Between 1942 and 1946, the Blount Farm, consisting of 511 acres and located about eight miles south of the agriculture campus in Blount County was purchased in four transactions. Funds used to purchase the land were obtained from payments made by TVA for flood easements on the Cherokee Farm. Beef, cattle, swine, and sheep used … Continued

Blount Hall was built as an addition to the George C. Taylor Law Building, being connected to the older building by a 12-foot-high, glass-walled-interior walkway. It was completed in 1971. The building was constructed with state money and a $200,000 federal grant. It was designed to add 54,000 square feet to the College of Law … Continued

According to Moses White, who had access to the original roll books of the institution maintained by President Carrick, Barbara Blount, daughter of Territorial Governor William Blount and Mary Grainger Blount, was one of the five coeds whose names appeared on the rolls of the institution as pupils from 1804–7. At the beginning of the … Continued

A North Carolinian and signer of the US Constitution from North Carolina, President George Washington appointed Blount as governor of the Federal Territory South of the River Ohio and supervisor of Indian Affairs. Blount selected White’s Fort as the capital of the Territory, renaming it Knoxville after General Henry Knox—the secretary of war in President … Continued

Half-brother of William Blount and also a native of North Carolina, Willie Blount was a lawyer, author, governor of Tennessee, and for many years, one of the leaders in educational activities throughout the state. In 1794 the charter establishing Blount College (named for his half-brother) named him as one of the founding trustees.

The Blue Pencil Club was formed in 1922 as an organization for freshmen and sophomores who were interested in literary endeavors and to prepare them for membership in Sigma Upsilon when they became juniors. Sigma Upsilon chose the charter members for the organization, and all members of the Lanier Club of Sigma Upsilon were automatically … Continued

In 1975 fourteen blue-light emergency telephones were installed on campus. Such telephones are now located throughout the campus and have the capacity to serve as loudspeakers, if necessary, to warn of an emergency.

Blue Triangle was originally a division of the YWCA, and its motto was Bring your lunch and join the bunch! In 1954–55 men were admitted to membership, and the organization evolved into a modified, coeducational daytime Y. Sponsored by the University Christian Association, the group maintained the practice of lunchtime meetings at the university center … Continued

Knoxville’s Medic Regional Blood Drive and the Central Kentucky Blood Center of Lexington sponsored the first Blue/Orange Blood Drive the week of November 14–18, 1988, as a competition between UT and UK students and supporters, to donate blood prior to the annual football game. UT students, faculty, staff, and community members donated 1,607 units of … Continued

David Blumberg attended UT on a combined academic and football scholarship and graduated in Liberal Arts in 1933. A highly successful insurance executive, he held a variety of civic leadership positions in the Chamber of Commerce, United Way, and on the Public Library Board. He was elected to City Council in 1966 and served for … Continued