Alumni News

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Building Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel and UT’s Next Generation of Hospitality Leaders

A UT hospitality alumna helps launch Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel and students’ careers, strengthening their connections in the industry.
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The Vol Driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Maggie Dawson (’25) pilots the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile as a hotdogger, often using the advertising skills she learned at UT.
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A Kidney Transplant Brought these UT Alumni Together

Katie Kiser (’15) donated a kidney to the son of Assistant Professor Jennifer Shearer Miller (’01, ’19) before the two nursing graduates had ever met.
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Clay Hart (’00) Leads Board to Champion Student Success

Clay Hart made some of his favorite memories as a UT student. Now, as Alumni Board of Directors President, he shares his love for UT with others.
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In-Vol-ved: How Wiley Stidham (’17) Turned Graduation into Lifelong Connection 

Wiley Stidham (’17) finds fulfillment and community by staying connected to UT through the Young Alumni Council and his local alumni chapter.
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Alumni Board of Directors Networking Event Puts Students at the Forefront

The Alumni Board of Directors champions student success through alumni engagement, bringing students and alumni together at a recent networking event.
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UT Volunteer 40 Under 40 Builds Alumni-Student Connections

Volunteer 40 Under 40 award winners had a chance to pass down knowledge of how they found success to Student Alumni Associates.
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Stuart Worden (’54) Continues to Light the Way 

Stuart Worden (’54) left his mark on campus as president of UT Pep Club. The Volunteer spirit has carried him into a lifetime of service to Knoxville.
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3 Feet of Snow and a Collapsed Tree Couldn’t Stop This 40 Under 40 Recipient

On Feb. 23, Ashley Curl (’16) faced a massive blizzard in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, just as she was preparing to travel to Knoxville for the 40 Under 40 Awards ceremony, where she was being honored. Little did she know, her boyfriend, Chuck, had another motive as to why they needed to travel to Knoxville.
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