IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience
IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience is an oral history that celebrates the work of legendary UT Coach Pat Summitt and the UT Women’s Athletics family in working towards greater equality for all women and girls, no matter where they were born.Each episode, co-hosted by Dr. Sarah J. Hillyer, founder of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, and Olympian LaVonna Martin Floreal (Class of 1989), will unpack how this UT story is also a global one, thanks to the careers and experiences of Lady Vol athletes, coaches, and administrators, and what the present-day implications are of UT’s unique role in Title IX’s global effect.
Podcasting since 2022 • 12 episodes
IX at 50: The Lady Vols Experience
Latest Episodes
Leadership and Risk Taking with Michelle “Spinderella” Marciniak
To close out Season One, Dr. Sarah and LaVonna speak with 1996 NCAA champion Michelle Marciniak. Known as “Spinderella,” this former All-American translated a legendary career playing basketball for UT into one on the WNBA hardcourt and coachin...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:19
The Original SID: Debby Jennings
In this ground-breaking episode, Dr Sarah and LaVonna welcome longtime UT women’s athletics Sports Information Director (SID) Debby Jennings (UT ‘77), who has been at the forefront pioneering Title IX’s sports provisions alongside the Lady Vols...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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46:35
Basketball Before and After Title IX: Joy Scruggs
This episode bridges the pre- and post-Title IX era as Dr Sarah and LaVonna welcome UT basketball’s Joy Scruggs, one of the first players to experience the game at UT on both sides of the divide. The 5’3” guard grew up in 1950s Chattanooga, an ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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37:36
Hoops Dreams: Bridgette Gordon
In this high-octane episode, Dr. Sarah and LaVonna welcome UT legend, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and 1988 Olympic gold medalist Bridgette Gordon. During Gordon’s time in Knoxville, she helped the Lady Vols capture their first two...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:15
Dandelions in Right Field: Madison Shipman
In this exciting chapter, Dr. Sarah and LaVonna welcome UT softball standout and former professional player Madison Shipman. While at UT, Madison scooped up records left and right as part of co-head coach Karen and Ralph Weekly’s teams, includi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:36