2021 UT Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award Winners
These awards are given to faculty members on all UT campuses who have been selected by their colleagues and students as the outstanding teachers in a given year. The awards carry a stipend of $1,000 to $2,000.
Courtney Faber
UT KNOXVILLE
Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer • Department of Engineering Honors and Outreach • Tickle College of Engineering
Miroslav P. Hristov
UT KNOXVILLE
Assistant Professor • School of Music • College of Arts and Sciences
Lee Murphy
UT KNOXVILLE
Senior Lecturer • Department of Nutrition • College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
James Rose Jr.
UT KNOXVILLE
Senior Lecturer • Department of Architecture • College of Architecture and Design
Joshua Hamblen
UT CHATTANOOGA
Associate Professor of Physics • Department of Chemistry & Physics • College of Arts and Sciences
Kira Robison
UT CHATTANOOGA
Associate Professor • Department of History • College of Arts and Sciences
Patrick Baker
UT MARTIN
Associate Professor of Law • Department of Accounting & Business Law • College Business and Global Affairs
Vinay Jain
UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Associate Professor • Department of Prosthodontics • College of Dentistry
Jacen Maier-Moore
UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Assistant Professor • Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences • College of Health Professions
2021 UT Alumni Association Public Service Award Winners
These awards recognize faculty and staff members who make substantial contributions during a particular year to the welfare and good of the state or national public. These recipients are selected by a committee appointed by the university president through recommendations from the chancellors or vice presidents on each campus. The awards are $1,000 each.
Bradford Collett
UT KNOXVILLE
Associate Professor • Department of Plant Sciences • Herbert College of Agriculture
Michael Thompson
UT CHATTANOOGA
Department Head and UC Foundation Associate Professor • Department of History • College of Arts and Sciences
2021 UT Alumni Association Distinguished Service Professorship
These awards, valued at $1,000 annually, represent a direct attempt on the part of the UT Alumni Association to attract and retain outstanding professors. Once selected, faculty members continue to receive the stipend for a three-year period as long as they remain at the university in a full-time professional position.
Tamara Welsh
UT CHATTANOOGA
UCF Professor • Department of Philosophy and Religion • College of Arts and Sciences