Alumni Board President Kim White and Vicky Gregg, CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, were recently inducted into the Alpha Scholastic Honor Society at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Engineering grad student earns role in U.S. Air Force project
UTC Engineering Management graduate student Brent Bettis is serving as lead test and security engineer on a project for the U.S. Air Force as part of his duties as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton is a strategy and technology consulting firm with 95 years of experience offering services in strategy,…
Dr. Gail Meyer recognized for support of military faculty
The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves recognized Dr. Gail M. Meyer, UC Foundation Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry, for her outstanding support during one of her faculty members’ deployment to Iraq. She was presented with the Patriot Award, intended specifically for the recognition of supervisors.
History faculty member receives national recognition
Scott Seagle, an adjunct professor of history at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been selected from a national applicant pool to attend two of six summer study opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The endowment is a federal agency that each summer supports Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops…
Legends and Leaders honored
The UTC Office of Alumni Affairs honors the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus, The Honorable Mercer Reynolds III at the annual Legends & Leaders Dinner at the Chattanooga Golf & Country Club. Dr. Clifton Cleaveland and his wife, Ruzha, are also honorees as this year’s Outstanding Service Award recipients.
Racing Mocs ranked 16 of 100 teams at international Baja event
UTC’s Racing Mocs beat Georgia Tech, UT Knoxville and the University of Alabama by placing 16th of 100 teams at the 2009 Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Alabama at Auburn University April 16-19. This year’s entry was an entirely new vehicle built and designed “from the ground up” according to Ben Klingler, Project Manager.
Master Chorale seeks singers for summer 2009
The UTC Master Chorale is seeking singers for its summer 2009 season which begins with six weeks of rehearsals beginning May 12 and culminates with a June 19th performance at the newly restored 2nd Presbyterian Church in downtown Chattanooga. Rehearsals are held on the UTC Campus in Cadek Hall room 310. Persons interested in joining…
Senior electrical engineering project benefits Jones Observatory
UTC Jones Observatory has been opening its dome for star gazers since 1936. It was in desperate need of rehab, as the doors to the dome were operated manually. Budget constraints have delayed upgrades at the observatory, but this semester Dr. Michel E. Holder’s electrical engineering students stepped in with their senior class project.
UTC Bass Anglers win big at SCBFS Championship Tournament
In a field of 96 different anglers from 21 different schools, UTC Bass Anglers earned a fourth place finish at the recent Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Series (SCBFS) Championship Tournament, beating Virginia Tech, University of Georgia, Alabama, Clemson and UT-Knoxville. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was also the highest placing Tennessee school in a…
Smart Cart team presents research at Engineering Showcase
Engineering students who predict battery technology is on the way out for electric buses have researched an inductive power transfer and designed a frame which would allow buses to quickly charge from a power grid and hold that charge for much longer periods of time. This technology is considerably kinder to the environment than vehicles…