Cumberland Forest is a unit of the Forest Resources Education and Research Center consisting of approximately 8,360.7 acres in two tracts. There are 5,480.7 acres in Morgan County and 2,880 acres in Scott County. UT acquired the property in 1936 and assigned it to the Agricultural Experiment Station (now AgResearch) in 1947. Prior to acquisition … Continued

In 1980 UT filed suit to stop drilling by two oil and gas companies near university-owned property in Scott and Morgan Counties. The two companies, Petroleum Development Corporation of Palm Springs, California, and Guernsey Petroleum Corporation of Atlanta, were named in the suit as violating state rules by drilling within three hundred feet of property … Continued

The Cumberland Trio (also known as The Gentrymen) was a popular folk-singing team of UT students Jerre Haskew, Andy Garverick, Tom Kilpatrick, and Jim Shuptrine. Shuptrine did not sing—he was the bass player, comedian, and arranger. They formed the group in late 1962 and played their first gig at Carnicus in 1963. They won first … Continued

Margaret Cuninggim earned the bachelor’s degree at Duke (1936), the master’s degree at Columbia (1947), and the EdD from Northwestern (1958). She served as dean of women at UT, succeeding Gladys Beach, from 1957 to 1966; at Vanderbilt from 1966 to 1973; and dean of student services at Vanderbilt from 1973 to 1976. She served … Continued

Alumnus of 1985, Lowell Cunningham, is the creator of the Men in Black comic book that served as the basis for the Men in Black movies. The Men in Black movies were the highest grossing pictures in Columbia Pictures’ repertoire. Cunningham got the idea for his comic book series from a chance comment made by … Continued

On January 3, 2011, the rock proclaimed: “Joe is on the job.” Notices posted in Andy Holt Tower invited employees to stop by new President Joe Dipietro’s office on his first day of work, January 3, 2011, and wish him well between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., with coffee to be served. Those attending received … Continued

UT’s $18 million, five-year award from the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy to address the critical need to develop a smart electrical grid was announced in summer 2011. The center (Center for Ultra-wide area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks) was the first NSF Engineering Research Center awarded to UT and the … Continued

Dr. Cureton joined the faculty as head of the university’s Department of Philosophy and Psychology in 1947. When a separate Department of Psychology was created in 1959, he became its head and served in that capacity until 1963. He retired in 1972. He was a specialist in mathematical psychology and psychometrics and a prolific contributor … Continued

In 1846 Dr. Richard Owen Currey, MD, became professor of chemistry, experimental philosophy, and natural history at the university. He introduced laboratory instruction in botany and modernized science education. He supplemented his income by practicing medicine and publishing an almanac. He left the university in 1850 for a better paying post at the University of … Continued

Dr. Curry joined the faculty of the university in 1935 in the English Department, where he served until his retirement in 1978. From 1968 to 1976, he was assistant director of graduate studies in English. He gained recognition as a specialist in English literature of the Romantic Period. His most important books are the standard … Continued