Each year, the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty and staff for their work in three categories.
The UTAA Distinguished Service Professorship award is intended by the UTAA to attract and retain outstanding professors. Winners receive a $1,000 cash award for each of three years and the title of distinguished service professor.
The UTAA Outstanding Teacher awards have been presented to faculty members selected by their colleagues and students from all UT campuses. Winners receive a one-time gift of $1,000.
The UTAA Public Service awards recognize faculty and staff who make substantial contributions to the welfare and good of the state or national public. Awardees receive a one-time gift of $1,000.
The UTAA annual awards are made possible by the UTAA Fund for the Future donors.
Outstanding Teacher Award Winners
Andrew Bailey UT Chattanooga • UC Foundation Professor • Department of Health and Human Performance • College of Health, Education and Professional Studies
Jose Barbosa UT Chattanooga • Professor • Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science • College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Lauren King UT Health Science Center • Pathology Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor • Department of Pathology • College of Medicine
Dr. Rebecca Mayall UT Health Science Center • Associate Professor • Department of Prosthodontics • College of Dentistry
Elizabeth Cooper UT Knoxville • Distinguished Lecturer • Department of Psychology • College of Arts and Sciences
Joon Sue Lee UT Knoxville • Assistant Professor • Department of Physics and Astronomy • College of Arts and Sciences
Mark Moon UT Knoxville • Associate Professor and Flaskerud Faculty Fellow • Department of Marketing • Haslam College of Business
Iliana Rocha UT Knoxville • Assistant Professor • Department of English • College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jason Roberts UT Martin • Program Director of Veterinary Technology and Professor of Animal Science • Department of Agriculture, Geoscience, and Natural Resources • College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Janet Wilbert UT Martin • Associate Professor • Department of Health and Human Performance • College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences
Albert K. Killen UT Southern • Associate Professor • Department of Business • Johnston School of Business
Alumni Public Service Award Winners
Erika Schafer UT Chattanooga • Professor • Department of Music • College of Arts and Sciences
Jerry Everett UT Knoxville • Associate Director Center for Transportation Research • Tickle College of Engineering
Distinguished Service Professors
Joey Shaw UT Chattanooga • UC Foundation Professor • Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science • College of Arts and Sciences
J. Carolyn Graff UT Health Science Center • Professor and Ph.D. Program Director • College of Nursing
Mark Miller UT Health Science Center • Professor • Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry • College of Medicine
Paul Armsworth UT Knoxville • Professor • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology • College of Arts and Sciences
Bonnie Ownley UT Knoxville • Professor and Assistant Department Head • Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology • Herbert College of Agriculture
George Siopsis UT Knoxville • Professor • Department of Physics and Astronomy • College of Arts and Sciences