The University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information (CCI) is relatively young by UT standards. Formed by combining existing programs, the College evolved in response to the rapidly changing fields of communication and information. As new forms of media, communication formats and information needs emerged, the College continued to grow and expand.

Today, the College has four schools and the CCI family includes a significant number of alumni from the majors previously housed in other Colleges. Because the need to learn and grow does not stop with graduation, CCI recognizes that alumni of all current day CCI fields of study need to have the opportunity to associate with faculty, students and alumni who share their interests and areas of expertise.  The CCI Annual Report is available here and chronicles CCI’s yearly activities, achievements and goals for the future.

Many of CCI’s alumni give back to the College by sharing their knowledge and insights with our students through classroom lectures and special events.  In addition to giving of their time and knowledge, many CCI alumni choose to give back to CCI through monetary donations to reduce the financial barriers to education faced by many students and/or to providing the funding required to help CCI maintain the high quality of its programs and facilities.

CCI alumni and their families are invited to contact us for a visit and/or to discuss ways you can give back to your alma mater in a meaningful and lasting way.

Mark Geller
CCI Director of Development

CCI Donor Recognition

In 2013 the College of Communication and Information created new annual and lifetime giving societies to recognize the generosity of CCI’s largest donors. The new giving societies are as follows:

Circle Park Society Lifetime Giving of $100K+

Karl A. Bickel Society Lifetime Giving of $25K – $99K

Cathy Ackermann Frank Ahlgren BB&T Tom and Diane Ballard Dr. Ben Bates Karl & Madira Bickel Karl A. Bickel Charitable Trust David & Linda Bohan Kenneth & Francis Bomar Tutt & Elizabeth Bradford Adam Brown Bonnie Carroll & Roy Cooper Amy Corn Jacqueline & Steven Cavnar Myron & Josephine Chambers Frank & Betsy Costa Dialog Corporation Elsevier Judy Flanagan Chris & Jennifer Grabenstein Drs. John & Cynthia Haas Kenneth & Dianne Hamrick Tom & Julia Hill Mary & Raymond Holton Dr. Herb Howard Hugh Hefner Foundation Iavo Research and Scientific Ed & Arezu Ingle Barbara Goddard Johnstone Chuck & Aprill Jones Drs. Faye & WJ Julian Stephen & Nancy Land Leslie Linebaugh Peyton Manning Suzanne Masters Edward Meeman Hilda & Lee Murray Nashville Banner Richard & Suzanne Ott Dr. Larry & Susan Patrick Carol Poston Jane & Richard Ray Janis & Dr. Bruce Robinson Salesforce Foundation Scripps Howard Foundation Gloria & Dave Sharrar Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Dwayne Summar Tennessee Press Association Foundation Drs. Carol Tenopir & Gerald Lundeen Missy & Joe Wallen Whittle Communications John & Patty Williams Alan & Wendy Wilson WIVK AM-FM Deb Woolley

Dr. Neil Adamson AEJMC Publications James Armistead Susan & John Barnes Anne Holt & Kenny Blackburn William & Martha Boals Karen & Fred Buchsbaum Alan Carmichael & Cynthia Moxley Melissa Carter Coca-Cola Foundation Je & Lissa Copeskey Danny Dance Phil Dance Kay Dempsey Educational Media Group Dr. Mickie Edwardson Ethics & Excellence Journalism Fdn. ExxonMobil Foundation Dr. Mark & Sherry Finchum Freedom Forum Alan & Joy Greenberg Roger Harb Alisa Harrison Tonya & Charles Holmes Information Access Company Sharon Price John Kellogg Company Don King & Dr. Jose-Marie Griths Knoxville Ad Federation Knoxville News Sentinel Austin Whitfield Lee III Wallene & Thomas Leek Paul Lyle Karen Maier McCormick Foundation Shelley McCoy Wanda McMahan Drs. Sally McMillan & James Fields Mark & Janis McNeely Memphis Commercial Appeal Microsoft Corporation Suzanne Molley Dr. Danuta Nitecki Edward Parker Travis Parman Patrick Communications Ed Patterson Sandra Plant Alexia & Charley Poe Phenise Poole Eva Posner Sammie Lynn & Eugene Puett Betty & John Randt Claude & Mary Reeder Rex & Theresa Repass Scripps Financial Service Ctr. Scripps Networks Interactive Tim & Carrie Sellers Susan & Paul Siler Steve Slagle Laura Arnett & Jerey Smith Society of Professional Journalists Avron & Daisy Spiro Steve & Shelley Spiro Ed & Donna Spray Sylvia & Col. Harvey Sproul Patalia Tate Drs. Maureen Taylor & Michael Kent Charlie Tombras Willis Tucker Georgiana Vines WBIR-TV Mary Beth & Charles West Jerry and Sandra Whitener John Noble Wilford H. W. Wilson Foundation, Inc. Dr. Mike & Alice Wirth Christopher Wohlwend Isaac Wright