerald Ford presented an American Revolution bicentennial flag to Chancellor Jack Reese and UT Knoxville bicentennial chair Dr. LeRoy Graf in recognition of UT’s designation as an “official bicentennial campus” by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. (UT was the first institution so designated.) UT marked the occasion of the centennial with … Continued

The centennial of American independence was celebrated in Knoxville on July 4. Although only a decade had passed since UT had been closed for the Civil War, the institution was a large part of the local 1876 celebration. The observance began at daybreak with “a National salute of 13 guns” fired from “the battery on … Continued

Founded in 1908 at the Summer School of the South by Fannie Fern (Phillips) Andrews (1867–1950), the American School Peace League (after World War I, the American School Citizenship League) was intended to promote peace by introducing principles of international justice and fraternity into the curricula of US schools. By 1915 it had branches in … Continued

The American Society for Metals (ASM International) is a professional society for metals and materials professionals. It was founded in 1913 in Detroit as the Steel Treaters Club and evolved into the American Society for Steel Treating. In 1933 it expanded its focus and became the American Society for Metals. The UT student chapter was … Continued

The UT Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers was established in 1923. The national organization was founded in 1920. Membership is open to civil engineering majors.