UT outsourced garbage collection effective July 5, 1979. The first contractor for the service was Browning-Ferris Industries of Knoxville. According to John Parker, executive director of the Physical Plant, the move was precipitated because UT needed to replace three trash collection machines at a cost of $250,000, and the Physical Plant did not have the … Continued
In summer 2011 the UT Athletics Department entered into a contract with IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions to sell tickets to football, women’s and men’s basketball, and baseball games. The goal was to increase ticket sales and donations. The IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions general manager and account executives are housed in the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center.
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Park Overall attended UT in the theatre program. After attending UT as a freshman, she transferred to Tusculum College in her hometown of Greeneville, where she received the baccalaureate degree. She returned to UT as a graduate student but did not complete a degree. Her first professional role … Continued
Dr. Gene Overholt attended UT from 1955 to 1957. He earned the MD from the UT Medical School and the MS from the University of Michigan in 1967. At UT his major was physics. He achieved international acclaim for the technique he developed to cure Barrett’s esophagus, Photofrin Photodynamic Therapy, with UT’s College of Veterinary … Continued
In 1924 a new student publication made its debut—a collection of lyric poems written by UT students. It was the first publication of undergraduate verse in the South. There were at least three editions of the publication. J. Z. Howard and H. C. Watkins were the editors and originators of the project. The booklet cost … Continued
The 13-member UT paintball team won the National Collegiate Paintball Association championship in 2011, coming from behind (1-4) to defeat the California State Long Beach 49ers 5-4. The club president was Anthony Sanders, and the team captain was Joey Baggott. The team had previously won the Southeastern Conference titles, with an overall season success of … Continued
In fall 1982 the Pakistan Student Organization was formed with the principal goals of introducing Pakistani culture on campus and assisting Pakistani students to recover from initial culture shock and helping them with their studies.
See Interfraternity Council.
Construction of a Panhellenic Building was approved in February 1962 by the board of trustees. Ground was broken in March 1963, with April Gardner, president of the Panhellenic Council, and Dr. Frank Bowyer, UT trustee, turning over the first shovelfuls of dirt. The 51,022-square-foot Panhellenic Building was occupied in fall 1964. It was built to … Continued
On April 30, 1991, an advisory task force appointed by Vice Chancellor Phil Scheurer met to consider the problem of major renovations required in the Panhellenic Building. The task force was composed of three active sorority members, three sorority alumnae, and three faculty/staff members. The major problem was that the first floor of the building … Continued