The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs honors the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus, The Honorable Mercer Reynolds III at the annual Legends & Leaders Dinner at the Chattanooga Golf & Country Club. Dr. Clifton Cleaveland and his wife, Ruzha, are also honorees as this year’s Outstanding Service Award recipients.
Racing Mocs ranked 16 of 100 teams at international Baja event
UTC’s Racing Mocs beat Georgia Tech, UT Knoxville and the University of Alabama by placing 16th of 100 teams at the 2009 Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Alabama at Auburn University April 16-19. This year’s entry was an entirely new vehicle built and designed “from the ground up” according to Ben Klingler, Project Manager.
Master Chorale seeks singers for summer 2009
The UTC Master Chorale is seeking singers for its summer 2009 season which begins with six weeks of rehearsals beginning May 12 and culminates with a June 19th performance at the newly restored 2nd Presbyterian Church in downtown Chattanooga. Rehearsals are held on the UTC Campus in Cadek Hall room 310. Persons interested in joining…
Senior electrical engineering project benefits Jones Observatory
UTC Jones Observatory has been opening its dome for star gazers since 1936. It was in desperate need of rehab, as the doors to the dome were operated manually. Budget constraints have delayed upgrades at the observatory, but this semester Dr. Michel E. Holder’s electrical engineering students stepped in with their senior class project.
UTC Bass Anglers win big at SCBFS Championship Tournament
In a field of 96 different anglers from 21 different schools, UTC Bass Anglers earned a fourth place finish at the recent Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Series (SCBFS) Championship Tournament, beating Virginia Tech, University of Georgia, Alabama, Clemson and UT-Knoxville. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was also the highest placing Tennessee school in a…
Smart Cart team presents research at Engineering Showcase
Engineering students who predict battery technology is on the way out for electric buses have researched an inductive power transfer and designed a frame which would allow buses to quickly charge from a power grid and hold that charge for much longer periods of time. This technology is considerably kinder to the environment than vehicles…
Marketing class offers Chattanooga airport fresh ideas
Open space at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport beckons advertising opportunities, according to a group of UTC business students in Dr. Diane Halstead’s marketing class. At the invitation of airport officials, the group presented their marketing plan aimed at bringing in new revenue.
Golf teams look to advance
The men’s golf team will learn its fate on Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m., when the NCAA will hold a selection conference call for the competing teams. Read more… The women’s golf team received an at large bid into the NCAA Women’s Golf Tournament. Read more…
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th year
Now in its tenth year, the UTC College of Business Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame recently inducted Samuel H. Campbell, Jr., Harriet Babcock Campbell Cooper and Victor “Pete” Serodino.
Blue + Gold = Green—Students promote environmental campus
Commit to a Chattanooga Green Community on Earth Day, April 22 Students who participate in Ecological Decisions for a Global Environment (EDGE) offered an early celebration of Earth Day on campus, taking plastic grocery bags in exchange for a reusable grocery bag. Numerous environmental groups were represented at the University Center, where EDGE members sold…