The Tennessee Eta Tau Sigma chapter was installed on April 24, 1950. It was founded on March 16, 1915, at the University of Illinois. Its membership is composed of juniors and seniors with high GPAs and who demonstrate the qualities of leadership, personality, trustworthiness, industry, dependability, and probable future success in mechanical engineering.
The UT Athletics Association hired former Lafayette standout J. A. Pierce in 1899 to coach football for one season. With his hiring, he became the first person hired specifically to serve as football coach. His 5-2 record resulted in his staying for another season, in which the team was 3-2-1.
James Piper was the fourth president of the University of Tennessee (as East Tennessee College) in 1833–34. A native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, he earned the AB from Washington College (later Washington and Lee) in 1819 and the AM from East Tennessee College in 1830, when he joined the faculty. At the time he became … Continued
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Associate Professor of English Dr. Lorraine Burghardt resigned on September 2, 1989, following a charge of plagiarism. The journal Notes on Contemporary Literature published a retraction in its March 1990 edition attributing the article “Beyond Realism: The Role of Arthur in Edward Bond’s Early Morning” to Dean Bethea, a former UT graduate student, then a … Continued
The Plant Biotechnology Building on the agricultural campus was dedicated in October 2003. The building was the final phase of a $38.5 million, three-building complex, funding for which was assembled over six years from state and federal funds. The $22 million building contains eighty-one thousand square feet of assignable space. The building was modeled after … Continued
In 1942 the UT Agriculture Club began purchasing war bonds to provide funds to establish a loan fund and place a plaque to memorialize alumni and students of the College of Agriculture who lost their lives in World War II. A total of $1,550 in bonds was purchased, and in 1946 a plaque memorializing 43 … Continued
In 1943 the legislature appropriated $30,000, to be spent over a two-year period, for buildings and general operating expenses of a permanent agricultural experiment station on the Cumberland Plateau. In April 1943 the Cumberland County Court purchased 588 acres near Crossville for the station. A gift of an additional 87 acres brought the size of … Continued
In 1984 a plan by which the president, vice presidents, chancellors, UT Knoxville athletics director and UT Knoxville football coach were allowed to defer part of their salary, have the deferred funds matched dollar for dollar, and have the deferred account managed for them by the State was initiated. Vice presidents and chancellors were allowed … Continued
The Playboy Foundation announced the initiation of a $5,000 scholarship and summer internship for UT journalism students at the September 10, 1992, celebration of the “Playboy Interview.” The foundation named the scholarship The Alex Haley/ Playboy Interview Scholarship in Magazine Journalism. Alex Haley wrote the first “Playboy Interview” in 1962. He interviewed jazz trumpeter Miles … Continued