Five PhD Students Named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows
Five UT doctoral students have been named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows. These prestigious awards are funded by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and UT’s Graduate School.
Undergrad Participating in Fulbright UK Summer Institute
Blake Turpin, a rising junior and Haslam Scholar, was selected to participate in a Fulbright UK Summer Institute.
Meet Grant Rigney, UT’s Eighth Rhodes Scholar
UT senior and recently named Rhodes Scholar, Grant Rigney answers a few questions about himself and his plans for the future.
Grant Rigney is UT’s Eighth Rhodes Scholar
UT senior Grant Rigney has been named a 2019 Rhodes scholar—the eighth in University of Tennessee, Knoxville, history.
UT Names 15 Stellar Students to Incoming Class of Haslam Scholars
Each year the Haslam Scholars program welcomes exceptional first-year students to an academic, service, and leadership cohort.
Two Students in Newest Class of Schwarzman Scholars
Two UT students have been named to the latest class of Schwarzman Scholars, a highly competitive program that offers selected students the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in China.
Honors Director Timothy Hulsey is President of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Timothy L. Hulsey, associate provost and director of University Honors, has been elected president of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Faculty News and Notes
Honors and awards for the university’s faculty and graduate students.
Faculty, Staff, Students Lauded at Annual Honors Banquet
Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek celebrated faculty, staff, and students for their accomplishments and service Monday during the annual Honors Banquet. The banquet is the largest UT honors event of the year. It was held in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center. Top awards presented included Professor Bill Fox being honored as Macebearer, and nine
Juniors Recognized by Goldwater Program for Achievements in Science
Juniors Melissa Lee and Alex Houck have been recognized by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, which awards students studying mathematics, science, and engineering.
Five UT Students, Alumni Win Fulbright Awards for Study, Work
Five current students or recent graduates from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have received grants from the Fulbright US Student Program to work and study abroad. This is the largest number of student Fulbright winners that UT Knoxville has had in at least twenty years.
UT Haslam Scholars Program Selects Finalists
High school seniors from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas have been selected as finalists for the 2011 class of Haslam Scholars at UT Knoxville. The finalists will be on campus next month to interview. Fifteen will be invited to be part of the 2011-2012 class of Haslam Scholars.