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) |
|
2020 | |
| Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science (865-974-7266) |
Julie Carrier | April 2016 | Reappointment review July 2021 |
| Entomology & Plant Pathology (865-974-7135) |
DeWayne Shoemaker
|
2020 | |
| 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) |
2020 | N/A |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture (865-974-5265) |
Jason Young | 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) |
Edmund Perfect
(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) |
Derek Alderman
(Interim) |
||
| 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
(Interim) |
||
| 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) |
Calvin MacLean | Reappointed August 2016 | Next review July 2021 |
| 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) |
Chad Autry | 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) |
Carol Tenopir
(Interim) |
N/A | N/A |
| 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) |
Patrick Biddix
(Interim) |
August 1, 2019 | N/A |
| 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) |
Jay Whelan | Reappointed August 2017 | Next review July 2022 |
| 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) |
Sherry Bell | Reappointed August 2017 |
Next review July 2022 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering (865-974-2421) |
Bamin Khomami | Reappointed August 2016 | Next review July 2021 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering (865-974-2503) |
Chris Cox | May 2015 | Reappointment review July 2020 |
| 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) |
Matthew Mench | Reappointed August 2018 | Next review July 2023 |
| Nuclear Engineering (865-974-2525) |
Wes Hines | Reappointed August 2016 | Next review July 2021 |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-2521) |
Doug Blaze (Interim) | n/a | n/a |
| College/Department | Name | Appointment Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean (865-974-6600) |
Holly Mercer (interim) | n/a | n/a |
| 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: January 2021