The UT Martin rodeo program’s tradition-rich history dates back to 1968. As the 50th annual Spring College Rodeo approaches, the history of the event is as important as ever, especially since the program remains the only collegiate rodeo program in Tennessee. Continue reading A Tradition of Greatness
After approaching the South Fulton Police Department for a job while still a student at UT Martin, Don Green (’81) unknowingly started down a career path that would last the next four decades. Continue reading Protecting the Public
More than 20 years ago Dr. Tony L. Burton III (’89) stepped away from his job in the financial industry to do what many believe is his life’s calling: working with at-risk youth to help them succeed. Continue reading Committed to Serving Children
Second Lt. Mariah Klenke (’15) makes Marine Corps history by becoming the first female to graduate from the Marine Corps Assault Amphibian Officer Course. Continue reading Semper Fi
Ridley Wills II gave UT Martin’s Paul Meek Library more than 1,000 postcards from his personal collection of some 28,000 unduplicated Tennessee cards in September 2013. The gift included all of his Weakley County postcards, which covers cards featuring photos and information from Gleason, Dresden, Greenfield and Martin. Continue reading Ridley Wills’ Postcard Collection
Checking items off life’s bucket list takes time. For Gaye Coleman (‘17), graduating magna cum laude from UT Martin in December followed 25 years with her husband and family as missionaries for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Continue reading Missionary Returns to Earn Degree
Dr. Temple Grandin, an internationally-known animal behaviorist and autism advocate, spoke to a capacity crowd Feb. 13 in the Skyhawk fieldhouse at UT Martin. Continue reading A “Grandin” Experience
With an automatic bid into the Postseason Women’s NIT, the Skyhawks’ earned their seventh postseason berth in the past eight years, joining four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2011-14 and a pair of Women’s NIT berths in 2015 and 2016. Continue reading Hoops Success Continues
Dr. John Glass, associate professor of English, has taught and studied in some faraway places – from Paris, France, to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – and brings a wide variety of experiences and ideas to the UT Martin Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. Continue reading Dr. John Glass