NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today appointed 20 members to the new advisory boards for each of the four campuses within the University of Tennessee system: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; The University of Tennessee at Martin; and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The advisory boards were created under the UT FOCUS Act passed by the General Assembly last session.

“These board members will positively impact the multiple and diverse campuses that comprise the UT system,” Haslam said. “We wanted members who could focus their attention on the individual campuses and respond nimbly to the specific needs of each institution.”

The UT advisory board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. Each board is comprised of five public members, one faculty member and one student member.

“We’re extremely excited to work with our newly appointed advisory board members to help us achieve our goals to educate the region’s brightest students,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor. Dr. Chris Caldwell, professor of mathematics, was elected by the university’s faculty senate to serve a two-year term as faculty appointee to the UT Martin advisory board.

The governor’s appointees are as follows:

<strong>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga</strong>

The Honorable Muecke Barker, Signal Mountain
Fred Decosimo, Signal Mountain
Serina Desai, Chattanooga
Carole Hoffman, Hixson
Scott LeRoy, Chattanooga<strong> </strong>

<strong>University of Tennessee Health Science Center</strong>

Vicky Gregg, Chattanooga
Lynn Massingale, Knoxville
The Honorable Mark Norris, Collierville
Michael Ugwueke, Germantown
Phil Wenk, Brentwood

<strong>University of Tennessee, Knoxville</strong>

Alexia Poe, Nashville
Tom Smith, Nashville
John Tickle, Bristol
Syreeta Vaughn, Knoxville
Tim Williams, Knoxville

<strong>University of Tennessee at Martin</strong>

Hal Bynum, Sharon
Monice Hagler, Memphis
Art Sparks, Union City
Kyle Spurgeon, Jackson
Julia Wells, Jackson

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