News from The Foundation
2025 UT Foundation President’s Award
The UTFI President’s Award is a highly prestigious award which recognizes outstanding achievements by advancement staff in applying creative concepts to improving performance, advancing fundraising

UT Foundation Surges Toward $3 Billion Decade Goal, Continues Growth in Advancement
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – July 14, 2025 – The University of Tennessee Foundation (UTFI) is celebrating a historic year, further accelerating its ambitious trajectory toward making

Melissa Berrett Named Vice President for Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Tennessee Foundation
June 30, 2025KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI) has named Melissa Berrett as its new vice president for technology & innovation

University of Tennessee Foundation Continues Success, Elects Board Members
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Foundation Board of Directors held its annual meeting on June 13, 2025, in Knoxville, celebrating fundraising success and

University of Tennessee Foundation Announces Dr. Hawken Brackett as New Assistant Vice President of Prospect Development
KNOXVILLE, TN – April 28, 2025 – The University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hawken Brackett as

University of Tennessee Foundation Break Records in Fiscal Year 2024, Approves Affiliation Agreement
KNOXVILLE – The University of Tennessee Foundation Board of Directors held its fall meeting on Friday, November 8 in Knoxville. This was the first meeting