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Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State" for the large number of Tennesseans who volunteered for duty in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War. A UT athletic team was dubbed the Volunteers for the first time in 1902 by the Atlanta Constitution following a football game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ...
In 2008, Detachment 800 again received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2007. [ 6 ] In 2010, Detachment 800 received the Right of Line Award, honoring it as the best of 56 Air Force ROTC detachments nationwide enrolling between 76 and 150 cadets.
The University of Tennessee was founded in Knoxville as Blount College in 1794. It became East Tennessee College in 1807, and gained university status in 1840. It was designated as the state's land-grant institution in 1869, and was renamed the "University of Tennessee" in 1879.
Victor Henderson Ashe II (born January 1, 1945) is the former United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2003, he was mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Ambassador Ashe concluded his service as Ambassador to Poland on September 26, 2009. [14]
A bursar (derived from bursa, Latin for 'purse') is a professional administrator in a school or university often with a predominantly financial role. In the United States , bursars usually hold office only at the level of higher education (two-year and four-year colleges and universities) or at private secondary schools.
Neyland is the leader in total number of seasons coached and games won, with 173 victories during his 21 years with the program. [1] Barnhill has the highest winning percentage with .846. [1] James DePree has the lowest winning percentage with .306. [1]
It comprises the oldest part of the university, [1] and is located at the eastern side of the campus. There are two concentric roads around the Hill and university buildings ring both routes, with Ayres Hall located at the apex. The sweeping lawn in front of Ayres Hall that drops to Cumberland Avenue is one of the largest open spaces on the campus.
The Volunteers would earn a record of 31–6 (15–3) including an 18-game win streak and a No.1 ranking in the polls for the first time since the 2007–08 season. The Volunteers again reached the SEC men's basketball championship final where they were defeated by Auburn 84–64.