On December 15, 1973, Tennessee defeated Temple University in the finals of the Volunteer Classic basketball tournament in Stokely Athletics Center by the score of 11-6. The game holds the NCAA record for fewest points scored by both teams. The NCAA record for fewest points allowed since 1938 also goes to Tennessee (tie) for holding … Continued
Fensington C. Lowry, a 1909 graduate of the university, was appointed Alumni Association general secretary and administrative secretary to the president on March 15, 1920. He replaced Nathan Dougherty as association secretary. He initiated the system of alumni chapters in 1920 by having current students organize chapters in each of Tennessee’s counties and organized the … Continued
Dr. Harold Luper came to UT in 1963 to head the fledging Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology (founded, 1962), a position he held until 1986. He also became director of the Hearing and Speech Center when that entity was merged into the department in 1966. He was an internationally recognized scholar, a fellow of … Continued
President Lyndon Johnson brought his campaign against poverty to UT on May 7, 1964. He stopped his motorcade on its way to downtown Knoxville for a scheduled speech at the Civic Coliseum when he encountered a crowd estimated at ten thousand students and others lining Cumberland Avenue in the vicinity of the university center across … Continued
The M. C. James Golf Driving Range is named for former golf captain and USGA Committeeman M. C. James Jr., who lettered in 1936. It was established at Lakeshore Park in 1985 and was relocated with other golf practice facilities to the Mack and Jonnie Day Golf Practice Facility on Alcoa Highway in November 2010.
M.E.N.C. was an active professional organization within the College of Education beginning in the 1960s. M.E.N.C. was founded in 1907 and stands for Music Educators National Conference. The name was changed in 1998 to MENC.
Currently located in McCord Hall on the agriculture campus, Mabel’s (its official name was originally the Agricultural Lunchroom) opened in 1946 on the lower floor of an army surplus barracks-type building erected to the west of Morgan Hall to provide additional classroom space. The facility in the army surplus building replaced a tiny lunchroom adjacent … Continued
Two faculty and two alumni have been recipients of the $500,000 Sarah MacArthur Fellowships, which have been awarded annually since 1981 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Sometimes called “genius awards,” the fellowships are annually presented to between 20 and 40 United States citizens or residents of any age and working in … Continued
The University Mace, carried by a member of the faculty in academic processions, was first carried in 1960 at the inauguration of Andrew Holt as the institution’s 16th president. It was designed and carved by Malcolm Rice, who was then the university architect. It was decorated by Samuel L. Nelson, physical plant general superintendent (carpentry); … Continued
In 1960 designation as Macebearer was instituted as one of the most significant honors the university can bestow upon a member of the faculty. The mace is symbolic of the faculty’s service to the university, its students, and the greater society. The faculty member designated as Macebearer is usually one who has exhibited a longstanding … Continued