In June 1985 the McClung Museum began displaying an item from its collection as an “object of the month.” The first object displayed was a silver tilting water cooler, c. 1875, used to cool drinking water.

Dedicated in 1968, this 12-story, 95,949-square-foot faculty office building and the plaza that surrounds it are named for Hugh Lawson McClung and his wife, Ella Gibbons McClung. Judge McClung, the fourth generation of his family to serve on the UT Board of Trustees (1897–1920) was a great-grandson of James White, Knoxville’s founder. An 1877 UT … Continued

The McClung Tower is atop a two-story, 253-space parking garage completed in 1968 to provide parking for those with offices in the tower.

Named in Blount College’s 1794 charter as one of the college’s trustees, Charles McClung was a lawyer, surveyor, soldier, and merchant. In 1788 he came to White’s Fort from Philadelphia and in 1790 married James White’s eldest daughter, Margaret. In 1791 he was commissioned by his father-in-law to make a plan for the new capital … Continued

Wallace McClure and trustees of the William Kyle McClure Foundation established the W. K. McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs in 1968. The foundation provides 15 to 20 scholarships annually to allow students to study abroad.

Named for Jim Nance McCord (1879–1968), who served as governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949, the principal structure of the two-facility dairy unit was completed in 1949 at a cost of $600,000. The four-story building was designed by Barber and McMurry, and the general contractor was A. R. McMurry. The accompanying Dairy Manufacturing Building … Continued

Appointed the first superintendent of the Milan Experiment Station (now Research and Education Center at Milan) shortly after it was established in 1962, McCutchen is called the “Father of Tennessee No-Till” (no-till is a term applied to an environmentally friendly crop-growing system. No-till farmers avoid disturbing the soil in their fields any more than is … Continued

Dr. McDonald joined the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center in 1965 and became a professor in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. He retired in 1996. A specialist in hematology, he earned international recognition for his research on blood platelets. He was awarded US patents in 1992 … Continued

Jenny McGrath graduated from UT in 1992 with a major in biomedical engineering. During her student-athlete days at UT, she was a 15-time All-American as a swimmer. She was the SEC champion in the 200-yard individual medley in 1990 and the 200-yard freestyle champion in 1990 and 1992. She was a three-time Academic All-SEC selection. … Continued

Saundra McGuire received the bachelor’s degree from Southern University in 1970. She joined UT as a visiting instructor in chemistry and PhD candidate in chemistry education in the College of Education in 1978. In 1981–82, she served as director of UT’s Pre-Medical Enrichment Program and held a UT Alumni Association fellowship. She earned the doctorate … Continued