Chemistry department faculty and summer undergraduate research students at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga collected clothes for flood relief in Nashville. Desiree Benefield, a graduate student at Vanderbilt and a 2009 graduate of UTC’s Chemistry Department, will take the supplies to a shelter in Nashville.
Engineering professor’s software onboard NASA shuttle
“EXPRESS Payload Simulator” software developed by UTC professor Dr. Jim Henry is onboard the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis that launched May 14. The software will be installed on Monday, May 24, for several days of demonstration. Henry was invited to Houston to observe the progress of that demonstration. Earth-bound researchers who communicate with equipment in…
Pearson named UTC Distinguised Alumnus
The University’s newest Distinguished Alumnus wanted to become a police officer when he was a boy. J. Michael Pearson achieved his dream and much more. In the Secret Service, he protected the Queen of England, Pope John Paul, and President George H. W. Bush and his work took him to 26 foreign countries. Today, there…
Take the Lead offers livable ideas for Chattanooga
Jon Coddington, project director at RiverCity Company and visiting professor of architecture and urban design at UTC, shared plans to revitalize W. Main Street in Chattanooga using public art at the “Take the Lead’ forum held at the University.
Southeast Center for Education in the Arts hosts national forum
UTC’s Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA) will host its third national Arts & Education Forum: Arts @ the Core of 21st Century Learning at The Chattanoogan Conference Center on May 14-15. “We live in an increasingly complex, globalized, media-saturated society. Education is being reinvented to meet the needs of our ever-changing 21st…
Legends and Leaders honored
J. Michael Pearson ’77,’79, was named UTC Distinguished Alumnus for his accomplishments and career achievements and Gordon Davenport, Jr., received the Outstanding Service Award for significant contributions to the community and society at the 2010 Legends and Leaders Awards Banquet.
Students design fitness program for children at Boys & Girls Club
Students at the Highland Park Boys & Girls Club are discovering it is “Fun to be Fit.” As part of their work with Leadership Chattanooga, Dr. Dee Dee Anderson, associate vice chancellor of student development, and Dr. Mike Owens, assistant dean of graduate programs in the College of Business, developed the Fun to be Fit…
Jayne Holder, UTC alumnae, honored as Women of Distinction
Jayne Holder, director of UTC Alumni Affairs, was among several UTC alumnae honored at the 25th Annual Women of Distinction awards luncheon, which benefits the American Lung Association of Tennessee and its mission to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. This annual event is a Chattanooga tradition created to honor accomplished women who have…
Commencement speaker Bell receives honorary doctoral degree
Before B. B. Bell, General, United States Army (Retired) and UTC Distinguished Alumnus, delivered the spring commencement address to approximately 900 graduates on Sunday in McKenzie Arena, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree, only the third bestowed at UTC since 1969. The conferral of honorary doctoral degrees provides a special opportunity for a campus…
New graduate earned national chemistry honors, plans to become orthopedic surgeon
Before he walked across the stage in McKenzie Arena to accept his baccalaureate of science degree in chemistry, Marko Bajic earned national recognition for his undergraduate research. His academic journey in the US began when he arrived in 1997. Bajic was born in Croatia where war drove his family to begin a new life in…