Dr. Kitchen, who held both the DVD from the University of California at Davis and the PhD in biochemistry from the University of Florida, joined the faculty of UT’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1974, after having taught at the University of Florida and the University of Michigan. From 1974 to 1980, he was head … Continued

A portrait of Kitty Kain, one of UT’s original five coeds (1804) for whom wings of Sophronia Strong Hall were named, was given to UT in 1949 by the Bonny Kate Chapter of the DAR to hang in the Kitty Kain wing of Sophronia Strong Hall. Mrs. H. H. McCampbell Sr., regent of the Bonnie … Continued

The Korn Learning, Assessment, and Social Skills Center was established in 2008 by a $2 million gift from Tom and Pam Korn of Vonore. The center provides services to students in the region from preschool to college who need assistance mastering academic and social skills required to succeed in school. The center is administered by … Continued

Dr. Klein joined the faculty of the university’s Department of History in 1969. He was designated an Alumni Distinguished Service Professor in 1977 and Lindsey Young Professor in 1980. He retired from the university in 1984 and was appointed part-time UT Knoxville historian in 1988, a position he held until the office was abolished in … Continued

Born in Leipzig, Germany, Gustav Knabe attended the Leipzig conservatory, which was established by Mendelssohn. He was a member of Mendelssohn’s orchestra and a friend of Robert and Clara (Wieck) Schumann. He came to the German settlement of Wartburg, Morgan County, Tennessee, about 1847. He enlisted in the Army of the United States on July … Continued

William Knabe was educated at the University of Tennessee (1878–83) and read law. In 1899 Charles Perciful Garrett, who was in charge of all music activities, asked President Dabney to be relieved of responsibility for the military band. Dabney agreed, and appointed Knabe bandmaster of the Battalion of Cadets of the University of Tennessee at … Continued

Madeline Kneberg joined UT in 1938 to direct the newly established archaeology laboratory charged with analysis of the Indian artifacts and remains excavated from sites anticipated to be flooded by the TVA lake system. She also served as a faculty member, beginning to teach anthropology in 1940. By age 21, she had been an aspiring … Continued

Dr. Knickerbocker joined the faculty of the university’s English Department in 1946. In addition to teaching and directing research, he served as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts (1957–58), dean of the College of Liberal Arts (1958–63), head of the Department of English (1963–71), and vice president for academic affairs of the UT … Continued

Frank H. Knight graduated from UT in 1913 with both a BS degree and a master’s degree. He studied economics under future UT president James D. Hoskins and was elected to Phi Kappa Phi. He then went to Cornell, where he received the PhD in 1916. His dissertation, “Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit,” was widely quoted … Continued

In January 1927 UT President Harcourt Morgan, who had successfully petitioned Knox County to issue bonds to purchase the Cherokee Farm for agricultural research in 1915, again proposed that Knox County issue bonds for a land purchase for UT—this time, tracts of land on the north side of Cumberland Avenue extending from Fifteenth Street to … Continued