UTC Alumni Director Jayne Holder with UTC graduate (and former Alumni Office
sutdent worker) Kenny Allen at the May Graduation.

On behalf of the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs, we would like to say CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME to our 2008 graduates of UTC. Those of you who have graduated are now officially a part of the UTC Alumni Association, the GOLD Alumni Program (GOLD=Grads Of the Last Decade) and the University of Tennessee Alumni Association (UTAA is the UT system alumni association).

The UTC Alumni Office is putting together a photo slide show to post on our UTC GOLD Alumni facebook, MySpace account (www.myspace.com/utcmocs) and UTC alumni website (www.utcalumni.com). If you have any photos that you would like to include in this slide show, please e-mail them to alumni@utc.edu. 

Also, as you enter into the “real world” of life after college, make sure you do the following:
1. Tell us about any changes in your life: new job, new e-mail (your @utc.edu will go away soon), new address and phone number (relocation), and any marriage or birth announcements.
2. Register for the UTAA On-line Community
3. Attend UTC Homecoming and other great alumni events
4. Bookmark the UTC Alumni website on your “favorites” list on your computer, and visit it often for news and information. And also make sure to subscribe to the UTC Alumni Moc Blog to receive the latest news.
5. Serve and give back to your alma mater - volunteering time to serve on committees or boards, using your skills to advance the University and making financial contributions to help future UTC students.
6. Wear your UTC apparel and colors with pride.

Congratulations again!
And don’t forget to send us your graduation photos!!!

Forever Mocs!

The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs has initiated a new program for recent graduates titled UTC GOLD, or Graduates Of the Last Decade. UTC GOLD encompases all alumni of UTC who have graduated or passed at least 24 semester hours from the University in the last ten years.  The goal of the program is to help recent graduates stay connected through targeted social and career networking events and also to give them opportunities to learn important skills to help them get established in life after school.

The program will be led and organized by the UTC Alumi Office and a new UTC GOLD Council, comprised of recent alumni. The commitment to the council, will consist of attending two meetings a year in Chattanooga (spring/summer and fall), periodic conference calls, and periodic committee meetings as needed. In addition, this council will be asked to support various special events throughout the year in Chattanooga and in your specific regions throughout the United States. Those interested in applying do not have to live in the greater Chattanooga area. Applications for the new UTC GOLD Council are due by Friday, May 2, 2008.

Learn more about the UTC GOLD program here.

The 2008 Trisha Obear Memorial Tennis Tournament, sponsored by the UTC Alumni Board of Directors, will take place on May 30, 2008 at the UTC Tennis Courts and Manker Patten Tennis Center. The tournament is named after Trisha Obear, former wife and first lady of UTC Chancellor Emeritus Fred Obear, who always played in the UTC Alumni tennis tournament. Partial proceeds from the tournament will go to the Jimmy Jackson Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which is awarded each year to junior and senior students who demonstrate outstanding campus and community service.

Any person may register to play in the tournament, which includes a doubles, round robin mixed format in both a mens and womens division. The registration fee for the tournament is $25 and is due with the registration form no later than Monday, May 26.

For more information, please click here.

Each year the Alumni Board comes together to celebrate and recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the recipients of the two highest honors bestowed on a UTC alumnus at the annual Legends and Leaders dinner. The two honors are that of Outstanding Service Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award. These awards are to recognize those who have made significant contributions to the community and society and whose accomplishments and career activities have reflected glory on UTC.  This year’s Legends and Leaders Banquet will take place on Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club.

 HAROLD McALISTER (UTC ‘71) - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

Dr. Harold A. McAlister has been named the 2008 UTC Distinguished Alumnus. After completing his bechelorís degree at UTC, McAlister attended the University of Virginia and received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in astronomy. He joined the faculty of Georgia
State University in 1977, where he founded the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA). CHARA built the world’s most powerful optical interferometric telescope array.

McAlister has written numerous research publications and has served on review, advisory, and oversight panels for the NSF and NASA. He teaches and directs CHARA and serves as Director of the Mount Wilson Institute, a nonprofit organization which manages the Mt. Wilson Observatory.

FRED & RUTH OBEAR - OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Chancellor Emeritus Fred Obear and Ruth Obear will be presented with the Outstanding Service Award, an honor given to recognize enthusiastic and committed service to the university. Dr. Obear is currently Chancellor Emeritus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, following 16 years as chancellor of our campus. As UTC’s chancellor, he led the University in its development as a metropolitan campus, emphasizing its important role as a true partner with the community while taking full advantage of its unique blend of both public and private traditions.

At UTC, First Lady Ruth Obear organized support for the Lady Mocs basketball team with pre-game suppers and was an event organizer in support of UTC’s mission. The Obears demonstrate their love for the campus through their total dedication to UTC. They are actively involved with all athletics teams, academic programs, fine arts presentations, and alumni events and are UTC’s greatest fans, proudly wearing their blue and gold.

March 10, 2008 - The UTC Lady Mocs will play for the SoCon title against conference foe Western Carolina tonight in Charleston, South Carolina at 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga got to the finals by defeating fifth seeded College of Charleston 68-53 in the semifinal matchup on Sunday. With their 23rd straight win, improving their overall record to 28-3, they will enter the North Charleston Coliseum to face the 25-7 Lady Catamounts.

 This is UTC’s seventh appearance in the SoCon finals in eight years.  Listen to the game on the radio at 1310 AM at 5:00 p.m.

March 10, 2008 - The UTC Mocs wrestling team won the Southern Conference wrestling tournament over the weekend.  Chattanooga took the team title with a winning margin of almost 20 points over their closest competition (Appalachian State). Five wrestlers automatically advance to the nationals by winning their weight classes as well.

For a complete list of Mat Jam results, please click here.

March 7, 2008 - The UTC Lady Mocs set a record, following the leadership of SCSMA Player of the Year Alex Anderson, sa they wallopped the UNC Greensboro Lady Spartans 78-33 in the opening round of the Southern Conference basketball tournament in Charleston, South Carolina. Sophomore Shanara Hollinquest led the Mocs in scoring with 15 points. Anderson only played 19 minutes in the entire game.

The 45 point difference was the greatest ending margin in a conference game. It was also the fewest points allowed in league tournament.

Next up, the Lady Mocs will take on the winner of the College of Charleston versus Georgia Southern matchup to open up play on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

If you are in Chattanooga, make sure to listen to the game on WDOD 1310 am radio.

The #2 ranked men’s team open up with play on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to face the winner of the #7 Elon verses #10 Furman matchup.

For all your Mocs action, news and highlights, visit www.gomocs.com.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Following a regular season in which she led the Southern Conference in scoring and helped her team achieve a perfect 18-0 league record,

Wofford’s Mahagony Williams, who led all Southern Conference freshmen in both scoring (8.3 points per game) and rebounding (6.6 rebounds per game), was honored as the Freshman of the Year. Also the SoCon’s leading shot blocker with 2.03 swats per game, Williams shined down the stretch with three doubles in the final seven games, including a 19-point, 12-rebound effort against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 28.

Joining Anderson on the all-conference first team was Tierra Bumbrey of Elon, Chevon Keith of

In addition, an all-freshman team was announced, headlined by Freshman of the Year Mahagony Williams of Wofford. Appalachian State placed two players on the all-freshman team in guards Frances Hernandez and Sam Ramirez. Also earning all-freshman accolades were Western Carolina’s Emily Clarke and

Tierra Bumbrey, Elon
Chevon Keith,

The Arts and Education Council presents the Chattanooga Festival of Writers Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29. This event, sponsored in part by UTC, is held during the off-years of the AEC Conference on Southern Literature.The Chattanooga Festival of Writers explores the craft of writing through specialized workshops and discussions.

Photo from UTC Athletics, www.gomocs.com

CONGRATULATIONS LADY MOCS!

February 28, 2008 - It was senior night and the last home game for the UTC Lady Mocs basketball team as they took on Western Carolina. And at the end of the game, the crowd let out a thunderous cheer as the Lady Mocs went perfect again in regular season play in the Southern Conference. Not only that, but they extended the longest winning streak in women’s NCAA basketball in the nation. This is the third time in five years that the Lady Mocs have gone undefeated in the conference.

The Lady Mocs also honored its five seniors prior to the start of the game. Chattanooga said goodbye to Alex Anderson, Laura Hall, Brooke Hand, Amy Mohr and Kristen Spann.

But play will continue as the Lady Mocs will now take their number one seed into the Southern Conference Tournament in Charleston, South Carolina starting March 7. For more information on the Southern Conference Championship Tournament, please click here.