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Cormac McCarthy, novelist who attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1951–1952 and 1957–1960; won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for The Road [150] Bernadotte E. Schmitt, earned a bachelor of arts at the University of Tennessee in 1902, won a Pulitzer in History in 1931 for his book The Coming of the War, 1914 (1930) [151]
Sion Harris (1811–1854), member of the Liberian legislature; Bill Haslam (b. 1958), Governor of Tennessee, former mayor of Knoxville; William H. Hastie (1904–1976), U.S. Virgin Islands governor, first African American federal appellate court judge [28] Leonidas Houk (1836–1891), U.S. congressman
Nine of its alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars and one alumnus, James M. Buchanan, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics. It is a top producer of Fulbright scholars . [ 13 ] UT is one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the oldest secular institution west of the Eastern Continental Divide .
The name "Volunteers" also reflects the Tennessee volunteers who came to the assistance of the Texans during Texas's 1836 War for Independence from Mexico. The name became even more prominent in the Mexican-American War of 1846 when Governor Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Ana and some 30,000 Tennesseans volunteered.
Governor's Name Governor's School 1966-1967 Phillip Moffitt: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1967-1968 Charles Bone Vanderbilt University 1968-1969 Jonah Gray East Tennessee State University 1969-1970 George DeJarnatt Vanderbilt University 1970-1971 Chad McCullough Tennessee Technological University 1971-1972 Frank Clement Jr.
Location: Knoxville, TN: Indoor track: Stokely Athletic Center (Until 2012) (Capacity: 12,700) New Indoor Track Facility (2023- ) [3] Outdoor track: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium (Capacity: 7,500) Nickname: Volunteers or "Vols" Colors: Orange and white [4] NCAA Indoor National Championships; 2002: NCAA Outdoor National Championships; 1974 ...
After the passage of the UT FOCUS Act in 2018, the board is made up of 12 trustees. These trustees include one ex officio voting member, the Commissioner of Agriculture, 10 voting members appointed by the Governor, and a single non-voting student member appointed by the board as a whole. One of the board's committees includes a single faculty ...
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, United States: Nickname(s) Tennessee Volunteers Tri-Star Wing [3] Colors: UT Orange & White [4] Mascot(s) Smokey: Decorations: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (2x) [5] [6] Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (6x) [6] Website: afrotc.utk.edu: Commanders; Current commander: Lt Col Damien ...