(left to right) Kerry Witcher, UT vice president for development and alumni affairs; Randy Boyd, UT president; Melanie Smith Taylor, Wildwood Farm; and Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor, prepare to sign the letter of intent that outlines the agreement for transfer of the Germantown, Tennessee, farm to UT Martin upon Taylor’s death. The gift is the largest single gift in UT Martin history and will allow the university to increase educational program offerings in veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines in the near future.

BUILDING COMMUNITY SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON ALEXIS MILLSAPS

MARTIN, Tenn. – Alexis Millsaps prides herself on building community and bringing people together from different backgrounds. She doesn’t engage people for recognition, but her accomplishments were hard to ignore as she earned one of five statewide student Harold Love Community Service Awards in April from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. She then was announced as one of three Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Award recipients during May 8 commencement when she received her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Rutherford student receives solid foundation at JSCC

Jackson, Tenn. (June 7, 2021) – Deonte Watson is off to Nashville to job-shadow for an Allstate insurance agent after earning a bachelor’s degree in business management at UT Martin. After he receives his license and learns the ropes, he wants to start his own independent agency one day.

(l to r) Dr. Justin Rogers, Drew Aldridge and Dr. Mark Blackwelder