Dr. Earl Ramer joined the UT faculty in 1944 as an associate professor of education. In 1958 he became a faculty representative on UT’s Athletics Board. In 1961 he became chairman of that board. He was appointed the UT faculty representative to the NCAA, and in 1972 he became the first Tennessean to serve as … Continued

Dave Ramsey earned the BS in finance and real estate in 1982. Four years later, he had accumulated a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio, but when the bottom dropped out of the real estate market, Ramsey was forced to take bankruptcy. He then studied biblical principles for money and worked his way out of debt by … Continued

In 1794 Francis A. Ramsey was named by the territorial assembly of the Territory South of the River Ohio as one of the first trustees of Blount College, an institution that the body chartered on September 10. He had been active in the failed effort to establish a State of Franklin, serving as secretary of … Continued

Marshall Ramsey graduated from UT (College of Business) in 1991. While a student, he drew cartoons for the Daily Beacon and, after establishing an enduring relationship with Charlie Daniel, editorial cartoonist for the Knoxville Journal (later, Knoxville News Sentinel), he penned cartoons for the paper while Daniel vacationed. During his cartooning at UT, he received … Continued

In response to the growing number of reported rapes on and near the campus, the UT Student Senate successfully worked to establish a Rape Crisis Center in fall 1973. Ali Waters and Kathy Waters, along with many volunteers, aided rape victims through counseling. The center moved into the Presbyterian Student Center on Melrose Avenue in … Continued

In 1972–73 the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center initiated a shop that displayed and sold quality student crafts. Located in a small room off the Gallery Concourse, the shop featured macramé, enameling, pottery, weaving, and other crafts.

In 1949 The UT Horticulture Department released to the general public the raspberry Tennessee Prolific, especially suited for frozen-food use. It was adapted for quick freezing in the later stages of its development, which was carried out for 17 years. The resilience of the berry’s skin assured little loss of moisture, and its shape, flavor, … Continued

David Robert Ray is one of two UT alumni upon whom the Congressional Medal of Honor has been conferred. Hospitalman Second Class Ray (Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Division) was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for valor on March 19, 1969, in the Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam. The citation indicates … Continued

Gene Ray earned the master’s (1962) and doctoral (1965) degrees from UT in physics. He then worked for the Aerospace Corporation, in San Bernardino, California, then moved on to head a team of civilian and military scientists at the Pentagon. After two and one-half years there, he went back to California to work for Science … Continued

Appointed UT’s first director of women’s intercollegiate athletics in 1976, Knoxville native Gloria Ray was selected from more than 50 candidates and recommended by a search committee composed of faculty, students, and staff. Ray earned the baccalaureate degree from East Tennessee State University and then taught and coached at Stonewall Jackson Junior High School in … Continued