Department heads are appointed in accordance with the Faculty Handbook, Section 1.6.2. They serve at the will of the college dean. They are evaluated annually (1.6.5), and they may be reappointed for additional terms (1.6.6).
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications
(865-974-7371) |
Christopher Stripling (Interim) | September 2019 | N/A |
| Agricultural & Resource Economics (865-974-7231) |
Christopher Clark
|
April 2020 | Reappointment review 2025 |
| Animal Science (865-974-7286) |
|
November 2011 | |
| Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science (865-974-7266) |
Julie Carrier | April 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Entomology & Plant Pathology (865-974-7135) |
DeWayne Shoemaker
|
August 2016 | |
| Food Science (865-974-7331) |
Robert C. Williams | January 2021 | |
| Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries (865-974-7126) |
Donald Hodges | August 2019 | Reappointment review 2024 |
| Plant Sciences (865-974-7324) |
Gary Bates (Interim)
|
July 2013 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture (865-974-5265) |
Scott Wall (Interim) | Reappointed August 2019 | Next review July 2024 |
| Interior Architecture (865-974-5268) |
Milagros Zingoni | Appointed January 2021 | |
| Landscape Architecture (865-974-5265) |
Gale Fulton | Reappointed August 2018 | Next review July 2023 |
| School of Design
(865-974-5253) |
Sarah Lowe | January 2020 | Next review December 2025 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology (865-974-4408) |
Barbara Heath | ||
| Art (865-974-3407) |
Christopher McNulty | ||
| Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology (865-974-5148) |
Gladys Alexandre | August 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Chemistry (865-974-3141) |
Viktor Nemykin | ||
| Classics (865-974-5383) |
Aleydis Van de Moortel | August 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences (865-974-2366) |
Hap McSween (Interim) | Effective May 2020 | N/A |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (865-974-3065) |
Susan Kalisz | August 2015 | Reappointment review July 2020 |
| English (865-974-5401) |
Misty Anderson | ||
| Geography (865-974-2418) |
Nicholas Nagle | ||
| History (865-974-5421) |
Ernest Freeberg | Reappointed August 2018 | Next review July 2023 |
| Mathematics (865-974-2461) |
Conrad Plaut | Reappointed August 2017 | Next review July 2022 |
| Microbiology (865-974-3441) |
Heidi Goodrich-Blair | August 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures (865-974-2311) |
Luis Cano | ||
| Music (865-974-3241) |
Jeffrey Pappas | Reappointed August 2017 | Next review July 2022 |
| Philosophy (865-974-3255) |
Mariam Thalos | January 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Physics & Astronomy (865-974-3342) |
Hanno Weitering | Reappointed August 2017 | Next review July 2022 |
| Political Science (865-974-2261) |
Richard Pacelle | Reappointed August 2019 | Next review July 2024 |
| Psychology (865-974-3328) |
Deborah Welsh | Reappointed August 2017 | Next review July 2022 |
| Religious Studies (865-974-2466) |
Christine (Tina) Shepardson | August 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Sociology (865-974-6021) |
Stephanie Bohon | ||
| Theatre (865-974-6011) |
Casey Sams
Interim |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting & Information Mgmt. (865-974-2551) |
Terry Neal | October 2017 | Reappointment review July 2022 |
| Business Analytics and Statistics (865-974-2556) |
Michael Galbreth | August 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Economics (865-974-3303) |
Scott Gilpatric | August 2019 | Reappointment review July 2024 |
| Finance (865-974-3216) |
Tracie Woidtke | January 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Management (865-974-3161) |
Anne Smith | July 2015 | Reappointment review July 2020 |
| Marketing
(865-974-1641) |
Alex Zablah | July 2020 | Reappointment review
July 2025 |
| Supply Chain Management (865-974-5311) |
John Bell | February 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and Public Relations (865-974-3048) |
Beth Foster | ||
| Communication Studies (865-974-0696) |
John Haas | Reappointed July 2016 | Next review July 2021 |
| Information Sciences (865-974-2418) |
Abebe Rorissa | July 2021 | Reappointment review July 2026 |
| Journalism & Electronic Media (865-974-5155) |
Catherine Luther | July 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Family Studies (865-974-5316) |
Mary Jane Moran | February 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (865-974-2214) |
Robert Kelchen
|
August 2021 | Reappointment review July 2026 |
| Educational Psychology and Counseling (865-974-8145) |
Jeffrey Cochran | February 2017 | Reappointment review July 2022 |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies (865-974-3340) |
David Bassett, Jr. | February 2018 | Reappointment review July 2023 |
| Nutrition (865-974-5445) |
Brynn Voy (Interim) | N/A | |
| Public Health (865-974-5041) |
Thankam Sunil | Appointed January 1, 2021 | N/A |
| Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management (865-974-2141) |
Dan Flint (Interim) |
|
|
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (865-974-6228) |
Lynn Hodge | August 2021 |
Reappointment review July 2026 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering (865-974-2421) |
Bamin Khomami | February 2021 | August 2022 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering (865-974-2503) |
Chris Cox | June 2020 | June 2025 |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (865-974-3461) |
Greg Peterson | January 2019 | Reappointment review July 2024 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering (865-974-3333) |
John Kobza | Reappointed August 2018 | Next review July 2023 |
| Materials Science & Engineering (865-974-5336) |
Veerle Keppens | October 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering (865-974-9376) |
Kivanc Ekici (Interim) | ||
| Nuclear Engineering (865-974-2525) |
Wes Hines | April 2021 | July 2022 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-2521) |
Doug Blaze | n/a | n/a |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-6600) |
Steve Smith |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-7583) |
Victoria Niederhauser | n/a | n/a |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-6693) |
Lori Messinger | n/a | n/a |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences (865-974-8235) |
Michael McEntee | Reappointed February 2016 | Next review July 2021 |
| Large Animal Clinical Sciences (865-974-5703) |
Carla Sommardahl (Interim) | N/A | |
| Small Animal Clinical Sciences (865-974-5505) |
Juergen Schumacher | June 2015 | Reappointment review July 2020 |
Updated: August 2021