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What: UTAS annual dinner and membership meeting. The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society (UTAS) will host its annual dinner and membership meeting on Tuesday, October 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at the UT Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Registration is limited to 50 guests. The dinner will be catered by Brown Bag and will include grilled chicken, red skin mashed potatoes, baby spinach salad or chopped salad, and a dinner roll. Dessert will be a brownie and vanilla ice cream. Beverages during dinner will include iced tea, water, and coffee. The cost for the evening will be $25 (+ fee) per person. The social hour from 5:00 – 6:00 will include hot cider and an outdoor fire on the patio of the Auditorium. No alcoholic beverages will be served or sold at the event. Live music during the social hour will be provided by Elza Gate, a duo of Bob Cushman and Pat Parr. No alcoholic beverages will be served or sold at the event. Following the dinner, there will be a brief membership meeting to vote on the UTAS Board for 2026. Our after-dinner speaker is UT professor Michael Ross who will update us on our pollinator garden and important ways we can preserve and protect our ecosystem. Mike Ross is an assistant professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences’ Sustainable Landscape Design concentration and in the School of Landscape Architecture. Originally trained as an organismal biologist and evolutionary ecologist Mike translates ecological systems and relationships into design and management strategies, particularly in management applications of time and systems interaction as design. Prior to his studies in landscape architecture Mike served as an environmental systems teacher and school administrator for a largely underserved student population.
For questions or registration issues contact: Michelle Campanis at mcampani@utk.edu or 865-483-7277.
When: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 5-8pm
Where: UT Arboretum Auditorium, 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge
Date & Time
Tue, Oct 14, 2025 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue Details
UT Arboretum Auditorium
901 South Illinois AvenueOak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
