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Committee Named for UTC Chancellor Search

July 31, 2012

KNOXVILLE – A committee has been named to conduct the search for the next chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, UT System President Joe DiPietro announced Tuesday. 

UT Institute of Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington will chair the 23-member search committee, which includes faculty, staff, students, alumni and community representatives. 

Roger Brown, UTC chancellor since 2005, announced his intentions to retire last month. He agreed to remain in office until a new chancellor can be installed or until March 31, 2013. 

The committee’s first meeting is expected to take place in late August. The search firm Parker Executive Search has been hired to assist the committee with identifying, qualifying and recruiting prospective candidates, and with vetting finalists. The committee will recommend one or more finalists to DiPietro, who will then submit his choice to the UT Board of Trustees for approval.

“UTC is both a vital part of the University of Tennessee System and critical to the Chattanooga area and the region it serves,” DiPietro said. “We are committed to finding the highest caliber of leadership to continue the progress made since Dr. Brown’s arrival seven years ago.” 

Here is a list of committee members:

  • Dr. Jerald Ainsworth, dean, Graduate School, UTC
  • William M. (Mickey) Barker, retired Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (alumnus)
  • Kino Becton, past president of Hamilton County chapter of the UT Alumni Association (alumnus)
  • Bradley Bell, SGA president
  • Dr. Richard Brown, vice chancellor of finance and operations, UTC (alumnus)
  • Monique Berke, vice president, enterprise program management, UNUM Global Business Technology
  • Dr. Robert Dooley, dean, College of Business, UTC (alumnus)
  • Cheryl Faulkner, professional development coordinator, UTC (alumna)
  • Tyler Forrest, assistant budget director, business and financial affairs, UTC (alumnus)
  • John Foy, UT trustee
  • Tom Griscom, UC Foundation chair (alumnus)
  • Joyce Hardaway, chair of the Chancellor’s Multicultural Advisory Council
  • Dr. Martina Harris, assistant professor, UTC
  • Warren Logan, president and CEO, Urban League of Greater Chattanooga
  • Dr. Deborah McAllister, professor, UTC
  • Dr. Gretchen Potts, associate professor, UTC
  • Donna Roddy, past member of the UTC alumni board (alumna)
  • Kayvon Sadrabadi, past president of the UTC alumni board (alumnus)
  • Dr. Mary Tanner, interim provost, UTC
  • Dr. John Tucker, professor, UTC
  • Kim White, president of River City (alumna)
  • Dr. Joseph Wilferth, associate professor, UTC 

The University of Tennessee System consists of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin; the Memphis-based Health Science Center; and the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service and has more than 335,000 alumni living in Tennessee, the U.S. and across the world. 

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Contacts: 

Gina Stafford, (865) 974-0741, stafford@tennessee.edu

Elizabeth Davis, (865) 974-5179, elizabeth.davis@tennessee.edu