Alumni

Shande King of Knoxville, Tennessee, is not your typical math teacher. A current graduate student, he is working on his sixth degree—and his fifth from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.…

Ginger Carney (’76) is serving as the 2020-2021 president of the Tennessee Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The focus of Carney’s…

For the seventh time in program history, Tennessee football has produced a National Football Foundation National-Scholar Athlete as senior graduate center Brandon Kennedy was selected as one of 12 finalists for the…

Written by Brian Canever Photos by Steven Bridges The hour before the announcement felt like one of the longest in Kami Lunsford’s life. A 2006 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna,…

Written by Brian Canever | Photo by Kellye McMillan What always puts a smile on Nick Giecek’s face is the way the students look at each other the first day…

Written by Brooks Clark (Originally published in Torchbearer magazine) Lydia Mays (’01, ’02) was an assistant professor in Georgia State University’s Department of Early Childhood Education when her life hit…

Bob Rider served as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences from 2004 to 2019. Prior to coming to Knoxville, he served as dean of the College…

Mary Jane Bell Sharp, a graduate of the Home Economics program in 1948, has passed away. The Home Economics program is now known as the Department of Retail, Hospitality and Tourism…

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies offers a PhD in higher education administration to help professionals who aspire to enhance their leadership knowledge and skills and learn more about policy for service in administrative, faculty, and policy roles. Take a look at how three graduates say the program helped them.

Tamika Catchings (’00, ’05), Lady Vol basketball and retired WNBA player and four-time Olympic gold medalist, came back to Knoxville to host a free basketball clinic in April in partnership…