Jeff Grant is a 2015 graduate of UTC.
Jeffrey Grant, a 2015 alumnus of UTC and a staffer at the UTC Center for Professional Education since 2016, has won the South Region Emerging Leader award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA).
The annual award goes to “a relative newcomer in the field of Adult and Continuing Education who has made an outstanding contribution to his or her organization, to UPCEA, and/or to the profession as a whole,” according to UPCEA.
Under organization rules, in addition to having less than five years’ experience in the field, honorees must have demonstrated leadership qualities including “clarity of vision, courageous decision-making, promotion of values and ethics and political acumen.”
In nominating Grant for the award, UTC Center for Professional Education Director John Freeze cited Grant’s professionalism, strategic thinking and dedication to his work, a commitment to his own professional development and a passion for facilitating success in others.
“As someone who lives out his belief in the value of continuing education and professional development, Jeff is a great ambassador for UTC and the Center for Professional Education,” Freeze said. “Jeff’s talent and enthusiasm for enabling others to achieve professional growth are valuable assets to the center and its clients.”
Grant graduated summa cum laude from UTC in December 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in both English and psychology. As an undergraduate, Grant was chairman of the Campus Activities Board’s diversity and awareness committee.
He also completed two internships as an undergraduate, working on communication and prevention education with the Chattanooga CARES HIV Resource Center and in technical writing with Rapid Retail Management System.
As a UTC senior, Grant was inducted into Mortar Board Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society. He is a native of Maryville, Tennessee.
The 2018 UPCEA awards were presented at the organization’s joint South and Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Bethesda, Maryland earlier this month.
