An audit released by UT’s internal audit group in August 1998 disclosed that in UT’s 10-year relationship with Follett Campus Resources—a national company that operated over half of the book buyback programs in the US—the company had systematically underpaid students by $2 a book and had rounded down the amount that Follett owed the student … Continued

The Black Cultural Center began a book loan program in fall 1995, under which books used in courses, either as textbooks or collateral reading, were collected through student donations, unclaimed lost-and-found books, and books purchased through donations. While many universities have loan programs for students on scholarships, UT’s program was devised to allow any student … Continued

In 2005 the provost’s office began the program to purchase books in the particular interest area of faculty who achieved promotion and tenure during the year. A bookplate that commemorated the achievement of the faculty member it honored was placed in each book.

Local realtor Sue Miller chartered two buses to take fans to support the Lady Vols Basketball Team as it played in the AIAW Final Four Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. The enthusiasm generated resulted in Athletic Director Gloria Ray’s initiating the Boost-Her Club in April 1979 to increase fan support for all women’s intercollegiate sports. … Continued

In 1983 the UT Police Department was located on UT Drive between Volunteer Boulevard and Andy Holt Avenue. A bush at the corner of the UT Police Department building served as the location for UT Police to pour out beer and other alcoholic beverages confiscated from students and the general public. Known as the “booze … Continued

Gold (1960), silver (1964), and bronze (1968) Olympic track medal winner Ralph Boston was employed by the university in September 1968 as a special assistant in the Division of Student Affairs, with assigned collateral responsibility as associate director of Athletics’ Summer Camps. Two years later, he became assistant dean of students, and in 1972 he … Continued

In 1974 Bernice A. Stevens and Alice E. Zimmerman entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with UT, through which their property of approximately 19 acres near Gatlinburg—and twin houses with a shared craft studio between them—were deeded to UT, with each owner having a life estate in her property. The two were from Evansville, Indiana, … Continued

Vice President of Operations Philip Scheurer announced in September 2004 that the botany garden, which began in the early 1980s on the Ayres lawn across from Hesler Biology Building, would be eliminated when parking was relocated from the top of the Hill to the Eleventh Street Garage and when the front lawn of Ayres was … Continued

Boxing was introduced as an intercollegiate sport at UT in 1892, and meets were arranged with Vanderbilt, Lebanon, University of Virginia, Harriman, and Sewanee. After the initial year, boxing lagged in popularity and eventually faded away. In 1921 boxing was added to the required physical training course, and students with an aptitude for the sport … Continued

Stephanie Boyd-Durner graduated from UT with a degree in communications. She became a reporter and weekend anchor at WJHL-TV in Johnson City, where she covered a broad spectrum of topics, although often focusing on criminal and medical news. She also anchored several documentaries on women’s health issues. She then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to … Continued