June 4, 1996

LOUDON, Tenn. — Rapid population growth and limited ability or potential unwillingness to raise taxes could compromise the future of many of the state’s counties, a University of Tennessee report says. Loudon County’s population growth and tax base are an example of what other small Tennessee counties may face now or in the near future,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The following awards were presented recently at the 1996 College of Engineering Honors Banquet at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville: Nathan W. Dougherty Award — Ronald F. Green, president, Fluor Power Generation Division, Greenville, S.C. Allen and Hoshall Engineering Faculty Award — Dr. Jeffrey W. Hodgson. Moses E. and Mayme Brooks Distinguished Professor