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Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards
Five faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville — Christopher Cherry, Virginia Corrigan, Bernard Issa, Hector Pulgar and Tong (Toni) Wang — have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright U.S. Scholars are faculty,
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Patrick Biddix Named Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of the QEP
Dr. Patrick Biddix has accepted an offer to serve a 12-month appointment as Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of the QEP. Dr. Biddix most recently served as a Professor of Higher Education and the Director of Research and Assessment for the Division of Student Success. He will begin his role on July 1. This position will
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Raynor Honored with 2025 Medallion Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest professional organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners, with members representing over 112,000 credentialed practitioners, has awarded Hollie Raynor the 2025 Medallion Award. This award recognizes dedication to the high standards of the nutrition and dietetics profession through active participation, leadership and devotion to serving others in nutrition and dietetics, as
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Marieke Van Puymbroeck Named Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Colleagues, I am pleased to share that Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Recreational Therapy at Clemson University, has been appointed as the next vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. Dr. Van Puymbroeck earned a Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia.
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Four Researchers Honored by AAAS as Lifetime Fellows
Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS Fellows are elected to a lifetime appointment annually by their peers on the AAAS Council in recognition of their extraordinary achievements. Elected faculty are Professor Albrecht von Arnim of the Department of
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David White Named Dean of UT’s Herbert College of Agriculture
Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that David White will lead the Herbert College of Agriculture in a permanent capacity as dean. He has served in the role of interim dean since the retirement of Caula Beyl in December 2022. Dave holds tenure as a professor of food science and took on the role of
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Kalinin, Melcher Named NAI Fellows
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Professors Sergei Kalinin and Chuck Melcher have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced Tuesday morning. NAI fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors and recognizes their exceptional achievements for contributions that have made a significant impact on innovation, economic development and society’s welfare.
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Vaidya Honored as UTRF’s Innovator of the Year
Uday Vaidya, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Advanced Composites Manufacturing Professor, was honored as the Innovator of the Year at the 2024 UT Research Foundation’s Innovation Awards. Vaidya’s pioneering leadership in advanced composites and materials has transformed lightweight, high-performing materials, driving innovation across industries. Vaidya’s work has fostered impactful partnerships among academia, government, and industry to
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Nashville Housing Research Earns Geography Award
Professor Madhuri Sharma and co-author Mikhail Samarin (’23) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are receiving the Wrigley-Fairchild Award for the best paper published in the Geographical Review in 2024. Their research examined the experience of immigrants in the Nashville housing market. In the Department of Geography and Sustainability, Sharma has been exploring why people live where
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Cottrell Scholar Award for Tova Holmes
Tova Holmes is a big fan of tiny particles. She’d like it if you were too. An assistant professor of physics, she’s won a prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award to help her move physics forward while inspiring a larger cheering section for all science. The Cottrell Scholar Awards recognize outstanding early-career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy. Holmes is