University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Steven Fox made history on Sunday, August 19, when he won the U.S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Fox is the first Mocs golfer to win a national tournament, rallying from 2-down with two holes to play.
New faculty, tenure, promotions announced for 2012-13
Dr. Pamela Ashmore is the new head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. She joins us from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Languages.
Challenger Center bestows awards
Just before she handed the George H.W. Bush Award to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers told the crowd gathered for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) conference at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, “This is an eagle and we are the wind beneath her wings.”
Student-athlete named Soccer Preseason All-Conference
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Becca Smith was named to the Southern Conference Coaches’ Women’s Soccer Preseason Team the league office announced today. Read more here.
Update: Chancellor honors alumna, Miss Tennessee
UTC Chancellor Roger Brown presented UTC alumna and Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson with a citation “for embodying UTC’s spirit of achievement with her competition and victory in the 2012 Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant and by serving as an advocate for children in Tennessee and beyond.”
Alumnus honored with Shulimson Founder’s Award
CCCE at UTC honors a Legislative Aide for US Senator Bob Corker, with the Gail Shulimson Founder’s Award. Alumnus John Goetz is the second recipient of the award, named in honor of the woman who established what would become the CCCE, a non-profit career and educational training center.
Alumnus wins Obie award, off-Broadway’s highest honor
Ben Williams, a UTC alumnus, won a 2012 Obie award for Sound Design in the play, “The Select (The Sun Also Rises).” The Obie Awards are annual awards given to theatre artists and groups in New York City. They are said to be “Off-Broadway’s highest honor.”
Recent graduate crowned Miss Tennessee
Chandler Lawson, UTC alumna and Miss Chattanooga, was crowned Miss Tennessee 2012 and has been awarded more than $25,000 in college scholarships from her participation in the Miss America program, including the Miss America Organization’s State Academic Scholarship in 2011 and the Miss America Organization’s State Community Service Award in 2012.
Professor honored by Tennessee Music Education Association
In recognition of Dr. William R. Lee’s service spanning twenty-seven years, the 1,500- member Tennessee Music Education Association (TMEA) has inducted the UTC Professor and Coordinator of Music Education into its Hall of Fame. The awards ceremony was a feature of the annual conference of the organization, held this year in Chattanooga.
University honored with sustainability awards
As the infrastructure of the University steadily and significantly improves, it quietly reduces its carbon footprint. Our efforts have been recognized.