Whenever a singer’s voice echoes in the halls of the music building, an actor takes the stage in the Jenny Boyd Theatre, or a visitor spends time wandering through exhibits at the McClung Museum, they may not realize how the kindness of another lover of arts and culture helped make it all possible.
Natalie L. Haslam, a 1952 alumna whose love for the University of Tennessee only strengthened throughout the course of her life, passed away on January 16, 2026. Born in 1931, she was 94 years old. A native Knoxvillian, Haslam studied French and participated in honors societies and the Chi Omega sorority during her time at UT.