McDaniel Swift Burbank, age 18, of Lookout Mountain, was found dead in his room in fall 1989. Autopsy results showed he had died of alcohol poisoning. His blood alcohol content was 0.43.

Christopher Michael Smith, a 22-year-old senior from Lenoir City, committed suicide in his suite in Reese Hall on February 23, 1995.

An “orange and white” party was held in Circle Park after the spring 1989 Orange and White Game. But when Chancellor Jack Reese and his family arrived, they discovered it was a surprise party for him, organized by students, to honor him and to announce that students would be joining together in an eight-month campaign … Continued

Originally called New Hall North, Reese Hall is part of the 1966 Presidential Complex of residence halls and dining area. The facility is named for William B. Reese, the sixth president of the university. It was built with a capacity slightly in excess of five hundred residents. It had the same floor plan as Carrick … Continued

The Reese Sculpture Collection consists of eight outdoor sculptures located on campus that were purchased from 1987 through 1994 from among the sculptures installed as part of the outdoor Sculpture Tour. (The last year sculpture was installed as part of the tour was 1994.) The pieces purchased for this permanent collection were: Armor Pierce (1987); … Continued

Jack E. Reese served as chancellor of UT Knoxville from 1973 until 1989. A professor of English, he joined the UT English Department faculty in 1961. He received the undergraduate degree from Berea College and then went to the University of Kentucky for his master’s degree. After a four-year stint in the navy, he returned … Continued

In April 1981 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Howard Aldmon approved the policy recommended by residence hall staff that would allow students throughout the campus to rent refrigerators for in-room placement from a specified company. The policy change followed efforts by Student Government Association West Area Senator Baxter Nairon, who circulated a petition that showed … Continued

Ground was broken for the Regal Soccer Stadium in February 2006. At its March 2005 meeting, the UT Board of Trustees approved naming a new $5.4 million Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Soccer Stadium for Regal Cinema—the first UT athletics facility to bear a corporate name. Knoxville-based Regal Cinema contributed 40 percent of the cost of the … Continued

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fund-raising event first took place at UT in April 2003, as participants and teams walked around Circle Park all night to raise awareness of cancer prevention and research. More than $30,000 was raised in the initial effort. Relay for Life began in 1985 when a doctor from Washington … Continued