Following extensive study of uses for a 24-acre waterfront property in Knoxville, UT President Emeritus Joe Johnson announced a recommendation to transform the property into a retreat center and community showpiece for UT Knoxville student leadership development activities.
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees today honored UT President Joe DiPietro for nearly eight years of leadership and bestowed upon him the status of president emeritus upon his retirement.
For 50 years, the University of Tennessee — made up of many parts — has moved with one voice for the good of its students, faculty, alumni and state. On July 1, 1968, the parts became one as a system.
Longtime University of Tennessee General Counsel Beauchamp “Beach” E. Brogan died on July 9 in Knoxville at the age of 87.
