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Donor Stories, Featured

UTIA Caps Historic Year with $34 Million in Philanthropic Support

“This support fuels our mission to deliver Real. Life. Solutions. for Tennesseans.”
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Mary Lynn Crowley
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Planning a Gift That Gives Back

“Most people don’t understand the benefits of planned giving and how it affects your tax situation.”
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Jason Roberts
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Great Grads: Jason Roberts

Roberts’s career in veterinary medicine has always been rooted in a love of animals, agriculture, and service.
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Thomas helps aspiring veterinarians pursue their dreams through the Ralph W. Thomas Jr. and Family Veterinary Medicine Endowed Scholarship program.
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Thomas Supports UTCVM Students

Thomas helps aspiring veterinarians pursue their dreams through the Ralph W. Thomas Jr. and Family Veterinary Medicine Endowed Scholarship program.
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Ariana Bradley.
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Scholarships Make Real-Life Solutions

Scholarships make a difference for Animal Science student Ariana Bradely.
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Keith Carver Headshot.
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Leadership Transition Announced for UTIA

Keith Carver will serve as the new leader of the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA).
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Donor Stories, Featured

UTIA Caps Historic Year with $34 Million in Philanthropic Support

“This support fuels our mission to deliver Real. Life. Solutions. for Tennesseans.”
Read More
Featured, News

Great Grads: Jason Roberts

Roberts’s career in veterinary medicine has always been rooted in a love of animals, agriculture, and service.
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News

Great Grads: Chad Black

As an Army microbiologist, Black has worked on malaria prevention and antimicrobial drug development.
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Donor Stories, Legacy Giving

An Easy Gift to Make

Annuity provides a helping hand for college-bound 4-H’ers.
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Donor Stories, Legacy Giving

Grad’s Gift Ensures Support for Future UTIA Students

Annuity provides a helping hand for college-bound 4-H’ers.
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National Research Excellence Award to UTCVM’s Rouse

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has bestowed its 2022 Excellence of Research Award upon veterinarian and immunologist Barry T. Rouse with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine.
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A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary for Tennessee 4-H Congress

In 2022, Tennessee 4-H Congress celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary.
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Donor Stories

Meet our Alumni: Gordon Jones

Scholarships make a difference for Animal Science student Ariana Bradely.
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Donor Stories

Tim Cross Quasi-Endowment Fund Honors 27 Years of Service

In honor of Tim Cross’ 27 years of service to the University of Tennessee, the UT Institute of Agriculture has established the Tim L. Cross Permanent Quasi-Endowment Fund.
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News

UTIA launches International Center

Donnie and Terry Smith have big ideas for solving world hunger – and the couple believes the solution begins at their alma mater.
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UTIA Announces New Herbert College of Agriculture

The Herbert College of Agriculture becomes the third named college in the University of Tennessee’s 224-year history and only the second land-grant agricultural college in the nation named from a philanthropic gift.
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