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Student Success Leadership & Staff

 

Name Title
Amber Williams Vice Provost for Student Success

Michael Smith-Porter

Chief of Staff

Richard Lee

Director of Strategic Communications

 

Name Title Phone Email
Krystyne Savarese Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Chief Strategist 865-974-8578 ksavares@utk.edu
Sally B. Hunter Faculty Director 865-974-5089 sbhunter@utk.edu
Steven “Cheppo” Cheppo Program Director of Special Events 865-974-4546 cheppo@utk.edu
Patrick Biddix Director of Research & Assessment 865-974-6157 pbiddix@utk.edu

 

Name Title Phone Email
CourtneyJo Sandidge Associate Vice Provost for Student Success 865-974-9637 csandid1@utk.edu
Aaron Dixon Director, UT Success Academy 865-974-3299 adixon22@utk.edu
Lindsay Hansen Director, New Student Orientation 865-974-4546 lhansen5@utk.edu
Adam White Director, First-Year Programs 865-974-3523 awhit140@utk.edu

 

 

Name Title Phone Email
Leonard E. Clemons Associate Vice Provost for Student Success 865-974-0366 leclemons@utk.edu
Talisha Adams Director, First-Generation Initiatives 865-974-7900 tlaws11@utk.edu
Stephanie Kit Executive Director, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration 865-974-5435 smkit@utk.edu
Doug Renalds Director, Academic Success Center 865-974-6641 drenalds@utk.edu
Jayetta M. Rogers Director, Veterans Success Center 865-974-5420 jrogers4@utk.edu
Jeremy Mobley Program Director, Academic Advising Initiatives 865-974-1736 jmobley7@utk.edu

 

Name Title Phone Email
Patrick Akos Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Executive Director of Honors & Scholars Programs   pakos@utk.edu
James Williams Director, Honors & Scholars Programs 865-974-6620 jwill316@utk.edu
Erin Darby Faculty Director, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships 865-974-2466 edarby1@utk.edu
Andrew Seidler Director, Undergraduate Research & Fellowships 865-974-3518 aseidler@utk.edu

 

Division of Student Success Organizational Chart