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Call for Outstanding Alumni Nominations Call for Outstanding Alumni Nominations

Jan 17th, 2012 • Category: Alumni News

Each year the Alumni Board of Directors accepts nominations to recognize outstanding alumni. Alumni, friends, family members, UT staff, or anyone interested in UT can submit nominations for outstanding alumni.



Class of 2011 Gives Back $32,000 Class of 2011 Gives Back $32,000

Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

The Class of 2011 have earned their degrees and left behind a lasting legacy by giving back the second highest amount since the Senior Gift Campaign began in 1991.



Students celebrate Kwanzaa and 50 years of African American achievement Students celebrate Kwanzaa and 50 years of African American achievement

Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

UT’s Black Cultural Programming Committee celebrated Kwanzaa this year with special focus on the past year’s celebration of fifty years of African American achievement on campus.



Want a UT license plate in your state? Want a UT license plate in your state?

Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Interested in a UT specialty license plate? If you live in Georgia or Texas, you have that option. But if you live in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia, you can help us make a UT license plate available to you.



Reunion Wrap-up Reunion Wrap-up

Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Torchbearers, nursing alumni, and alumni of the UT Singers gathered for recent reunions.



Returning the Favor Returning the Favor

Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Because the Pride of the Southland Band first stole their hearts as band members and then became their matchmaker, Robby and Cindy Lockett knew they had to return the favor when they got hitched.



How to Make a Mushroom Log How to Make a Mushroom Log

Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

From shitakes to portabellas, mushrooms are a culinary delicacy enjoyed around the world. Not only are they popular with cooks, but they’re also simple to grow and harvest at home. Bob Hess (’00), owner of Everything Mushroom in Knoxville, offers this how-to on cultivating your very own mushrooms.



Sporting a Good Night’s Sleep Sporting a Good Night’s Sleep

Oct 10th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

A good night’s rest comes easy for former Tennessee Lady Vols standout Michelle Marciniak (’95), who has crafted bed sheets from the same breathable fabric that she once wore as a basketball coach at the University of South Carolina.



How to Build a Corn Maze How to Build a Corn Maze

Oct 10th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News, eTorch

We’re betting you’ve always wondered how all those intricate corn mazes are created each fall. In our new “How To” series, we’ll answer that question, followed each month in eTorch by other articles that will make you say, “So that’s how to do that!” To kick off the fall, two alumni share the secrets behind constructing a Vol-centric labyrinth of cornstalks.



Help UT students learn about careers Help UT students learn about careers

Oct 6th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

You can offer UT students real-world lessons about pursuing a career through the Tennessee Apprentice Program.