Ann Tanner Taylor graduated from Chatham Hall (1954) and then attended Sweet Briar College for three years before transferring to UT and earning the bachelor’s degree with a major in English and minor in history in 1958. She was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. Following graduation, she began her newscasting career in Knoxville at … Continued

George Caldwell Taylor earned the AB degree from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, in 1906 and the bachelor of laws degree from UT in 1908. He served as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 1921 to 1928 before becoming the US District Judge for East Tennessee (1928–49). He was a member of … Continued

TEACH/Here is a residency partnership between UT, Knox County Schools, and Hamilton County Schools that enrolls recent college graduates or midcareer professionals who have specialized in math or science-related fields and who have become interested in teaching. Similar to a medical residency program that provides on-the-job training for doctors, residents work in a mentoring relationship … Continued

The Teaching Materials Center was a part of the University Extension Library, operated by the UT system following the creation of the system because it served faculty on all campuses and a large number of non-UT users, such as teachers. It provided equipment and films used in classrooms. Since university use came heavily from UT … Continued

In 1990 Jenny Moshak, assistant women’s athletics director for sports medicine, pioneered a program to assist student-athletes with issues that affect performance. Team ENHANCE (Enhancing Nutrition, Health, Athletic Performance, Networking, Community, and Education) was created as a program for student-athletes to create a healthy culture in which they could thrive. The program provided nutrition information … Continued

In 1992 Team V (Volunteer) O (Outreach) L (Leadership) S (Service) was begun as a vehicle for linking students to community service opportunities at area agencies. It became operational in fall 1993. A Volunteer Center was established on the third floor of the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center. Initially, students signed up and were … Continued

In February 1995 Telephone Services discovered an accounting problem with the access code assigned to Kirsten Benson in 1993. Benson was an employee in the Athletics Department’s Office of Student Life. A computer programming glitch in the installation of the 1992 telephone switch resulted in more than 17,000 long-distance calls made from dorm rooms, with … Continued

A letter sent by Dean of Students Jerry Askew in fall quarter 1986 warning students of the consequences of using another student’s telephone code number to make calls went unheeded by more than three hundred students, whose cases were turned over to the Student Conduct Office in winter quarter 1987. Guilty students paid a $25 … Continued

In spring 1951 UT installed its first telephone switchboard (Private Branch Exchange) in the new addition to the Austin Peay Building to eliminate direct private telephone lines for the various departments. All offices, including those on the agricultural campus, other than men’s and women’s athletics and the Athletics Association were routed through the PBX system. … Continued

A strong student push for private telephones in residence hall rooms was begun in 1969. The additional cost of the telephones was to be added to residence hall contracts, but the sum was removed by the administration on grounds that it made the rooms too expensive for some students. In March 1970 representatives of South … Continued