The first recorded visiting evangelist on campus was Reverend Dr. Rust of Nashville in 1901. The campus YMCA held, after World War I, an annual evangelistic campaign in February or March. “Dad” Elliott came in 1917 and J. Stitt Wilson, in 1920. The largest and most controversial crusade was the Billy Graham Crusade of 1970—not … Continued

This program of the men’s Athletics Department was developed to assist former student athletes who did not graduate during their athletics eligibility to return to Tennessee and complete the degree. The locus of the program is the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center.

In late April 1989, Senior Vice President Homer Fisher announced that Chancellor-designate John Quinn would be assuming the duties of provost of the Knoxville campus as well as serving as its chancellor and delegating a number of campus functions to UT system officers. Among first campus activities announced to be delegated to the system were … Continued

This 18,540-acre plantation is a part of the Agricultural Experiment Station program, although the university does not own it. The property was purchased at various times between 1903 and 1937 by Hobart Ames of North Easton, Massachusetts, whose main interests were those of a sportsman. He emphasized the importance of providing a favorable environment for … Continued

Burley tobacco has been grown in Tennessee since about 1900. In 1928 Clyde B. Austin, a well-known tobacco buyer, and several others involved in the tobacco industry requested the establishment of a Tobacco Station to advise farmers and do research to improve yields. The legislature appropriated $25,000 for the purchase of land in 1930, and … Continued

In 1965 the farm owned and operated as a part of the UT at Martin campus became a part of the Agricultural Experiment Station. (The name was changed to Research and Education Center at Martin in 2005.) The 657 acres provided, initially, a site for variety trials on corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, and some winter … Continued

In 1962 the UT Agricultural Experiment Station received, as surplus property from the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 488 acres on which the Milan Experiment Station was established. The land was acquired through the Milan Army Ammunition Plant and the US Army Corps of Engineers, subject to the requirement of 20 years’ utilization … Continued

In late 2000 President J. Wade Gilley announced that nine research centers of excellence would be created that were expected to spawn one thousand jobs and 10 to 20 new companies in Tennessee. He dubbed the undertaking the “Tennessee 21st Century Research Initiative.” Creation of the nine centers was the major focus of his effort … Continued

The first annual weeklong celebration of undergraduate research took place March 21–26, 2010, spotlighting undergraduate researchers, scholars, artists, and performers with a concert, an honors symposium, an art competition, and a student paper competition. US Senator Lamar Alexander, former UT president, gave the event’s keynote address, “Research and the Public Good.” The week is sponsored … Continued

The plan for reuse of the Gibbs Hall/Stokely Athletics Center site included a new $68 million residence hall, open both to male and female students, on the east side of the site close to the Gibbs Hall location, featuring seven hundred beds in single-occupancy rooms with shared living areas and with a dining facility open … Continued