The University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business Alumni Awards gala, now in its 11 year, celebrates the accomplishments of the college, alumni and supporters four categories. The 2019 award winners are Larry Carroll, Distinguished Alum; Jerry Bostelman, Outstanding Entrepreneur; FedEx, outstanding corporate partner; and Dena vonWerssowetz, outstanding young alum. The event begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by the dinner and awards presentation. Contact the UT Office of Development & Alumni Affairs at 865-974-6083…

The annual dinner of The Alexis de Tocqueville Society is an invitation-only event for a special group of United Way of Greater Knoxville supporters, each of whom contributes more than $10,000 per year to the cause. The event will take place in the Student Union at the University of Tennessee. A cocktail reception begins at 5 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. dinner. The speaker will be Horst Schulze, who, as founding president and COO of Ritz-Carlton, established a new…

The Inaugural Inclusive Knoxville Luncheon and Awards will be held in the Executive Dining Room at the University of Tennessee Student Union with a presentation by Dr. Tonja Johnson, executive vice president and COO of the UT system. Speakers include Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero; Ron Harris, vice president of diversity; BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; and local community leaders.

The Green & Gold Gala, hosted by the Office of Alumni Affairs, is the premier fundraising event at Knoxville Catholic High School. The event features cocktails, silent and live auctions, dining, dancing and music. For additional information, contact Megan Locke Erpenbach at 865-560-0509 or [email protected].

The annual leadership awards luncheon honors businesses and people who have made a difference in the community. The sold-out luncheon is part of the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission of Greater Knoxville celebration, the largest consortium of MLK events in East Tennessee, and will feature Nona Jones, an author, entrepreneur and pastor, as the keynote speaker. The Leadership Educational Symposium is held prior to the luncheon from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will speak as part of the Ashe Lecture with the Howard H. Baker Center for Public Policy and sign her new book, “Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir.” Yovanovitch was the last Senate-confirmed ambassador to Ukraine and also served as ambassador to Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. The event will take place at the UT Student Union, Pilot Company Ballroom A (272A). Margaret Scobey, a former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and Syria and Baker Center…

The Sneaker Ball is the annual end-of-year celebration to honor the Knoxville Area Urban League's National Achievers Society scholars. The event will be held in Ballroom A of the University of Tennessee Student Union.

The ExtraVOLganza Dinner is a culmination of a week-long celebration emphasizing scholarship, global awareness and collaborations, music, dance, fashion and culture among the diverse peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora and a two-year commemoration of 50-plus years of Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, a new department and a new study abroad travel endowment for students. The keynote speaker will be Oussouby Sakco, former president of Kyoto Seika University in Japan and a professor in architecture in the…

The annual leadership awards luncheon honors businesses and people who have made a difference in the community. The luncheon is part of the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission of Greater Knoxville celebration, the largest consortium of MLK events in East Tennessee, and will feature thought leader Dr. A.R. Bernard as the keynote speaker. The MLK Special Awards also will be presented. Tickets are available HERE and sponsorships also are available. Free parking is available in the G-10 lot…

The 12th annual Green & Gold Gala will honor Father Chris Michelson as the 2023 Irish Legend. The gala includes a live auction, silent auction, dinner, beverages, music and more. Cocktail hour and silent auction start at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and drinks at 7:30 p.m. and live auction and program at 8 p.m.

The annual leadership awards luncheon, now called the Inaugural Thomas "Tank" Strickland Leadership Awards Luncheon honors businesses and people who have made a difference in the community. The luncheon is part of the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission of Greater Knoxville celebration, the largest consortium of MLK events in East Tennessee. The keynote speaker will be journalist and author Roland S. Martin, the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show focused on news…