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Vol Notes is your place to catch up with fellow alumni and celebrate the moments that matter most. Read updates from across the Volunteer network and discover the many ways Vols continue to lead, serve, create, and connect. Have a milestone, achievement, or life update to share? Submit your story and let the Big Orange family celebrate with you.

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In Memoriam

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Lara (Weems) Rezapour (’11)

College of Arts and Sciences

Deland, FL

Career Achievements

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Charlie Burchett (’22)

College of Social Work

Knoxville, TN

Creative Works

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Steven Smith (’07)

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Indian Trail, NC

Public Service

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Jim Phillips (’68)

College of Arts and Sciences

Davidson, NC

Career Achievements

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Abbey Dyer-Amonette (’95)

College of Arts and Sciences

Chattanooga, TN

Career Achievements

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James Glover (’00)

College of Communication and Information

Santa Clarita, CA

Career Achievements

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Shanika Lavi Wilson (’14)

College of Social Work

Blythewood, SC

Academic Milestones

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Chandler Gilbert (’25)

Herbert College of Agriculture

Kingston, TN

Career Achievements

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Stefanie Bowen (’07)

College of Arts and Sciences

Knoxville, TN

Career Achievements

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Scott Daniel (’99)

College of Arts and Sciences

Knoxville, TN

Creative Works

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Chris Sumberg (’85)

College of Arts and Sciences

Clinton, TN

Academic Milestones

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Mustafa Sadiq (’20)

Tickle College of Engineering

Knoxville, TN