Jerry Vantrease and his daughter Jana Vantrease, wearing cold weather gear, hold an orange flag that says It's Great to Be a Tennessee Vol with the Swiss Alps in the background.

Jerry Vantrease (’66) and Jana Vantrease (’89) are leading like only Vols can for their respective alumni chapters.

Six young alumni post for a group photo.

At every stage of your life, the UT alumni family is here for it. When you stay connected, we can help answer your big post-grad questions.

Tatiana Phelps sits at a wooden table, a laptop, video camera, and microphone in front of her.

Senior Tatiana Phelps credits UT’s rich alumni network for serving as a launching pad for her career.

Jiro Greenberg-Oster, third from left, with fellow students in Kenya.

Alumni and donors who have made an investment in UT have created a ripple effect, investing in the education of students like Jiro Greenberg-Oster (Class of 2026) for a better state and a better world. 

Kim Marden and her daughter Kyra Powell post for a photo with Neyland Stadium in the background. The V-O-L-S letters can be seen behind them.

Kim Marden (‘95) and Kyra Powell (Class of 2028) share more about their experience at the Rocky Top Business Awards event on May 2.

A stack of 5 postcards splayed on a table. The top postcard is orange and says You're a Vol For Life!

More than 1,250 Volunteers showed up this spring to welcome the incoming Class of 2029 to Rocky Top as part of our annual Welcome-A-Vol initiative.

Tyler Myers, wearing safety goggles, orange gloves, and a lab coat, working in a lab.

Torchbearer Tyler Myers (Class of 2025) has spent his time at UT exploring the gut-brain connection. Inspired by a clinical trial that changed his life as a child, he’s turned his passion into purpose through research, service, and mentorship.

Stephen Arthur helps a young student learn to play the cello.

UT’s String Project, funded initially through the National String Project Consortium and a grant secured through the UT Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development from the Tennessee Arts Commission, has grown to about 80 children enrolled and is sustained through the generosity of donors Sally and Alan Sefton.

Bridget Freisthler talks with students.

Bridget Freisthler, the Cooper-Herron Professor in Mental Health at the UT College of Social Work, is leading a multistate intervention in fatal overdoses.

Paige Braddock's cartoon self-portrait.

For 25 years, Paige Braddock has led art direction and coordinated with the licensing office to protect the Peanuts comic strip’s integrity for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates.