Winter 2004
Craig Barrow, Connor Professor in the Department of English and John Phillips, professor of philosophy and religion have organized the 2004 Southern Humanities Council Conference. Read more about the UTC faculty presenters at the conference.
Rebecca Cook, writer and teacher in the UTC English department, was recently nominated for a 2003 Pushcart Prize in poetry.
Nick Honerkamp, Archeology Institute, offered a detailed explanation of Native American culture between A.D. 900 – 1540 with the lecture Strolling Down Riverside Drive, c. A.D. 900 . Honerkamp spoke at the Chattanooga Regional History Museum.
Joseph Kizza, Computer Science, is one of only four Tennessee-based scholars and one of 14 computer scientists selected to receive the 2003-2004 J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship. Since January, the associate professor of computer science has been involved in an exchange program with Makerere University in Uganda.
Stephen LeWinter, art, is one of twenty participants from across the country selected to attend the Japan Institute at San Diego State University. LeWinter was awarded a Sasakawa Fellowship from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to support his participation in the program.
Charles Lippy, Martin Distinguished Professor, philosophy and religion, is one of three Americans invited to speak at an international conference in Dresden, Germany, this fall at the Hannah Arendt Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism. The theme of the conference is "Pluralism, Fundamentalism, and Freedom of Religion."
Bob Lyon has been named Vice Chancellor for University Advancement. Lyon comes to UTC from Vanderbilt University, where his title was Associate Vice-Chancellor of University Development.
Wilfred M. McClay , SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities and history, delivered the Winter commencement address before approximately 500 graduates in McKenzie Arena. The title of McClay's address was "A Land of Second Chances."
Harry McDonald, Chair of Excellence in 21st Century Engineering and Chief Research Scientist , SimCenter was inducted into the Royal Academy of Engineering at a black-tie dinner hosted by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. The Royal Academy of Engineering brings together over 1200 distinguished engineers, who come from all engineering disciplines to promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of the people of the United Kingdom.
Jonathan McNair, UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition and Director, Music Technology Center, has had his composition SONATA FOR SOLO PERCUSSION selected for performance at the 2004 College Music Society Southern Chapter Meeting at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg Mississippi.
Gail Meyer, chemistry, gave an informal talk at a Sigma Xi brown bag lunch. The title of her talk was "Factors that Influence Successful Students in Science."
Marcia Noe, English and coordinator of Women's Studies, was elected Faculty Secretary.
Greg O'Dea , UC Foundation Associate Professor, English, has been named director of the University Honors Program (UHON). O'Dea served several years as Assistant Director of UHON, and most recently as Interim Director.
David Pittenger, currently the Head of the Department of Psychology has been named Associate Provost for Academic Administration, effective May, 2004 upon the retirement of Acting Associate Provost Dr. Dan Quarles.
Richard Rice, history and co-director of the Asia Program, was elected Faculty Senate President.
Joanie Sompayrac, Accounting and Finance, has been appointed Assistant Director of the University Honors Program, effective next fall.
Barbara Ann Wofford, Director of Affirmative Action has been appointed to Humanities Tennessee, which annually conducts the Southern Festival of Books, annually held in Nashville The event will move to Memphis in 2004 due to construction in Nashville. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Tennessee also provides grants to historical societies and museums through the Community History Development Fund.
Status of UTC Doctoral programs
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga awarded its first doctorates during a hooding ceremony at fall commencement. Twenty-two physical therapy students earned Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees during the ceremony.
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees unanimously passed a proposal for UTC to begin offering a doctorate in computational engineering, the first Ph.D. program for the campus. The new doctorate will draw upon the resources of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, the UTC Graduate School in Computational Engineering, and the UTC SimCenter. The program has also gained approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and awaits approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS.)
The UTC Faculty Senate recently voted 20-5 to approve a new doctoral program in educational leadership. Approval must also be given by UT Board of Trustees, The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS.)
Congratulations to those who received awards at Faculty Honors Day.
