Items specific to the accomplishments or research of particular faculty members
Dr. S.K. Airee, professor of chemistry at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will officially retire from university service May 31 after 54 years in the classroom. Airee is UT Martin’s longest-serving faculty member. Continue reading Champion of chemistry retires after 54 years at UT Martin
Longtime University of Tennessee administrator and educator Dr. Katie High has been named the interim dean for the UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs. Continue reading Katie High named interim dean of UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs
The University of Tennessee System and University of Tennessee at Martin honored six local faculty members during UT Martin’s annual Honors Day ceremony April 7. Continue reading UT Martin faculty honored for outstanding scholarship
Kara Tapp, director of the University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center, is named among the 2019 Sterling Award winners, published April 2 by the Jackson Sun. Continue reading Kara Tapp honored with 2019 Sterling Award
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has selected David McBeth, professor of art at the University of Tennessee at Martin, as one of 10 recipients of a 2019 Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. Continue reading McBeth wins Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
Steve Barnett, formerly coordinator for the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Educational Outreach, has been hired as the university’s new director of athletic bands, effective July 1. Continue reading Steve Barnett hired as new UT Martin director of athletic bands
Dr. Laura Brown, a professor in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Department of Health and Human Performance, is the university’s Featured Faculty Scholar for the spring 2019 semester. Continue reading Dr. Laura Brown is spring Featured Faculty Scholar
Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, Gilbert Parker Chair of Excellence and professor of agricultural economics, will become interim dean of graduate programs effective July 1. Continue reading Dr. Joey Mehlhorn appointed interim dean of graduate studies
ACT, the company responsible for the ACT college entrance exam, has named Dr. Brian Donavant, criminal justice professor, the 2019 Tennessee ACT College and Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion. Continue reading Donavant named Tennessee ACT Champion
Dr. Timothy Smith, lecturer of history, released his newest book, “The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi,” in October. Continue reading Faculty member releases Civil War book