UT Baker School: 2025 100th Celebration Gala
Friday, November 14, 2025 • 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and the University of Tennessee will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr.’s birth. Known as the “Great Conciliator” and famous for his Watergate question, Baker served as Senate Majority Leader, President Ronald Reagan’s Chief of Staff and Ambassador to Japan. As part of this centennial celebration, UT will host its second annual gala benefiting the Baker School, honoring Sen. Baker’s enduring legacy of leadership, civility and service. The featured guests are Heath Shuler and Lamar Alexander.