Student Ambassadors
Evan Daniels
Evan Daniels was born and raised in Arizona before coming to Knoxville to attend UT Law. An alumnus of Arizona State University, he worked at a non-profit law firm for five years before deciding to attend law school. During his time in the professional world, Daniels also earned his Master of Arts in diplomacy from Norwich University.
Daniels is interested in criminal law, legislation and policy, and international law. Outside of law school, he enjoys spending time with his wife, watching sports and reading things unrelated to law in any way. Daniels also co-chairs the Student Ambassador Program at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Undergrad: Arizona State University
Undergraduate Major: History
Age: 27
Labels: academics, ambassadors, housing, law school community, out of state
Isabel Archuleta
Isabel Archuleta was born in Norman, Okla., and grew up in Los Lunas, N.M.. Before coming to Knoxville, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting performance from the University of Oklahoma. She has acted both on screen and stage. Two favorite experiences include performing on the Kennedy Center Stage as the lead in a U.S. Premiere, and on screen in a film directed by Hugh Rhodes and Spike Lee. While pursuing acting in Los Angeles, Archuleta decided that she wanted to act on a different kind of stage -– and with a passionate interest in politics -– she decided to attend law school.
Outside of law school, Archuleta enjoys playing golf, going to the gun range and “skyping” with her family back home. She is a graduate assistant for the UT College of Law, a member of Phi Alpha Delta,and a member of the James Clark McReynolds Moot Court Trial Team.
Hometown: Los Lunas, N.M.
Undergrad: University of Oklahoma
Undergraduate Major: Acting Performace
Age: 25
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Labels: ambassadors, extracurriculars/involvement, housing, UT undergrad
Phil Ragler
Phil Ragler was born in Worms, Germany, and has lived in various places around the world with his military parents. However, he has lived in Texas most of his life and calls the Lone Star State (Dallas to be exact) home. Ragler graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with and his bachelor's in advertising. He minored in business. Yes, he managed to successfully transition from one UT to another. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, the Student Bar Association, the Black Law Student Association and ENLACE -- the Latino Law Student Association. In his free time he enjoys playing music and sports. Ragler plans to pursue entertainment law after graduation.
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Undergrad: University of Texas - Austin
Undergraduate Major: Advertising, minor in business
Age: 23
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Labels: academics, ambassadors, diversity, extracurriculars/involvement, law school community, out of state
Fred Pickney
Fred Pickney is a Nashville, Tenn., native who attended the University of Tennessee for undergrad, majoring in business. While an undergrad student , he interned with General Electric. He entered law school immediately after graduation from UT.
Pickney is a first-year UT law student. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta and the Student Bar Association. When not in class, he enjoys running, racquetball and the weekly law school basketball games.
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Undergrad: University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Undergraduate Major: Business logistics
Age: 22
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Labels: academics, ambassadors, law school community, out of state
Todd Austin Davis
Todd Davis was born in Fredericksburg, Va., but has lived in Memphis since 1996. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in May 2010 where he majored in History. Davis attended three undergraduate institutions where he played soccer briefly, joined the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and various honor societies and acted in a play.
At the University of Tennessee College of Law, Davis is a member of PAD and SBA and has participated in Saturday Bar. He also played on the 1L volleyball and soccer intramural squads, which are known campus-wide for their dominance.
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.
Undergrad: University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Undergraduate Major: History
Age: 23
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Labels: academics, ambassadors, extracurriculars/involvement, out of state
Heather Grossner
Heather Grossner was raised in a small town in West Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin. While there, Grossner was a double major in accounting and finance. While at UT Martin, she studied international finance at Universite d’Orleans in France. She chose to attend law school and decided on UT College of Law because after attending UT Martin, she appreciated the quality of education the UT system offers.
Grossner is interested in corporate and business law. She enjoys Knoxville and believes the city was a nice transition from a small town to a larger one. At UT College of Law, she is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, the Student Bar Association and the Christian Legal Society. Heather also enjoys participating in intramurals, spending time with friends and playing golf when time allows.
Hometown: Troy, Tenn.
Undergrad: University of Tennessee – Martin
Undergraduate Majors: Accounting and Finance, double major
Age: 22
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Labels: academics, ambassadors, extracurriculars/involvement, out of state
Taylor Wirth
Taylor Wirth was born in Memphis, Tenn., but has lived all over the country including Pennsylvania, Texas and California. He spent 12 years in southern California, attending UCLA and majoring in communication studies and political science. After graduation, Wirth worked for NBC-Universal and BermanBraun Productions but sought a different career path in the legal profession. At UT, he is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, SBA and is interested in intellectual property and copyright law.Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif., and Nashville, Tenn.
Undergrad: University of California - Los Angeles
Undergraduate Majors: Communications, Political Science
Age: 23
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Labels: academics, ambassadors, extracurriculars/involvement, out of state