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In 1951, with the addition of four-year fields of study leading to a bachelor's degree, it was redesignated the University of Tennessee Martin Branch (UTMB). In 1961, UTMB was the first campus in the University of Tennessee system to begin racial desegregation of undergraduates. (Graduate schools at other campuses had begun desegregation in 1952.
The UT Martin rodeo team, the only collegiate rodeo team in Tennessee, is a member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Recent successes include Jeff Askey’s winning the bull-riding national championship in 2010, the women’s rodeo team capturing the Ozark Region title in spring 2011, and the men’s team finishing second in ...
WLJT-DT (channel 11), branded West TN PBS, is a PBS member television station licensed to Lexington, Tennessee, United States, serving western and northwestern Tennessee. The station is owned by the West Tennessee Public Television Council and maintains studios in Martin on rented space at the University of Tennessee at Martin; its transmitter is located on U.S. Route 412 midway between ...
The stadium is named in honor of Hardy M. Graham, a long-time supporter of UT Martin, who has contributed over $1 million to the university. The naming of the stadium took place on July 19, 2001. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Previous to this, the stadium had been referred to as Pacer Stadium after a former athletic team nickname (1971–1995).
UT Martin (16-16) lost to Southern Indiana, 81-53, in the Ohio Valley Conference championship, but Southern Indiana, which is in a transition period to Division 1, is ineligible for the NCAA ...
The Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) named in honor of University of Tennessee Trustee Col. Tom Elam and his wife, Kathleen.
Martin is named for Captain William Martin. [5] William Martin was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1806, and moved to Weakley County, Tennessee with his wife Sarah in 1832. [5] Captain Martin prospered through tobacco farming and began working to establish a railroad connection in what would later become Martin in 1852. [5]
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Chattanooga: Public Doctoral/Professional university: 11,380 1886 University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Memphis: Public Special-focus institution: 3,121 1911 University of Tennessee at Martin: Martin: Public Master's university: 6,941 1900 University of Tennessee Southern: Pulaski: Public ...