Vice President Albert Gore Jr. established the Nancy Gore Hunger Chair of Excellence in Environmental Studies. The formal announcement was made by Gore on campus May 2, 1994. He partially funded the chair with proceeds ($50,000) from his book Earth in the Balance and assisted the university in raising the remainder of the $450,000 required … Continued

“Nash Hall,” the official residence of the president of the University of Tennessee (the residence of the chancellor of the Knoxville campus from 1989 to 1999) is located at 940 Cherokee Boulevard. In 1930 the federal government purchased land on Main Street, including the home of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Starnes Nash, for a downtown … Continued

The College of Architecture and Design established the Nashville Civic Design Center in 2000 to provide a means for the public to participate in issues related to planning and physical growth of Nashville. The center advised Nashville on key redevelopment projects and acted as a catalyst for formulation of a new civic urban design plan … Continued

The Nathan Dougherty Society was established in 1997 to recognize donors establishing endowed athletic scholarships with gifts of at least $125,000 through the Volunteer Athletic Scholarship Fund (VASF).

The NAECP first accredited UT’s Child Development Laboratories in 1988. NAECP is the accreditation arm of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, formally established in 1929 as the National Association for Nursery Education. The National Academy and the accreditation program were formed in 1985.

The NAACLS was established in 1973 as an accrediting agency independent of its sponsoring professional organizations, the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS, formerly ASMT) and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. In 1994 NAACLS became separately chartered. This organization accredits the UT Medical Technology Program.

The NAAB, established in 1940, is the sole agency authorized to accredit United States professional degree programs in architecture. The College of Architecture and Design’s BArch degree has been accredited since 1971. The MArch has been accredited since 1996.

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations was designed to become the uniting force for Latin-based fraternities and sororities. Latino organizations had developed in different parts of the United States in their early years, and this created difficulties for the organizations to find information on their peer groups. As a result, two … Continued

The NASAD was founded in 1948 as the National Association of Schools of Design. In 1966 the name was changed to National Association of Schools of Art, and in 1981 the name was changed to National Association of Schools of Art and Design. This organization is the sole agency that provides accreditation for the entire … Continued