Sara Jane Booth (she added the h to her first name later) graduated from UT in December 1950 as the first female graduate of the Journalism Department, established in 1947. She was born in Valdosta, Georgia. In grammar school in Valdosta, she started a one-page newspaper, which she sold for a penny. She never swerved … Continued
Judy Constantine began working in UT’s Continuing Education Department in 1950 and worked there for 42 years. She retired in 1992. During that time, she was a constant volunteer helping UT athletes in all sports, serving as one former athlete put it, as “den mother” of the athletes. In 1952 she agreed to work as … Continued
A committee chaired by History Professor Milton Klein planned activities throughout the five-year commemoration of the US Constitution. Congress designated 1987–91 as “an official period of recognizing our ‘charter of liberties.’” UT was selected as a bicentennial campus in 1986, along with 368 other colleges nationwide. To commemorate the September 17, 1987, bicentennial anniversary of … Continued
Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) encouraged an addition to an appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education, which required all institutions receiving federal funding to commemorate Constitution Day on September 17, 2005. Several activities were held on campus. WUOT hosted an open broadcast on September 16, highlighting conversations that … Continued
The Construction Industry Research and Policy Center (CIRPC) is a unit of the College of Business. The center traces its roots to the 1981 signing of a contract between UT and the US Department of Labor establishing a local office of the Construction Labor Demand System. This system was the foundation of Construction Resources Analysis, … Continued
Context was an in-house newsletter produced by the UT, Knoxville Office of Public Relations. Its first issue was distributed February 27, 1984. From 1984 to 1996, the newspaper was published weekly. In 1996 the printed version was published monthly, and a daily internet edition was additionally published.
In 1923 Ada Withers was not retained because she declined to teach related arts (as opposed to studio art) as required in the terms of her appointment. An initial AAUP investigating committee sided with the institution. The same year, Jessee W. Sprowls, a teacher in secondary education, was notified he would not be reappointed because … Continued
The H. J. Cook Company, a jeweler located at 409 Gay Street, established the H. J. Cook Latin Medal in 1911 and furnished the medal to be awarded annually to the student of the junior Latin class who attained the highest proficiency in the course.
The Reverend George Cooke was the seventh president of the university (1853–57, as East Tennessee University) and was, like Joseph Estabrook, a graduate of Dartmouth College (1832). He served as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church upon arriving in Knoxville from Andover, Massachusetts, and was additionally serving as head of the Knoxville Female Academy at … Continued
The men’s swimming team tradition of wearing coonskin caps began in 1971 and evokes the legendary service of Davy Crockett at the Alamo. Head Coach Ray Bussard had taken his undefeated team to Dallas, Texas, to meet undefeated Southern Methodist. Prior to leaving the locker room to meet a hostile crowd in excess of two … Continued