UT Extension has a rich history of serving the people of Tennessee by helping to improve their quality of life and solve problems through the application of research and evidenced-based knowledge about agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and community development.
Learn about our history in the two publications below that document our first seventy-five years.
Celebrating 75 Years – Proud Past…Promising Future
Celebrating 75 Year – Personnel Directory
NOTE: The documents linked above were created before current policy requirements took effect and therefore may not be accessible. To request this content in an accessible format, contact utia_accessibility@utk.edu.

UT Extension Deans through the years:
(listed top to bottom)
Dr. M. Lloyd Downen
Dr. William D. Bishop
Dr. Vernon W. Darter
Dr. C.E. Brehm
Dr. J.H. McLeod
Dr. Charles A. Keffer