Did you graduate from UT? Degree?

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#151
Didn’t go to UT. Have a degree in Engineering Science from Tennessee Tech. Worked briefly as an engineer during my military days and then for a year or so in telecommunications. After that I worked in Marketing, Customer Service, Regulatory Relations, Finance. Did a good job of moving into new areas before my incompetence was found out, lol.
Been a UT football fan since I was a boy in the early 1960s.
 
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The aim of this thread was not to boast by no means I’d rather it just be acknowledging guys that worked a whole lot harder than I had to . It can also serve as a motivator. Two millionaires I knew personally I’m not sure they even finished school. So it’s not about anything negative.
 
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mthomp88 said:
In the process of applying to different schools. UT is far down on my list due to its nursing ranking.
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Good luck, I'm not sure what rankings you're concerned about. I'd look at what the % of graduates getting jobs where they want. Most rankings today are bought.
 
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Good to see so many posts from alumni who matriculated during the ‘70s.

I entered UT as an engineering major. When I had the audacity to take an elective course in Anthropology, I was summoned before Dr. Pasqua and commanded to explain myself. When I informed him that I was only using an elective to take advantage of the breadth of course offerings at UTK and round out my education, he strongly advised me to change to another college before he kicked me out to make room for a serious engineering student. Having good grades and being on the Dean’s list did not appear strong enough defense in the face of his conviction. I decided to take his advice and transferred to the College of Business.

Two years later, I was summoned to the office of the Dean of the College of Business. I was strongly advised to declare a business major, meet with an advisor, and take more business classes. The alternative was a transfer to Liberal Arts. I took the advice, filled my quarter hours with business classes, and met with my assigned advisor. He looked at my accumulated credits and declared they would all fit within a Management Science preparatory program that would award me BSBA upon completion. I’d been enrolled for three years. Due to course scheduling, it would take me two more years to earn all of the required credits. That’s what I did. I even joined my advisor’s honor society to demonstrate my gratitude for his counsel.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1979
 
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utfantilidie said:
The aim of this thread was not to boast by no means I’d rather it just be acknowledging guys that worked a whole lot harder than I had to . It can also serve as a motivator. Two millionaires I knew personally I’m not sure they even finished school. So it’s not about anything negative.
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It's all good. And those that didn't exactly spend time on the hill, but still love the state and the school. To me, interesting to see the folks that overlapped my time there, and came away with similar degrees and had many of the same teachers. This thread could deteriorate when tales of "Wild Bill Cherry" pop up. Or Cas Walker. Or of Sam and Andy's and the bull during streaking, or Vince Staten running for homecoming queen with a bag on his head, or the Kern's breadtruck getting raided.. the last lap, Maltese Falcon, Roman room, tap room, Dixie Lee Drive in, and later generations embarrassed by butt chugging..
 
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Tin Man said:
Good to see so many posts from alumni who matriculated during the ‘70s.

I entered UT as an engineering major. When I had the audacity to take an elective course in Anthropology, I was summoned before Dr. Pasqua and commanded to explain myself. When I informed him that I was only using an elective to take advantage of the breadth of course offerings at UTK and round out my education, he strongly advised me to change to another college before he kicked me out to make room for a serious engineering student. Having good grades and being on the Dean’s list did not appear strong enough defense in the face of his conviction. I decided to take his advice and transferred to the College of Business.

Two years later, I was summoned to the office of the Dean of the College of Business. I was strongly advised to declare a business major, meet with an advisor, and take more business classes. The alternative was a transfer to Liberal Arts. I took the advice, filled my quarter hours with business classes, and met with my assigned advisor. He looked at my accumulated credits and declared they would all fit within a Management Science preparatory program that would award me BSBA upon completion. I’d been enrolled for three years. Due to course scheduling, it would take me two more years to earn all of the required credits. That’s what I did. I even joined my advisor’s honor society to demonstrate my gratitude for his counsel.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1979
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As an engineering student, I too wanted an anthropology course. Why? I'd always picked up arrowheads along the Tenn River bank here in Alabama, and was curious about human origins. I didn't realize the significance at the time, but the professor teaching the class was Dr. Bass - the guy who started the body farm. By far, the most interesting class I ever took. That man had some stories and we had to work - Test on the name of every bone in the body etc. A true UT treasure in that man.
 
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arkyvol said:
B.S., College of Business Administration (1971), J.D. College of Law (1973). Actually, I started at U.T. in 1965, but took a three year sabbatical in the U.S. Army complete with a one year tour in the Paris of the Orient.
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ptcarter said:
As an engineering student, I too wanted an anthropology course. Why? I'd always picked up arrowheads along the Tenn River bank here in Alabama, and was curious about human origins. I didn't realize the significance at the time, but the professor teaching the class was Dr. Bass - the guy who started the body farm. By far, the most interesting class I ever took. That man had some stories and we had to work - Test on the name of every bone in the body etc. A true UT treasure in that man.
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Yes, I took 30 credit hours of anthropology classes, including every undergraduate course taught by Dr. Bass. That was 2 credit hours short of a major.
 
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Tin Man said:
Yes, I took 30 credit hours of anthropology classes, including every undergraduate course taught by Dr. Bass. That was 2 credit hours short of a major.
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Did you have any anthro with the late Dr. Lindquist? I only had the one, but enjoyed it so much.
 
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