The 2024 Volunteer of Distinction awards celebrate the academic achievements of undergraduate and graduate students who receive their degrees in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024.
Selection of honorees
Colleges, Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, Honors & Scholars Programs, and the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center select undergraduate and graduate students to be honored as Volunteers of Distinction in recognition of their extraordinary academic achievement, community engagement, teaching (graduate students), or research.
The university recognizes seniors who hold the highest GPAs in their colleges as Top Collegiate Scholars. These recipients are determined by the Office of the University Registrar and automatically honored as Volunteers of Distinction.
Nominating a student
Each college or area determines the processes for nomination and selection of recipients. Undergraduate and graduate students graduating during Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 are eligible to be Volunteers of Distinction.
To nominate a student, please reach out to the student’s college contact listed below.
| College/Unit | Internal deadline | Point of contact | Contact email |
| Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs | February 28 | John Scheb | scheb@utk.edu |
| Bredesen Center | March 1 | Brynn Voy | bhvoy@utk.edu |
| College of Architecture & Design | February 28 | Katherine B. Ambroziak | aambrozi@utk.edu |
| College of Arts & Sciences | March 1 | Liem Tran | ltran1@utk.edu |
| College of Communication & Information | March 5 | Kendra Norman | knorman7@tennessee.edu |
| College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences | March 4 | Brian Francis | bfranci2@utk.edu |
| College of Law | March 1 | Brad Morgan | rmorgan2@utk.edu |
| College of Music | March 1 | Brendan McConville | bmcconvi@utk.edu |
| College of Nursing | March 1 | Shelia Swift | sswift@utk.edu |
| College of Social Work | February 23 | Javonda Williams Moss | jwill488@utk.edu |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | March 4 | India Lane | ilane@utk.edu |
| Haslam College of Business | March 4 | Mark Willoughby | mwillou1@utk.edu |
| Herbert College of Agriculture | March 4 | John Stier | jstier1@utk.edu |
| Honors and Scholars | March 4 | Francis Canedo | fcanedo@utk.edu |
| Thornton Center for Athletics | March 1 | Jessica Wildfire | jbwildfire@utk.edu |
| Tickle College of Engineering | March 1 | Michael Danquah | mdanquah@utk.edu |