Elizabeth Follis, a UTC student, and Dr. Bryan Samuel, UTC Director of Equity and Diversity, were honored at a regional conference for the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP). Both were nominated by Shirl Gholston, UTC Director of Student Support Services.
UTC Executive Chef selected for national competition
In her first year of participation in ARAMARK’s Culinary Excellence program, UTC Executive Chef Linda Davis earned one of three coveted spots on a team of executive chefs chosen to represent the Southern Region in the national ACE competition. The event will be held in Tampa in summer 2011.
Legends and Leaders: Dr. Rhonda A. Scott and Frank Kinser to be honored
The Office of Alumni Affairs is pleased to announce the 2011 UTC Distinguished Alumnus is Dr. Rhonda A. Scott, Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. Scott and Frank J. Kinser, the 2011 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award, will be honored at the…
Student wins essay contest, most outstanding senior award
It’s been a good week for Chelsea Cooper, a senior humanities major, who won both the North Callahan essay contest and the SGA Most Outstanding Senior in the Humanities Award.
College of Business ranked among the best nationally
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) College of Business was again ranked among the best business schools in the nation. With over 3,500 business schools in the world, Bloomberg Businessweek selected only 113 for inclusion in its annual ranking.
UTC aims for top five Southern master’s universities
Building upon UTC’s success as an engaged metropolitan university, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga aspires to become one of the top five public master’s universities in the South. UTC is currently ranked in the top 20 graduate schools by U.S. News and World Report.
Student writes book after receiving ‘free money’ for college
A sports injury didn’t keep UTC student Zachary Freeman from financing his college education. When he hurt his knee playing football his senior year of high school, Freeman found other ways to fund his college education than athletic scholarships.
UTC chef receives recognition from Aramark
UTC executive Linda Davis has recently graduated from the Aramark ProChef Certification program. Partnering with the Culinary Institute of America, the program is a comprehensive professional development and culinary skills verification program which measures core culinary, managerial and financial acumen, including a chef’s skill in taste, proper cooking methods, authenticity, plating, use of all ingredients,…
Faculty, staff receive grants
Sandy Cole, Director of the Center for Community Career Education received $3000 from Hamilton County DoE, and Dr. John McCormack, Station Manager of WUTC, attracted $137,999 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
June Matthews recognized by Erlanger
When Baroness Erlanger Hospital acquired one of the first heart-lung machines designed to keep patients alive during open-heart surgery in 1960, it was not long before it was used to successfully correct a defective heart valve in a male teen born with a congenital heart condition. It was the region’s first open-heart surgery.