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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]
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 ...
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
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 .
William T. Snyder (born October 18, 1931) is an American academic. [1] He was the chancellor of the University of Tennessee Knoxville from 1992 to 1999. He is a former Department Head of Engineering and Mechanics and Dean of the College.
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 ...
Custom drum heads with the logo shown were placed in the bass drums for all 2019 shows, and a gala was held on Homecoming weekend at the Knoxville Convention Center for alumni and family, with special appearances by Lee Greenwood and the 2019 Pride of the Southland Marching Band.
The first floor galleria of Hodges Library holds several permanent exhibits of interest: The Centaur Excavations at Volos, A bronze bust of the late author Alex Haley, and the Alumni Academic Hall of Fame honors UT alumni. [1] The second floor of John C. Hodges Library houses The Commons.