14 UT Students Receive Fulbright Awards
Fourteen UT students and recent graduates have been selected for Fulbright student awards. Three students were named alternates.
Celebrating Outstanding Students, Faculty, and Staff
Faculty, staff, and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were recognized for outstanding achievements during the Academic Honors Banquet and the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
Ten Torchbearers Named this Spring
Ten Vols were recognized with the Torchbearer award, UT’s highest undergraduate honor.
Rachel Stewart Named Truman Scholar
Rachel Stewart is a recipient the most prestigious award given to undergraduates pursuing a career in public service leadership.
10 Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
Ten students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern in global programs (abroad and virtual) in upcoming terms.
Grad Caps Academic Career as Global Winner in Undergraduate Awards
Maya Bian (’20), a recent graduate of the College Scholars program, was selected as a winner in the prestigious Global Undergraduate Awards competition for her work on long-term care in China, where her extended family lives.
Faculty, Staff, Students Recognized for Outstanding Achievements
Award recipients are typically celebrated during the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards include the Macebearer and the Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence.
UT Honors Six Seniors as 2020 Torchbearers
Torchbearers are seniors who embody the Volunteer spirit while demonstrating academic excellence and a commitment to serving others.
Undergraduates to Travel to Tennessee Capitol, Present Research
Eight undergraduates are traveling to Nashville for the annual Tennessee Posters at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 26.
Hera Jay Brown Is UT’s Ninth Rhodes Scholar
Hera Jay Brown has been named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar—the ninth current or former UT student to earn this prestigious honor.
Student to Study in Northern Ireland as Part of Fulbright Summer Institute
Natalie Campbell, a rising junior majoring in disability studies through the College Scholars program, has been invited to participate in the Fulbright UK Summer Institute.
Student Receives Prestigious Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Alina Clay, a junior from Memphis, is one of ten undergraduates selected from an applicant pool representing more than 160 universities nationwide to receive a prestigious 2016 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship.