Hi Joe:

Jim was referring to The University of Memphis because he also referred to Dr. Shirley Raines, who is the President of The University of Memphis. Yes, UT has a unit in Memphis, but only the UT medical school, once called UT-Memphis.

Russell

P.S. U of M won its bowl game in the Super Dome this year. Go Tigers!

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dr. Joe Dumas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:57:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [UTCSTAFF] Gov. Brede$en

Russell Fowler wrote:
> One friendly correction. It is not "UT-Memphis." I have to correct this with the local newspaper often also. It is "The University of Memphis." U of M is not part of the UT system and never has been. It is a Board of Regents institution founded in 1912. Go Tigers!

To further clarify ... there *is* a UT campus in Memphis.  I believe
formally it is now known as the University of Tennessee Health Sciences
Center ... perhaps informally it is still called UT-Memphis.

There is also the University of Memphis, which Russell points out,
although I still have to catch myself from saying "Memphis State" as it
was known for many years.  Maybe one day they will change it back ... I
kept saying "Oakland Raiders" for years after them moved to L.A. and
they finally corrected me by moving back :)


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