The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 1

Today: Cloudy High: 42 low 30 Details: A2 GAMEDAY SWEEP from 17 points down to beat Vanderbilt LadyVds 1 handle Lndy D1 $2 January 2011 Knoxville KnoxNcwscom RISE OF THE HOUSE OF Pilot 'politics began with a UT football recruit from Florida AMY SM0THERMANBURGE5VNEW5 SENTINEL Confect Ihrhra standing at right addresses his father Jim Haslam left as other members of the Haslam family including Jimmy Haslam Susan Robie and Jenny McCabe gather to celebrate the family patriarch's 80th birthday on Dec 13 i For the first time in more than a century aKnox-villian is steering the ship (fstate Bill Haslam was inaugurated Saturday as 49th governor takingthe oath of office before a jubilant crowd at the Ctdm Nashville THESERIES hdv Jim Haslam arrived in Knoxvlle in 1948 inter on playing footbal for Tennessee By 1958 created Pilot Corpi MondbyiPtot Oil experiences its first 1 growth spurts the Haslam fondly suffers a devastating loss IkMdw Jimmy Haslam sofidffies his place with the company whie brother BMpondersoptionsoutsidethefomfly business WaAwdw Bin Haslam finds his caKng public office becoming Knoxville mayor ihnriq: Pilot emerges in the 1990s as a major market force eventually becoming one of the largest privately held businesses in America the forty's success in business has proved a boon to East Tennessee cultural and educational institutions merger with Flying Inc creating a juggernaut overseen by the new gov1-emort brother Jimmy one of the largest privately held companies inAmexica As the brothers reach peaks of power in their respective spheres patriarch Jim Haslam ended 2010 by celebrating his 80th birthday This week the News Sentinel chronicles the rise of the House of Haslam wfaichbegan in 1948 whenl7-yearoklfim trudged fhxnKnoxvillrt tmmstatiantothe University oflfefr nessee football stadium A1446 His covered en marks a triumph for Tennessee Republicans who had been shut out ofuie executive branch for eight years during the administration of Democrat rail Bredesen But the former mayort ascension is just the latest milestone for one of most prominent fami- i lies Last year the family business fuel-retailing chain Pilot Travel Centers completed a high-profile INLOCAL Cause to celebrate The University ofTennessee commemorates 50 years of integration Zoo tragedy The elephant that kiUedaKnaxviUe Zoo keeper on Friday will not be: put down B1 9 Laughing matters We want to know what you think about our lineup of comics Tripstothepast A special Qvil War history course atMaryville CoUcgeuses the entire state ofTennessee as its classroom E3 A mr Inside: Business Cl Crosswords E9 Editorial F2 Life El Movies E5 Obituaries B4 Public Records B5 Sports D1 1 TVE8.