A native of Bolivar, Prewitt Sr. earned a law degree from UT in 1947. He has been a partner in the Memphis firm of Armstrong Allen Prewitt Gentry Johnston and Holmes since 1950 and is now a senior partner. Prewitt is a former president of the Memphis Bar Association and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the American and Tennessee Bar Foundations. The practice of law has always been our father's biggest passion, and we are delighted to honor him by supporting the institution that he attended and that has made so many important contributions to the practice of law in Tennessee.'' Law dean Richard S. Wirtz said, ''The law school is extremely fortunate that the children of Tom Prewitt Sr. chose to commemorate his distinguished career as an advocate in this particular way. Gifts to the college support centers for advocacy and entrepreneurial law, fund professorships and scholarships, and expand the services of the legal clinic and law library.
Gifts also provide for educational resources in the new law building, now under construction.