Join the UT Alumni Association for our annual Homecoming Gala at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 in the Lancelot Thompson Student Union.
Alumni from around the country return to campus to take part in this celebration. The awardees are recognized with video presentations that are guaranteed to make you proud of your alma mater.
Registration for the Gala begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. From 7:30 - 9:15 p.m., we'll highlight the awardees from each college, as well as the Alumni Association Gold T, Blue T, and Edward H. Schmidt Outstanding Young Alum awardees.
The menu for the Gala is sautéed chicken breast and braised beef short ribs with potatoes.
The vegetarian option is pasta pomodoro with baby peas, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash and sundried tomatoes in a tomato basil sauce.
The children's meal is chicken fingers, served with a fruit cup and applesauce or French fries.
Each meal is served with a Tuscan harvest salad with mixed greens, apples, dried cranberries, candied walnuts and gorgonzola cheese, served in a raspberry dressing, rolls and butter and dessert.
The price per person is $30 and a table of eight is $240. If you have a table of eight, please enter the names of those sitting at the table under guest names below.
Due to parking lot closures for Homecoming activities on Saturday, Oct. 6, we suggest that you park in the West Ramp Parking Garage, located in parking Area 13. There will be golf cart shuttles from the lot to take you to the Lancelot Thompson Student Union. Please click here for a campus map to locate this parking area.
If you choose to park on the east side of campus, tell the event staff member that you're attending the Alumni Gala and they will allow you access to the parking areas. There is a high school football game in the Glass Bowl that evening, and these parking areas may be full.
2018 Homecoming Gala Awardees:
Alumni Association Awards
Gold T Award - The Hon. Betty Montgomery (Law '76, Law '00)
Blue T Award - Dr. Thomas Wakefield (A/S '75, MED '78)
Edward H. Schmidt Outstanding Young Alum Award - Dr. Mallory Ladd (A/S '11, Honors '11)
College of Arts and Letters
Outstanding Alumni Award - Eileen P. Bradner (A/S '80)
College of Business and Innovation
Outstanding Alumna Award - Sandra Beach Lin (Bus '80)
College of Engineering
Distinguished Alum Award - William E. Lipner (Eng '68, Bus '71)
College of Health and Human Services
Outstanding Alumna Award - The Hon. Barbara R. Sears (HHS '83)
Judith Herb College of Education
Outstanding Alumnus Award - Kenneth MacLaren (MEd '66)
College of Law
Distinguished Alumnus Award- John M. Starcher Jr. (Law '00)
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Distinguished Alumnus Award - Dr. David Barton (PhD '89)
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Outstanding Alumnus Award - Fred Espenak Jr. (MS '76)
College of Nursing
Outstanding Alumna Award - Dr. Cynthia Hnatiuk (Ed '79, MNRS '85)
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Distinguished Alumni Award - Dr. John Clark (Pharm '98, PharmD '00)
Jesup Scott Honors College
James K. Larson Distinguished Achievement Award - Craig Holden (A/S '83, Honors '83)
University College
Outstanding Alumnus Award - Col. Jonathan Beasley (Univ Coll '94)
