Alumni Awards
Professional Achievement
In honor of outstanding contributions to a profession
The Alumni Professional Achievement Award recognizes alumni who have a record of notable career accomplishments and a history of outstanding contributions to their profession. The award is presented to acknowledge their success which brings honor and credit to The University of Tennessee.
Previous Recipients
2023
- Linda Averett (’70)
- Mona Blanton-Kitts (’85, ’91)
- Dr. Charlotte M. Farmer (’96)
- Jason Little (’97)
- Dr. Jon Kevin Loebbaka (’85)
- Lelan A. Statom (’86)
2022
- Edward L. Ayers (’74)
- Laura Beth Brown (’88)
- David Clark (’91)
- Andrew Foust (’04)
- David C. Guth Jr. (’81)
- Winston S. Williams Jr. (’04)
2021
- Molly Pitt Adams (’84)
- Ashley Capps (’79)
- James T. Denton (’86)
- Vernon (Tom) Gilbert (’50, ’54)
- Jerry L. Johnson (’94)
- Marie Williams (’93)
2019
- Keith Carver Jr. (’95, ’09)
- Robert McCabe (’72, ’78)
- Marshall Ramsey (’91)
- Holly Sullivan (’94, ’98)
- Delores Ziegler (’79)
2018
- Fred Dixon Jr. (’91)
- Jenneen Kaufman (’92)
- Ken May (’94)
- James I. Newsome III (’76, ’77)
- Kimberly Schlapman (’92)
2017
- Barbie S. Bigelow (’85)
- Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. (’70)
- Tim Love (’94)
- Matthew Thornton III (’01)
- Charles P. Tombras Jr. (’64)
2016
- Nannette A. Baker (’78)
- Larry W. Carroll (’78)
- Wade C. Guyton (’95)
- Janice M. McKinley (’75)
- Mitch Patel (’91, ’93)
2015
- Carol V. Aebersold (’70)
- C. Keith Boswell (’80)
- Nathan Sam Dougherty (’62, ’70)
- Dwight “Book” Hutchins (’86)
- Jim Flood (’80)
2014
- David Bohan (’70)
- Harold Conner (’68)
- John Hubbard (’83)
- Kenneth Mossman (’70, ’73)
2013
- Kathy Caldwell, P.E. (’85)
- Dr. Teresa Compton (’80, ’84)
- Reggie McKenzie (’86)
- Jo-Marie St. Martin (’85)
2012
- Tom Bell (’70)
- Charles Hankins (’79)
- Hashem Mehrdad “Hash” Hashemian (’77)
- Robin Klehr Avia (’76)
- Shirley Raines (’67, ’79)
2011
- Karen Brown (’82)
- Ralph Heath (’70, ’75)
- Justice Sharon G. Lee (’75, ’78)
- Diana Whaley (’96)
