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Athletics Committee 2025-2026 AY

 

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE:  This Committee concerns itself with academic aspects of intercollegiate athletics as well as the intramural athletic programs. It may concern itself with any other athletics matters that the committee deems appropriate and that lie within the purview of the Faculty Senate.

 

 

Athletics Committee Roster

2025-2026 AY

   

Title

Email

Department

1. Benjamin Compton, Chair Teaching Professor bcompton@utk.edu Haslam College of Business
2. Kellie Fecteau Clinical Associate Professor kfecteau@utk.edu College of Veterinary Medicine
3.  Scott Mackenzie Teaching Associate Professor smackenz@utk.edu College of Arts & Sciences: Arts & Humanities
4. Karen McCormick Clinical Associate Professor kkalck@utk.edu College of Veterinary Medicine
5. Tadele Mengesha Professor mengesha@utk.edu College of Arts & Sciences: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
6. Larry Millet Research Associate Professor lmillet1@utk.edu Tickle College of Engineering
7. Tracy Moir-McClean Associate Professor moirmccl@utk.edu College of Architecture and Design
8. Jacob Sanders Teaching Assistant Professor jsande66@utk.edu College of Arts & Sciences: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
9. Deborah Watts Lecturer deborah.watts@utk.edu Haslam College of Business
10. EX-OFFICIO

Chief Campus Administrative Officer charged with academic affair (or designee)

jdriskil@utk.edu

Owen Driskill (designee)

11. EX-OFFICIO

Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics (or designee)

mhilliard@utk.edu

Marcus Hilliard (designee)

12. EX-OFFICIO

Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Women Administrator

aboyd@utk.edu

Angie Keck

13. EX-OFFICIO

Faculty Chairperson of the UT Athletics Board

mharris@utk.edu

Center for Business and Economic Research

Stokely Management Center

Matt Harris

14. EX-OFFICIO

Director of Student Recreation

klocke2@utk.edu

Katy Locke

15. NON-VOTING

EX-OFFICIO

Associate Provost and Senior Associate Athletic Director of the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center

msteward@utk.edu

Marshall Steward

16. NON-VOTING

EX-OFFICIO

Associate Athletics Director for Compliance

qsmith7@utk.edu

Quinton Smith

17.

Student Athlete appointed by Athletics Department

1 year term

To Be Determined

18.

Student Athlete appointed by Athletics Department

1 year term To Be Determined
19. Student elected by Student Senate 1 year term To Be Determined
20. Student elected by Student Senate 1 year term

To Be Determined