Cycerli Ash (’10) was a Division I athlete who followed her dream of acting to the University of Tennessee. Now, she’s an actress on the rise who takes the time to give back to her alma mater.
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On January 4, 1961, Theotis Robinson Jr. arrived on campus as an undergraduate student. It was his application and subsequent meetings with UT administrators, including President Andy Holt, that led to the change in the admissions policy that barred black undergraduate students.
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As a land-grant university, UT has always been committed to creating opportunities for more Tennesseans to receive an affordable high-quality education, and the funding of scholarships is one of the ways this accessibility is accomplished.
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Lydia Criss Mays (’01, ’02) empowers people to “see beautiful” in themselves and “create more beautiful” in the world.
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The Pride of the Southland band celebrates 150 years in 2019.
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Young alumna Ashlee Latimer (’16) paid her dues in the Knoxville theatre world as an actress and director and ended up winning a Tony Award for her work offstage as a producer.
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For the 150 children ages seven through 21 who have various disabilities and the 200 UT students who spend a week as counselors, Camp Koinonia is an experience that lasts a lifetime.
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Baker Donahue (’18) is adapting his popular vintage UT clothing company to new opportunities.
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General Robert Neyland’s game maxims helped former football player Austin “Shifty” Shofner (’37) and several others escape a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp.
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David Hunt (’83 & ’89) remembers visiting the Dickson Mounds State Museum, not far from his home in Washington, Illinois, as early as age six and being fascinated by the skeletons that had been excavated—some of them with arrow points still in them.
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