Annually, Professor Albert L. Auxier’s class visited Warren Buffett, the initiator of Berkshire Hathaway, using money they won through the Tennessee Valley Investment Challenge, a real-money investing contest involving 25 schools. In 2003 the students presented Buffett with a copy of the autobiography of Jim Clayton, a UT graduate and Knoxville businessman who founded the … Continued

In 2009 the College of Business established four giving societies. Members of each of the societies are recognized on the college’s Donor Wall of Fame and in the college’s annual report. All societies, with the exception of the Dean’s Circle, whose membership changes annually, offer a lifetime membership. The Dean’s Circle recognizes individuals who have … Continued

In October 1914 a journalism club was founded that endeavored “to take the place of a School of Journalism . . . as far as possible until the college authorities are enabled to establish one.” The College of Communications had its beginnings in fall 1923 in the form of a journalism course and a course … Continued

In 1877, two years before the Nashville Medical College affiliated with the university (but remained financially separate and profitable for its owners, with the role of the university little greater than issuing the degrees under the signature of its president), some members of the faculty of the medical college organized a dental department which also … Continued

The College of Education traces its roots to the 1844 preparation course for teachers, which offered free tuition to two young men from each county in Tennessee who would agree to teach for three years in East Tennessee following graduation. (The course, The Art of School Teaching, first appears in the 1844 catalog.) This program … Continued

In 2002 in an effort to streamline curricula and administrative costs, most functions of the College of Education and the College of Human Ecology were combined to form the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. The Counseling Psychology Program, which was accredited by the American Psychological Association, moved from the College of Education to … Continued

The nascent discipline of engineering is reflected in the first catalog of the university (then East Tennessee College) in 1838, with the listing of Joseph Estabrook as “President and Lecturer on Chemistry, Mineralogy, etc.” The catalog of 1844 divided collegiate curricular offerings into the Collegiate Department and the English Department, (soon changed to English and … Continued

The College of Home Economics traces its beginnings to the 1896 cooking courses taught by the institution’s first female faculty member, Minnie A. Stoner. UT was the first land-grant university in the South to offer such courses. Classes stopped when Miss Stoner left the institution for Kansas State following the 1897–98 year. Anna Gilchrist, who … Continued

In response to growing national sentiment that the term home economics no longer adequately characterized the disciplines grouped within colleges of home economics, the UT College of Home Economics held a referendum on the issue in spring 1972. Approximately 90 percent of the students and faculty voting in the referendum were in favor of a … Continued

The Law Department of the University of Tennessee opened on February 18, 1890. Nine students met with Thomas J. Freeman, former justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, in a law office in downtown Knoxville. Tuition was $100 per year plus other university fees, but the school was semi-independent financially, with the funds being used … Continued