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Awards and Professional Development Committee 2025-2026 AY

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: This committee is concerned with overseeing the recognition of quality instruction through the Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching award, in addition to advising administration on the encouragement of excellent instruction, advising, and mentoring through professional development opportunities for faculty.

Awards and Professional Development Committee Roster

2025-2026 AY

Name Title Email Department
1. Gary Null, Co-Chair Assistant Professor of Practice gnull@utk.edu Tickle College of Engineering
2. Sara Williamson, Co-Chair Senior Lecturer swill163@utk.edu Haslam College of Business
3. Joshua Bienko Associate Professor jbienko@utk.edu College of Arts & Sciences: Arts & Humanities
4. Kate Chaffin Clinical Professor katechaffin@utk.edu College of Social Work
5. Dale Disney Lecturer kdisney1@utk.edu Natalie L. Haslam College of Music
6. Terry Hazen Professor tchazen@utk.edu Tickle College of Engineering
7. Dustin Thomas Professor of Practice dthoma76@utk.edu College of Communication and Information