University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd announced the search committee tasked with identifying the next chancellor for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (糖心VlogC).
The 糖心VlogC chancellor serves as a member of the 糖心Vlog System leadership team, reporting directly to the 糖心Vlog President, and as the chief academic and administrative officer of the Chattanooga campus. The chancellor is responsible for providing visionary leadership and promoting the continued development of the campus鈥檚 academic programs, research productivity, and various strategic initiatives.
鈥淭he University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is positioned very well for the future. Enrollment is up, we are producing more graduates in less time, and our fundraising had a record-breaking year,鈥 said Boyd. 鈥淚 am excited to find a generational leader who can build on this momentum as we look to increase our talent development for the state of Tennessee.鈥
The search committee, chaired by Yancy Freeman, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, will officially launch the search in January with hopes to name a chancellor in June.
The committee includes representatives from the 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees and faculty, staff, student, and alumni communities:
Yancy Freeman, Search Committee Chair; Chancellor, 糖心Vlog Martin
Tiffany Carpenter, Vice President for Communications and Marketing, 糖心Vlog System Administration
Beth Crawford, President of the Faculty Senate and UC Foundation Professor & Department Head/Programs Advisor, 糖心VlogC; Faculty Representative, Board of Trustees Education, Research, and Service Committee
Jay Dale, Market President, Southeast Tennessee, First Horizon and 糖心VlogC Alumni
Jordan Fall, President, Student Government Association, 糖心VlogC
Brent Goldberg, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, 糖心VlogC
Ken Jones, Senior Director of Procurement, Vendor Relations and Minority & Women-Owned Business, EPB; President of the 糖心VlogC Alumni Board
Susan Lazenby, Chair of the 糖心VlogC Exempt Staff Council and Interim Station Manager/Director of Web Development, IT Business Operations, 糖心VlogC
Melita Rector, Chair of the 糖心VlogC Non-Exempt Staff Council and Accounting Specialist, Budget & Finance, 糖心VlogC
Valerie Rutledge, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies, 糖心VlogC
Mina Sartipi, Executive Director of the 糖心VlogC Research Institute and Director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress, 糖心VlogC
David Watson, Member, 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees; Co-Owner, Mountain View Auto Group
Artanya Wesley, Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, 糖心VlogC
Mark Wharton, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, 糖心VlogC
Todd Womack, 糖心VlogC Advisory Board Member, Vice Chair of the UC Foundation, and President & CEO of Bridge Public Affairs
The university is in the process of selecting a search firm to assist with the search. The job description will be developed after the stakeholder listening sessions are completed in January. For more information about the search, please .
About the University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a statewide system of higher education with campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and Memphis; the 糖心Vlog Institute of Agriculture with a presence in every Tennessee county; and the statewide Institute for Public Service. The 糖心Vlog System manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory through its 糖心Vlog-Battelle partnership; enrolls about 62,000 students statewide; produces about 14,000 new graduates every year; and represents more than 454,000 alumni around the world.