Notable Alumni: Owen Davis (1889)
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Owen Davis, an 1889 graduate, won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Icebound in 1923.
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Notable Alumni: Arthur Preston Whitaker (1915)
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Arthur Preston Whitaker (1915) was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1965. He published 20 books … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Matthew G. Smith (1909)
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Matthew G. Smith (1909) was an attorney and bankruptcy judge in Fort Worth, Texas.
Notable Alumni: Bernadotte Schmitt (1904)
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Bernadotte Schmitt (1904) was a professor of history at Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago. He won the … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: William E. Derryberry (1928)
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William E. Derryberry (1928) was president of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, from 1940 to 1974.
Notable Alumni: Clyde M. York (1935)
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Clyde M. York (1935) was president of the Tennessee Farm Bureau and state commissioner of agriculture. The Clyde M. York … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Frank H. Knight (1913)
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Frank H. Knight (1913) was president of the American Economics Association, a Guggenheim Foundation fellow, and a member of the … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Jessie Wooten Harris (1908)
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Jessie Wooten Harris (1908) was dean of the UT College of Home Economics in Knoxville. She was chief of the … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Harvey B. Broome (1923)
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Harvey B. Broome (1923) was a cofounder of the National Wilderness Society and served as its president from 1957 to … Continue reading
Notable Alumni: Edward Terry Sanford
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Edward Terry Sanford, who graduated in 1883, was a U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1923 to 1930.