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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
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. The University of Memphis 1972-1973 David Fleming
He received the Leadership and Service Award from the Alumni Board of Directors, a Faculty Senate Resolution honoring his significant and lasting contributions, a Thomas Jefferson Cup for his support and dedication from the Chancellor's Associates, and the Student Government Association created the Jimmy G. Cheek Visionary Award to annually ...
Tennessee was a member of the Confederacy in 1862 when the Morrill Act was passed, providing for endowment funds from the sale of federal land to state agricultural colleges. On February 28, 1867, Congress passed a special Act making the State of Tennessee eligible to participate in the Morrill Act of 1862 program.
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 ...
The band grew along with the military units on campus. By 1935, the band boasted 85 members, but remained all male due to the band’s continued association with the Military Department. In 1937, an all-female contingent called the "Volettes" began performing with the band. Its membership ranged from 50 to 90. The 1940s brought women into the band.
The Alumni Memorial Gym was another indoor athletic facility. It was built in 1934 during a construction campaign under school president James D. Hoskins, and was replaced by the Stokely Athletics Center in 1967. The facility hosted the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament in 1936 and 1937 and again in 1939 and 1940. It is now ...