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Laura and Elliott Moore pose in front of Neyland Stadium.

Moore Family Creates Student Success Endowment for CCI

March 21, 2023 by Hillary Tune

As someone whose job is to fundraise, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations alumnus Lauren Moore (‘07, ‘09) understands how impactful a monetary gift can be for academic institutions. That’s why she and her husband, Elliott Moore, recently established the Moore Family Student Success Endowment to benefit undergraduate students at the College of Communication […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations

Alum Stephen Land Helps JEM Students Get Real-World Experience at Realscreen Summit

March 21, 2023 by Hillary Tune

From left, the Journalism and Electronic Media students who attended the Realscreen Summit: Seth Reynolds, Sherry Ludington, Tara Down, Bryson Wright Every year, major buyers, production companies, and creators of unscripted and factual content gather at the Realscreen Summit to network, learn, and to find and elevate the next great idea. This year, four School of […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Student News

Two CCI Alumni Establish Endowed CCI Scholarship for Appalachian Students

January 12, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Hunter Quillen Gresham (’98) knows a kindred spirit right away, just by hearing how they pronounce Appalachia (she says it’s “app-uh-LATCH-uh”). As natives to the Appalachian region, both Gresham and her partner Steven White (’93) take pride in their heritage and their accents. It was one of the things they bonded over when they met—and […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, DEI News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Advertising and Public Relations

Two people are sitting at a table, from left are Nicki and Tommy Lamar. Behind them are their children, from left, Todd Lamar and his sister, Mindi.

UT Alum Establishes First SIS Endowed Scholarship as a Gift to His Parents

December 13, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Just before Thanksgiving, Todd Lamar (’85) headed from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, to his parents’ house in Memphis to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. There was much to celebrate with family, but Lamar wanted to make Tommy and Nicki Lamar’s six decades together extra-special with an unusual gift: the establishment of the Lamar […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Information Sciences

School librarian Patty Williams in a black Tennessee pullover on the third-floor terrace, in front of Neyland Stadium.

Endowed Professorship, Terrace Established in Honor of Patty Williams

November 14, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Patty Williams always enjoyed sitting and reading out on the third-floor patio of the Communications Building when her husband, John Williams (‘71) would attend College of Communication and Information Board of Visitors meetings. Both of them knew their lives wouldn’t have been the same if it hadn’t been for their time at the college—John as […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Information Sciences

Comm Studies Alum Gives Back to the College That Felt Like Home

November 8, 2022 by Hillary Tune

As a freshman, School of Communication Studies alumnus Drew Griggs (’12) was ready to follow through with his plan to eventually become a pastor. He figured the combination of communication studies classes plus religious studies would be the right precursor to a master’s in divinity, but the divine guided him in a different direction—and he […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, News, School of Communication Studies

Doug and Eric laugh together in the studio

WUTK Gifted First Endowment by Alum Doug Alder (‘92) and Eric Middleton

October 10, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Alum Doug Alder, right, and his partner, Eric Middleton, check out WUTK’s studios on a visit to the station. After celebrating its 40th anniversary all year long, WUTK 90.3 “The Rock” has something else to celebrate: its very first endowment. This new source of funding for the radio station was established by School of Journalism […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Journalism and Electronic Media

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