Born in Leadvale, Jefferson County, Tennessee, in 1891, Herbert S. Walters was a 1918 graduate of UT. He was president (then chairman of the board) of Walters and Prater Inc., a contracting business he started in 1922. He was a prominent banker and served as a director of Nashville Gas Company and of Tennessee Natural … Continued

This 1939 hit song was written—words and music—by UT students Josephine Carringer and Betty Lynn. Carringer had also composed the music for the popular “Three Little Fishes” but failed to claim copyright. She took no chances in spring 1939, making singer Larry Clinton—in town to perform at spring formal dances— sign a contract on a … Continued

See Sculptures—Outdoor: Always Faithful.

UT alumnus John Ward (BS political science, LLB law) was the longtime play-by-play radio announcer for football and men’s basketball. He joined Lowell Blanchard for basketball broadcasts in 1965 and took over from George Mooney for football on September 14, 1968 (Tennessee 17, Georgia 17), the first game played on artificial turf. (Actually, his first … Continued

In 1996 UT purchased two warehouses on Stephenson Drive for a total of $5 million. One (the Siler-Bean Warehouse) was populated with art studios (moved from their space in a former residence to clear the site for the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy), the Biology in a Box program, a College of Engineering research … Continued

Knoxville Bearden High School track star Holly Warlick came to UT in 1976 on a partial track scholarship with the understanding that she could try out for the basketball team after she enrolled. She walked on, made the team, and was the first Tennessee basketball player (male or female) to have her jersey retired in … Continued

Dewey Warren, the “Swamp Rat” from Savannah, was UT’s first pure passing quarterback. He played linebacker as a freshman in 1963, was redshirted in 1964, and took over as quarterback when Charley Fulton was injured in the game against the University of Mississippi. The Tennessee offense was aligned to the running game, so Warren was … Continued

In 1932 a dedication ceremony was held in front of Morgan Hall marking the planting of the “Washington Elm.” Dean Hoskins was the principal speaker. Katherine Carson made the dedication of the tree, and Dr. H. A. Morgan accepted it for the university. Mrs. A. W. McWhorter, accompanied by Professor L. S. Mayer, sang George … Continued

Launched as a Tennessee Center of Excellence in 1985 in the second round of designations of centers by the State of Tennessee, this center was designed to assist in solving waste management problems affecting the long-term, sustainable use of environmental resources. WMREI research focuses on waste and environmental policy; environmental science, engineering, and biotechnology; and … Continued

In 1960 descendants of General David Meriwether (Mrs. Sue Matt Meriwether Hotchkiss and Mrs. Lucile Parsons of Jackson) presented Meriwether’s watch to President Holt. The watch would be displayed in the McClung Museum upon the completion of that facility. General Meriwether, a first cousin of Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was born … Continued