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Friends and donors gathered recently to celebrate Scot Danforth, retired director of The University of Tennessee Press, at Books, Beer and Banjos. The event lauded his thirty years of service to UT and raised funds for a new endowment named in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scot Danforth UT Press Director Endowment supports the UT Press by offsetting the cost of the UT Press director\u2019s priorities, which may include publications and marketing costs, and the implementation of innovative projects that address the rapidly changing landscape of scholarly publishing. For more about the endowment and how to give, visit giving.utk.edu\/scotdanforth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos from the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Libraries Director of Advancement Stacy Palado unveils a portrait drawn in Danforth’s honor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Danforth with his family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DeVine Music Library Coordinator Chris Durman (second from right) presents a song with the band KC & the Bearded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Master of Ceremonies Sam Venable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Danforth with past and current employees of the UT Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Danforth with Dean of Libraries Steve Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends and donors gathered recently to celebrate Scot Danforth, retired director of The University of Tennessee Press, at Books, Beer and Banjos. The event lauded his thirty years of service to UT and raised funds for a new endowment named in his honor. 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