2011 “Running for Hope”
On November 12, 2011, members of the Haslam Scholars Program executed their first self-organized philanthropic project, a 5K Run to raise funds for Redeeming Hope Ministries. Over 250 runners registered for the 5K or the 1 mile “fun run.”
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Founded in 2008 upon a generous gift from Jimmy and Dee Haslam and Jim and Natalie Haslam, the Haslam Scholars Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has flourished as a unique and diverse honors enrichment program in which top students learn from and with one another through a series of integrated, interdisciplinary seminars and extracurricular experiences. Haslam Scholars serve as high-profile undergraduate leaders whose lofty academic ambitions match those of the program and the institution.
