Two recent graduates from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business, Peter Sauska (String Advantage) and Josh Kapellusch (KAR, Inc.) competed in the Southeast Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by the University of Tampa on February 1-2, 2013. Of the 26 venture pitches made by participants from across the southeast, Sauska and Kapellusch were part…
Alumnus wins prestigious international chemistry award
UTC alumnus Bradley McKeown had no idea a surprise was waiting in his campus mailbox at the University of Virginia where he’s studying for a doctorate in Chemistry. He received a letter informing him he had won The International Precious Metals Institute’s (IPMI) Bright Futures Award.
Local entrepreneurs give students business advice
When Monica Kinsey, UTC alumna, opened Track 29 with her husband Adam and other business partners, people still continued to ask her a pesky question that haunts many newlyweds. When were she and her husband going to have a baby? Luckily for Kinsey, she had a smart retort.
Inaugural race to honor veterans
When Jared Dickerson and Justin McDonald formed the campus Student Veteran Organization (SVO) in 2011, they wanted to recognize UTC students who have served their country.
UTC alumna raises awareness through Hydrocephalus WALK
By Megan Davis, UTC University Relations Intern Hydrocephalus, seen mostly in children and infants, is a medical condition that occurs when there is an excess of cerebrospinal fluid in the cavities of the brain. Some infants are diagnosed while they are still in the womb, which was the case for the daughter of Chara Crowley…
UTC Alumna Dr. Pamela Ross featured in healthcare documentary
UTC alumna Dr. Pamela Ross is featured in the new documentary film Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare set to premier Friday, October 5. An official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Escape Fire has already earned Best Director and Best Documentary honors from the Newport Beach Film Festival and several other…
Three Miss Black Tennessee USA 2013 contestants with UTC ties
By Megan Davis, University Relations Intern This year not one, but three titleholders who will compete this December in the Miss Black Tennessee USA pageant have ties to UTC. This means UTC holds the distinction of having the most representation from a college or university this year.
Update: Chancellor honors alumna, Miss Tennessee
UTC Chancellor Roger Brown presented UTC alumna and Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson with a citation “for embodying UTC’s spirit of achievement with her competition and victory in the 2012 Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant and by serving as an advocate for children in Tennessee and beyond.”
Alumnus honored with Shulimson Founder’s Award
CCCE at UTC honors a Legislative Aide for US Senator Bob Corker, with the Gail Shulimson Founder’s Award. Alumnus John Goetz is the second recipient of the award, named in honor of the woman who established what would become the CCCE, a non-profit career and educational training center.
Special Collections displays mementos from Berlin Summer Olympics
In anticipation of this summer’s Olympic Games, the Special Collections of the UTC Lupton Library is exhibiting books, photographs, and mementos from the Berlin Olympics of 1936.