Student & Faculty Stories
Learn more about how students and faculty members have benefited from donations to the UT Foundation.
Roofer Shelters Dreams
“My future seemed uncertain for a moment, but Mr. Tinsley’s foresight and generosity is helping pave the way for me, and I hope one day that I can pave the way for someone else.” —Victoria Vest...
Planting Seeds of Service
“I had scholarships throughout my pharmacy education. I couldn’t have made it without them. They made a difference in my life, so now it was time to be the one making the difference.” —Dick Gourley...
Jones Professorship
A native of British Columbia, Canada, Larry McKay had to pull out a map to locate the state of Tennessee over 17 years ago when he was invited to the University of Tennessee to interview for a faculty position....
Hitting the Right Notes
At 6’4” William Crowe is a fiercely talented player—of the piano, not basketball. It is as if he reaches inside the keys of a Steinway piano and what comes out isn’t just the orchestral sounds of George Gershwin....
College Dreams Made a Reality
UT senior and Haslam Scholar Caitlin Conley’s college dreams were made a reality by Steve and Laura Morris who established the M. Steven and Laura Capps Morris Endowed Honors Scholarship at UT. The scholarship program is in collaboration with the Haslam Family Scholars Program Endowment, which provides a distinctive four-year educational experience that includes a practical internship, a study-abroad mini-term, and a thesis....
The Impact of Giving
Since he was a child, Brad Vaughan has heard about UT law alum and former Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. ...
The Impact of Giving
North Carolina native Rachel Edwards received the Andrew D. Holt Scholarship which made it possible for her to attend UT. The most generous scholarship awarded by the UT Alumni Association, the Holt Scholarship provides $20,000 ($5,000 per year for four years). The communication studies graduate considers the scholarship a gift she will spend the rest of her life repaying by investing in the lives of others...