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 |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications
(865-974-7371) |
Christopher Stripling
Interim |
| Agricultural & Resource Economics (865-974-7231) |
Chris Clark
Interim |
| Animal Science (865-974-7286) |
F. Neal Schrick |
| Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science (865-974-7266) |
Julie Carrier |
| Entomology & Plant Pathology (865-974-7135) |
DeWayne Shoemaker |
| Food Science (865-974-7331) |
Robert C. Williams |
| School of Natural Resources (865-974-7126) |
Donald Hodges |
| Plant Sciences (865-974-7324) |
Gary Bates (Interim) |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Architecture (865-974-5265) |
Carl Lostritto |
| Interior Architecture (865-974-5268) |
Milagros Zingoni |
| Landscape Architecture (865-974-5265) |
Gale Fulton |
| School of Design (865-974-5253) |
Sarah Lowe |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Africana Studies
(865-974-5052) |
Shayla C. Nunnally |
| Anthropology (865-974-4408) |
Barbara Heath |
| Art (865-974-3407) |
Christopher McNulty |
| Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology (865-974-5148) |
Gladys Alexandre |
| Chemistry (865-974-3141) |
Viktor Nemykin |
| Classics (865-974-5383) |
Aleydis Van de Moortel |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences (865-974-2366) |
Alycia Stigall |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (865-974-3065) |
(Vacant) Division of Biology Jennifer Schweitzer Department head |
| English (865-974-5401) |
Misty Anderson |
| Geography & Sustainability (865-974-2418) |
Nicholas Nagle |
| History (865-974-5421) |
Susan Lawrence |
| Mathematics (865-974-2461) |
Xiaobing Feng |
| Microbiology (865-974-3441) |
Heidi Goodrich-Blair |
| World Languages and Cultures (865-974-2311) |
Luis Cano |
| Philosophy (865-974-3255) |
Allen Dunn |
| Physics & Astronomy (865-974-3342) |
Adrian Del Maestro |
| Political Science (865-974-2261) |
Brandon Prins |
| Psychology (865-974-3328) |
Gina Owens |
| Religious Studies (865-974-2466) |
Helene Sinnreich |
| Sociology (865-974-6021) |
Stephanie Bohon |
| Theatre (865-974-6011) |
Kenneth Martin |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Accounting & Information Mgmt. (865-974-2551) |
Terry Neal |
| Business Analytics and Statistics (865-974-2556) |
Michael Galbreth |
| Economics (865-974-3303) |
Scott Gilpatric |
| Finance (865-974-3216) |
Tracie Woidtke |
| Management & Entrepreneurship (865-974-3161) |
Russell Crook |
| Marketing (865-974-1641) |
Alex Zablah |
| Supply Chain Management (865-974-5311) |
John Bell |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Advertising and Public Relations (865-974-3048) |
Beth Foster |
| Communication Studies (865-974-0696) |
Jon Hess |
| Information Sciences (865-974-2418) |
Abebe Rorissa |
| Journalism & Media (865-974-5155) |
Courtney Childers
Interim |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Child and Family Studies (865-974-5316) |
Spencer Olmstead
Interim |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (865-974-2214) |
Robert Kelchen |
| Educational Psychology and Counseling (865-974-8145) |
Casey Barrio-Minton Interim |
| Kinesiology, Recreation, & Sport Studies (865-974-3340) |
Zan Gao |
| Nutrition (865-974-5445) |
Dhiraj Vattem |
| Public Health (865-974-5041) |
Thankam Sunil |
| Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management (865-974-2141) |
Junehee Kwon |
| Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (865-974-6228) |
Lynn Hodge |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (865-974-2421) |
Paul Frymier
interim |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering (865-974-2503) |
Chris Cox |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (865-974-3461) |
Leon Tolbert
interim |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering (865-974-3333) |
John Kobza |
| Materials Science & Engineering (865-974-5336) |
Veerle Keppens |
| Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering (865-974-9376) |
Kivanc Ekici |
| Nuclear Engineering (865-974-2525) |
Wes Hines |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-2521) |
Lonnie Brown |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-6600) |
Steve Smith |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-7583) |
Victoria Niederhauser |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-6693) |
Lori Messinger |
| College/Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences (865-974-8235) |
Kim Newkirk Interim |
| Large Animal Clinical Sciences (865-974-5703) |
Carla Sommardahl |
| Small Animal Clinical Sciences (865-974-5505) |
Diane Hendrix Interim |