The residence facilities were opened in 1966 as part of the Presidential Complex of housing and food service facilities. They were the second and third structures on campus to be named for President Carrick. (The first was destroyed by fire in 1942.) Carrick Halls were originally called New Hall North and New Hall South. The … Continued
UT student Kendra Kristin Main, 18, of Maryville died in a freak accident in the fire lane outside South Carrick Hall when she was struck by her Honda Prelude and pinned underneath the car. The hood of the car was up, the keys were in the ignition, and (while the motor was not running) the … Continued
Samuel Carrick was the first (and only) president of Blount College (in existence 1794–1807)—the institution that would evolve into the University of Tennessee. Carrick was a Pennsylvania native who, as a young man, had moved to Virginia. He studied for the ministry under the Reverend William Graham (who later founded Washington and Lee University) and … Continued
Deana Carter, named for Dean Martin, graduated from the university in 1989 with a degree in occupational rehabilitation. She wanted to help people who were in the situation her grandmother had been in. While at UT, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She participated in Carnicus, did some singing on campus, and … Continued
Dixie Carter, from McLemoresville, Tennessee, entered UT in 1957 as a music major. Since the age of four, she had wanted to be an opera singer, but a botched tonsillectomy at age seven ruined her chances of becoming a diva. A member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, she was popular on campus and was selected … Continued
Lewis Carter earned the bachelor of civil engineering in 1883; in 1885 he earned the first civil engineering graduate degree granted by the university. He served as instructor in applied mathematics at the university. Beginning in 1886, he served as superintendent of the workshop. He established a manual training workshop, which significantly influenced the evolution … Continued
Tamika Catchings arrived at UT in 1997 as the Naismith national schoolgirl player of the year. The daughter of 11-season pro-basketball player Harvey Catchings, she was born with a severe hearing loss in both ears and had to wear boxy hearing aids as a child. Among her awards as a Lady Vol are: Naismith Freshman … Continued
General Clifton B. Cates, a 1916 Law (LLB) graduate of the university, won letters in both football and baseball and was tapped by the Scarabbean Honor Society. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He served in World War I with distinction, being the recipient of a Distinguished Service Cross, a Navy Cross, … Continued
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In 1932 Associate Professor of Secondary Education A. D. Mueller was notified that he would not be recommended for reappointment on grounds of weakness in his fieldwork with the secondary schools and poor teaching (often reading to classes from his own books). He appealed to President Hoskins and received a year’s delay, being reassigned to … Continued