Finding a Home through Service
After a difficult transition, first-generation college student Madison Woods found place at UT through service and a passion for social justice.
Faculty, Staff, Students Recognized for Outstanding Achievements
Award recipients are typically celebrated during the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards include the Macebearer and the Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence.
Seven Seniors Honored as 2019 Torchbearers
Seven seniors are being recognized for their academic achievement, leadership, and outstanding service with the university’s highest student honor: The Torchbearer award.
Nine Students to be Feted as UT’s Torchbearers at Annual Honors Banquet
Nine seniors have been recognized for their academic achievement, leadership, and outstanding service with UT’s highest student honor—the Torchbearer award.
UT Torchbearer Recipients Gather to Celebrate 85th Anniversary of Award
More than 95 recipients of the Torchbearer award—the highest student honor bestowed by the university—gathered on campus over the weekend to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the award. The reunion brought together Torchbearer recipients representing classes from 1945 to 2015.
Seven Seniors Receive UT’s Highest Student Honor
Seven students received the Torchbearer award, the highest honor given to a student, Tuesday at the annual Chancellor’s Honors Banquet. The award is based on academic achievement, leadership, and outstanding service.
Torchbearer Plaza Bricks Find Their Way Back to Circle Park
The Volunteer statue in Torchbearer Plaza has witnessed many milestones since his 1968 debut on campus including marriage proposals, the Vol Walk, and plenty of graduation day photos. The recent renovation of the plaza has provided a unique opportunity for alumni staff to return a piece of UT history to hundreds of Volunteers.
On June Twenty-Sixth: A Historic Decision
“I’m a little bit superstitious sometimes,” said Val Tanco. “When I have hunches of something big, it usually ends up being right.” On a hunch, Tanco and her wife, Sophy Jesty, kept their daughter Emilia out of day care the morning of June 26 and asked their friend and attorney Regina Lambert to meet them
Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Torchbearer Statue
Work has begun on the renovation of UT’s Circle Park and Torchbearer Plaza. To mark the beginning of the renovation, here are a few facts that shed some light on the history of the Torchbearer.
UT Awards Nine Seniors Highest Student Honor
Nine students received the Torchbearer award, the highest honor given to students, on Wednesday at the annual Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
Torchbearer Website Gets Redesign
The companion website to Torchbearer, the university’s magazine for alumni and friends, is faster, better, and more stylish than ever after its recent redesign. Refined categories, improved navigation, and more featured articles on the home page make finding interesting content easy—and with the new layout, this content can be enjoyed anywhere, from a desktop computer
Commercial Appeal: Torchbearers share tips on how to excel
Last week the Memphis Commercial Appeal spoke with three Greater Memphis students receiving more than just a diploma from UT. Aeron Glover and Jayanni Webster of Memphis and Drew Shapiro of Germantown each received the Torchbearer award, the campus’s highest honor for academic achievement and commitment to others through activities and contributions to the university