Robert Fisher had sixty minutes warning he would meet President Barack Obama.
Fisher is a UTC Brock Scholar and the incoming Student Government Association President. He spent the summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the Center for American Progress, following his acceptance into The Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s prestigious summer leadership program. Fisher and his student colleagues met with lawmakers and asked for a resolution to the student loan interest rate problem.
When Sarah Gardner graduated in May, she walked across the stage with great memories from her experience at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and her study abroad experience in Austria. Gardner was recently named an Ambassador of the Year for the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP).
UTC alumna Josalyn Tresvant ‘01, Special Education teacher at Knight Road Elementary in Memphis, Tennessee, was one of four teachers selected for the prestigious 2013 Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice. More than 570 educators applied for this national honor. She has received $25,000 and has begun a special summer residency with TNTP, the nonprofit organization that offers the award.
Carla Thomas Ramsey approached her nursing education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quietly. After she was accepted into a program designed to assist her academic success, she discovered it also helped her to interact more with others.
Tom Hoover, UTC Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer, was selected for the advisory board of Campus Technology, the nation’s leading magazine covering technology in higher education.
Business leader receives Distinguished Alumnus Award. Former Chancellor and wife receive Outstanding Service Award
Anna Lane, Assistant to the Dean at Lupton Library, received the Tennessee Library Association (TLA) Support Staff Award at the TLA annual conference, held in Chattanooga in April 2013. She was nominated by Theresa Liedtka, Dean of the Lupton Library, and Virginia Cairns, Head of Reference and Instruction.
Bliss Welch grew up playing soccer and climbing trees, but when she had difficulty climbing the stairs of her family home at 17-years-old, she knew her life was about to change. Her diagnosis of muscular dystrophy didn’t stop her.
Brian Bass, UTC Communication Department student and major, won a prestigious Associated Press Broadcaster’s first place award for Best Sports Coverage.
A spectacular finish in company with Cornell, University of Michigan, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
