The Tennessee Food and Lodging Association (TFLA) was the student organization of the Tourism, Food, and Lodging Department within the College of Home Economics. Annually, beginning in 1975, the organization held a Great State of Tennessee banquet at a local hotel, to which hotel and restaurant owners and managers were invited. The meal was planned, … Continued

Opened in Neyland-Thompson Sports Center in February 1990, the Tennessee Football Hall of Fame was designed to chronicle the history of Tennessee football through video, audio, and various kinds of memorabilia. Such icons as the Kentucky beer barrel and national championship trophies were centerpieces, and photographs and information about Tennessee All-Americans and a wealth of … Continued

The VASF (Volunteer Athletics Scholarship Fund) was created in 1986 as the development arm of the men’s athletics department. The Faculty Senate strongly objected to the name, since it suggested that funds raised were for scholarships. The name was changed to Volunteer Athletics and Scholarship Fund in 2006, but the Faculty Senate continued to advocate … Continued

In 1915 UT, in cooperation with the Southern Geographic Society, established the Education Extension Service, the purpose of which was to diffuse geography education and to extend services. The Southern Geographic Society furnished films, and UT professors prepared lectures on topics of interest. The programs were designed to be held at high schools or other … Continued

From 1930-31 through 1969-70, Tennessee Girl was published at the beginning of each fall quarter by the Associated Women Students/Women’s Student Government Association. This booklet was designed to answer female students’ questions concerning university regulations and dormitory rules and to provide general information.

On January 26, 2006, Governor Phil Bredesen announced plans to establish a highly competitive, free, residential math and science high school for Tennessee high school juniors and seniors under the leadership of UT, with cooperation from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Initial plans were for the academy to be housed on the campus of the … Continued

In 1904 the new Domestic Science Cooking Laboratory opened in the basement of the new women’s dormitory, Barbara Blount Hall. The lab was equipped with $1,000 from a $3,000 gift given by George Peabody. This arrangement proved unsatisfactory because the laboratory was quickly outgrown and because the fumes (often unsavory) wafted up to permeate the … Continued

The 83rd General Assembly authorized a study of state higher education in an attempt to unify the efforts. In January 1964 Tennessee Education Commissioner J. Howard Warf presented a plan to the state Legislative Committee calling for a single board to control all state colleges and universities. Warf’s plan was supported by Memphis State and … Continued

The May 1989–June 1991 Tennessee Imperative Development Campaign raised money for a significant endowment for the UT Libraries. Chaired by UT trustee Jim Haslam and bolstered by an early gift of $1 million from Knoxville attorney Lindsay Young for the acquisitions budget, the campaign had a goal of $6 million and raised $8.7 million.