Alumni Spotlight
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CCI Faculty Brittany Tarwater 2025 Volunteer 40 Under 40
From the moment Brittany Tarwater (‘09, ‘13) stepped into the College of Communication and Information to where she is today…
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CCI Alum Gives $4.5 Million to Establish the Alan and Wendy Wilson Communication and Leadership Academy
Alan Wilson (’80) used communication skills he learned at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, every day of his storied business…
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Alumna Cecelia Prewett Sees Her Study Abroad Scholarship Impact by Joining Ireland Trip
When Cecelia Prewett (’93) was studying journalism at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she had one of the most impactful…
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Tennessee Speech and Debate Society Wraps up First Year at CCI with Several Wins
The Tennessee Speech and Debate Society (TSDS) had a successful year competing under the direction of their first-ever faculty coach…
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Graduating Senior Skylar Brown Reflects on Leadership, the Volunteer Spirit, and the Future
All it took was stepping on to the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for graduating senior Skylar Brown…
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TV Producer James Glover Makes an Impact with Annual Giving
When James Glover (’00) was a speech communication major at the College of Communication and Information, he had no idea…
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Two CCI Schools Introduce Students First-Hand to Career Opportunities in DC
Whether it was seeing U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the tunnels beneath the United States Capitol, touring the White House,…
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Communication Studies Alumna and Restaurant Owner Anna Myint is a 2024 Volunteer 40 Under 40
Anna Myint (‘08) owns and manages International Market, a business her parents opened in Nashville in 1975—the first Thai restaurant…
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Comm Studies Alum John Tupps Comes Home to Knoxville and Lands on the Volunteer 40 Under 40
Caption: John Tupps, right, works as communication director for then-Florida Governor Rick Scott as they respond to storm damage in Pensacola in…
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Alumni Spotlight – Cassie Ray
Cassie Ray is one of two alums to complete all three degrees-B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. at the School of Communication…