In 2003 the UT Foundation and the UT Institute of Agriculture initiated a Working Forest Program. Through this plan, individuals who wished to preserve forested land they owned could deed the land to UT to be managed under the guidelines of a board of advisors for the benefit of the Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and … Continued

The WPA was established by President Franklin Roosevelt’s executive order on May 6, 1935, and was terminated on June 30, 1943. The agency enfolded and expanded previous work relief programs such as the Civil Works Administration and its Public Works of Art Project, Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) programs, and the Public Works Administration. The … Continued

In May 2003 Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (BS 1999 in accounting; master of accountancy, 2000) won the $2.5 million World Series of Poker at Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He was the first winner to qualify through the Internet—qualifying at a $39 satellite tournament at PokerStars.com. The final game in the 2003 tournament … Continued

More than twenty-five hundred alumni and students were on active duty during World War I. When the war ended in November 1918, the university’s service flag had 29 gold stars, representing its 29 alumni and students who had died in battle or in hospitals. UT alumni were awarded at least 215 decorations in World War … Continued

In spring 1935, at the request of the American Legion, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted a law providing that children of soldiers, sailors, and marines who were in action or died during World War I would be admitted to state colleges free of tuition, with the State paying the cost of their attendance. The funds … Continued

In 1917 UT was asked by the US War Department to provide a special course in radio telegraphic signaling. The course began in 1918, using four wireless signaling stations and other equipment provided by the War Department and placed in West College. The type of signaling taught was the tonal method, which was designed to … Continued

A silk university service flag and an American Flag were dedicated in the chapel of Science Hall on May 7, 1918. Students purchased the flags for an estimated $80 and gave them to the institution.

A few days after the United States declared war, President Brown Ayres and presidents from other colleges through the country went to Washington to offer their faculty and facilities in the service of the government. On October 1, 1918, the university passed from the hands of institutional officials to the War Department of the United … Continued

Under the SATC program, men could continue in college until the completion of their courses and then enter the armed services as commissioned officers. Male students were sworn into the army and provided with tuition, subsistence, $30 per month, and uniforms. The Hill became a military camp, with guards surrounding the premises. Training was given … Continued

In April 1918 the Department of Engineering began to provide vocational training to soldiers as part of the Section “B” (vocational) program, instructing in auto mechanics and auto driving, radio operation, electrician training, machinist training, blacksmithing, bench work, general carpentry, sheet metal working, and welding. A total of 1,580 men were trained between April 15 … Continued