Income from the trust is designated for the Arthur E. Yates Graduate Fellowship Fund and the Arthur E. Yates Undergraduate Scholarship Fund in the College of Arts and Sciences. Undergraduate support offers more opportunities for more students to gain a degree in higher education.
Graduate support helps the entire academic program.
The recruitment of good graduate students enhances studies at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and broadens the scope of the university research base. Mr. Yates attended the University of Tennessee at both the Knoxville and Chattanooga campuses. Mr. Yates was the retired president of Yates Bleachery Company in Flintstone, Georgia. According to those who knew him, Yates was a loyal friend and lifelong supporter of the University of Tennessee. While he was a student on the UT, Knoxville campus from 1936-38, he became an avid UT football fan and maintained his friendships with coaches and players throughout his life.