UTC South Campus to honor Probasco
Scott L. Probasco, Jr. speaks
at the dedication ceremony
Calling himself a cheerleader and not a visionary, Scott L. Probasco, Jr. modestly deflected accolades from University and community leaders as the South Campus of UTC was dedicated in his honor. A ceremony was held on the corner of 8th and Baldwin Streets.
Probasco was responsible for donating valuable property where UTC Place Apartments, Tommie Brown Academy, the UTC Community Outreach Partnership Center, and the UT Sim Center at Chattanooga are now located.
Saying it was a team effort that helped create over $100 million in development,
Probasco said, “The public and private worked so close together. We
are blessed with many people who love this institution.”
Probasco cuts the ribbon in front of sign
A native Chattanoogan, Probasco is Chair Emeritus of the Executive Committee of SunTrust Bank in Chattanooga. His grandfather founded the financial institution that became American National and later SunTrust. Probasco has a B.A. in History from Dartmouth College, and he also attended the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.
His involvement in the Chattanooga community is legendary with
involvement with the Baylor School, the Chamber of Commerce, Benwood Foundation,
Bethel Bible Village, the Community Foundation, and
the United Way of Greater Chattanooga.
l-r: Dr. Bill Stacy, Dr. Roger Brown, Robert Kirk
Walker, and Scott L. Probasco
Probasco is a former trustee of the University of Tennessee and a long-time officer of the University of Chattanooga Foundation.
Probasco is married to the former Betty Rowland (“Spark”) of Lexington, Kentucky. She is a former professional golfer.
An initial bequest from the estate of Mr. Burkett Miller in
1977 established the Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise at UTC, which includes
lectures by nationally prominent speakers. The chair’s mission is to
help citizens understand the principles which form the foundation of the
American economic system. 
Probasco and Brown celebrate the dedication.
September 1, 2005
