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Student Success Leadership

Name Title  Email
Amber Williams Vice Provost for Student Success  

Michael Smith-Porter

Chief of Staff

mporter@utk.edu

Dr. Virginia Stormer

Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives & Senior Advisor to the Vice Provost

vstormer@utk.edu

Laverne Harris 

Assistant Vice Provost & Chief Financial Officer

lharri89@utk.edu

Jayetta Rogers

Veterans Benefits Administration (Chief Veterans Benefits Officer)

jrogers4@utk.edu

Sarah Hunter

Director of Administration (Administrative Services, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources) 

shunte24@utk.edu

Ali Smith

Program Director for Special Events

alismith@utk.edu

Erin Cogdill

Administrative Coordinator to the Vice Provost

efavier@utk.edu

Richard Lee

Director of Strategic Communications

rlee57@utk.edu
Kara Addy

Director of Internal and Executive Communication

kaddy1@utk.edu

Student Success Faculty Advisory Council

The Student Success Faculty Advisory Council is an integral part of the Division of Student Success and its commitment to enhancing the overall educational experience and future prospects of its students

Chair: Amber Williams, Vice Provost for Student Success
Initiative Representative: Krystyne Savarese, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success

Faculty:

  • Scott Barnicle, Associate Professor of Practice of Sport Psychology, College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
  • Lynn Beeler, Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
  • Alex Bentley, Professor of Anthropology , College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eric Boder, Associate Professor, Associate Head, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Tickle College of Engineering
  • Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud, Associate Professor of English, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mary Cooper, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs, Haslam College of Business
  • David Golden, Professor & Faculty Fellow, Herbert College of Agriculture
  • Guy Harrison, Associate Professor of Journalism, College of Communication & Information
  • Bayyinah Jeffries, Associate Professor & Associate Head of Sociology and Africana Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Faculty Senate
  • William Lyons, Professor Emeritus and Interim Associate Director of the Institute of American Civics
  • Robert Mindrup, Clinical Associate Professor & Director, College of Social Work
  • Heather Sedges, Affiliated Associate Professor of Child & Family Studies, College of Education, Health & Human Sciences, Faculty Senate
  • Renée Tatum, Assistant Professor, College of Music
  • Scott Wall, Professor, College of Architecture + Design
  • Caroline Wienhold, Senior Lecturer of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sarah Johnson, Student Success Librarian for Professional Literacies and Assistant Professor

 

Name Title Phone Email
CortneyJo Sandidge Associate Vice Provost for Student Success 865-974-9637 csandid1@utk.edu
Dr. Eugene Henderson III Director, UT Success Academy   ehende24@utk.edu
Adam White Director, First-Year Experience 865-974-3523 awhit140@utk.edu
Thomas Cruise Director, Veterans Success Center  865-974-8716 tcruise@utk.edu

Name Title Phone Email
Dr. Melissa Irvin Associate Vice Provost for Student Success   mirvin@utk.edu
Isabelle Langham Director, Advising & Technology Initiatives   ilangham@utk.edu
Dr. Amanda Sharp Director, Academic Success Center   sharp11@utk.edu
Sam Kilgore Data Analysis   samkilgore@utk.edu

Name Title Phone Email
Dr. Patrick Akos Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of University Honors Programs 865-974-8578 pakos@utk.edu
Dr. Meredith Malburne-Wade Director, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships 865-974-8560 mmalburn@utk.edu
Dr. Talisha Adams Director, University Honors Programs 865-974-7900 tlawso11@utk.edu

 

Name Title Phone Email
Dr. Krystyne Savarese Associate Vice Provost & Executive Director of the Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration  865-974-8578 ksavares@utk.edu
Jenny Ward Director, Academic & Career Exploration 865-974-5435 jward@utk.edu
Whitney Prescott Director, Career Coaching & Education   wprescot@utk.edu
Katie Wiley Director, Employer Development   kwiley@utk.edu

Division of Student Success Organizational Chart