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Scholarship recipients

Generosity is lighting the way for the next generation.

Each year, UT Alumni Chapters and Councils award scholarships to students from across the country. The generosity from alumni and friends helps to ease financial burdens and enhances the Volunteer experiences for these students.

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2023 Scholarship Recipients

Hailey Aldrich, electrical engineering
Southern Middle TN UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Princess Amobi, nutrition
Tamika Catchings UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Ellie Antenucci, anthropology
Patouillet Family Pittsburgh UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Natalie Apuzzo, natural resource & envir econ
West Palm Beach UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Talia Armoza, interior architecture
Washington DC UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Elizabeth Arnold, biological sciences
St. Louis UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Emmaline Arntz, kinesiology
Phil and Margo Jacobs Houston UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship Recipient

Lanella Atchley, social work
William and Margaret Bowker UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Megan Axelson, education
Phil and Margo Jacobs Nashville Area UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Leighanna Baker, nursing
Haywood County UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Virginia Balogh, nursing
Birmingham UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Harrison Barnes, pre-professional programs
Linda and JD Sullivan UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Harrison Barnes, exploratory
Sullivan County UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Hunter Barnes, kinesiology
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Jaclynn Basl, nursing
Phoenix UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Amar Bates, electrical engineering
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Carson Beck, supply chain management
Brian Daniel UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Ella Beddingfield, economics
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Lynnex Bell, nursing
Army ROTC

Tiffany Black, english
Jacksonville UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Stella Blakeborough, psychology
Atlanta UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Kim Boih, marketing
Decosta Jenkins UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Taylor Boyer, law
UT Knoxville Young Alumni Scholarship

Mckenzie Bradley, pre-professional programs
Jamie and Jennifer Houdeshell UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Lexi Bradshaw, nursing
Chattanooga UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Erika Brown, journalism & electronic media
Central Ohio UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Dainne Butler, biological sciences
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Kayla Campbell, supply chain management
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Kylie Castro, pre-professional programs
Miami/Fort Lauderdale UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Andres Cesena, physics
Robert Thomas Keenan UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Demaranna Cleaves, accounting
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Destiny Cole, psychology
Southwest Florida UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Grace Cole, forestry
UT Knoxville Retirees Association Scholarship

Kevonna Cook, kinesiology
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Maria Cortez Sanchez, industrial engineering
Alan Berry Cookeville and Crossville Tri-Star UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Blakeley Coyne, business adm exploratory track
Sarasota UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Cyrus Cross, exploratory track
Seattle UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Rose Danenhauer, physics
Cincinnati UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Ava Davis, architecture
Chancellor’s Associates UTK Scholarship

Anthony De Leon Matta, business analytics
Fulton High School UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Anthony De Leon Matta, business analytics
Knoxville UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Victor Dominguez, pre-medicine
Army ROTC

Sunniva Dough, accounting
Ferguson Family UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Cam’ron Douglas, pre-vet/biology
Haywood County UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Breeharra Duff, english
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Dylan Dunn, business adm exploratory track
Birmingham UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Mallory Egly, psychology
Nashville Region UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jace Farr, education
Avery and Barbara Petty UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

William Fowler, psychology
Al Wilson UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Alyssa Gable, kinesiology
Hawkins Dershimer UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Atom Garcia, modern foreign lang/literature
Benjamin Gregory Trotter LGBTQ+ UT Knoxville Alumni Council Scholarship

Samantha Gerstner, pre-law
Army ROTC

Maria Gomez, marketing
Latino UT Knoxville Alumni Council Scholarship

Marsillais Gorechier, arts & sci exploratory track
Judith Small UT Knoxville Alumni Flagship Scholarship

Marsillais Gorechier, arts & sci exploratory track
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Hunter Graney, finance
Seattle UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Lauryn Griffin, finance
Southwest Florida UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Ada Grinder, animal science
Schumacher Family UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Haley Groncki, nursing
Noah Hays Charlotte UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Claudia Grove, exploratory track
Akard Family SAA

Colton Gulbrand, biological sciences
Kurt Gulbrand UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Faith Gunn, psychology
New York UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Ethan Haas, management
Chancellor’s Associates UTK Scholarship

Darryk Hall, finance
Patricia Melosh Denver UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Gretta Hammond, nursing
Joe Harold Brown Memorial UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship (Nursing)

Gretta Hammond, nursing
Keegan and Riley Bryant Memorial Tri Star UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Cassie Harlow, psychology
West Palm Beach UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Laila Harper, kinesiology
Kevin Robert Burns Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Laila Harper, kinesiology
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Eliana Harshbarger, psychology
Knoxville UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Ethan Hollins, biological sciences
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Jessica Hosken, supply chain management
John and Mary Hawley Northern Virginia UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship Endowment

Diana Hreish, kinesiology
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Mary Louise Bernice Huff, biological sciences
Miranda Genese Hill UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Isabella Hughes, advertising
Atlanta UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Keyira Hunt, art
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Cecilia Hutton, political science
North Alabama UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Mariusi Irankunda, geology and environmental sciences
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Katelynn Jackson, child and family studies
Betty M. Gill UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Daniel Joaquin De Jesus, pre-professional programs
Fulton High School UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Demetrice Jones, kinesiology
Nashville Region UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Mikiyah Kariem, pre-medicine
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Casadi Keithley, management
Cleo Jones Lester SAA UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Colin Kelley, nuclear engineering
North Alabama UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Sarah Kennedy, journalism & electronic media
Tampa UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Brooke Kilday, wildlife & fisheries science
Ambassador Kenneth Rush UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Edith Kiprono, human resource management
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Natalie Kirkland, biological sciences
Central Savannah River UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Natalie Kirkland, biological sciences
JC Tucker CSRA UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Erika Klejka, finance
UT Knoxville Retirees Association Scholarship

Samuel Kolowith, civil engineering
Columbia SC UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Khylia Lamb, exploratory track
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Brianna Lay, civil engineering
Ambassador Kenneth Rush UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Logan Leatherwood, finance
Richmond UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Mariah Ledbetter, marketing
Betty Coley Neal UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Sophie Lyons , nutrition
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Dariana Martre, business administration
UT Knoxville Young Alumni Scholarship

Madeline Mccage, architecture
Haywood County UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Russell Mccoig, civil engineering
Gruden Family Knoxville Area UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Grace McGowan, kinesiology
New York UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Gracen Miller, pre-law
Brenda and Phil Wenk UTK Alumni Chapter Tri-Star Scholarship

Sam Miller, special education
Joe Harold Brown Memorial UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship (Special Ed)

Sam Miller, special education
Knoxville UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Amari Mills, journalism & electronic media
Small Family UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Alay Mistry, pre-denstistry
Mason & Emily Jones UT Knoxville Alumni SAA Scholarship

Dylan Mize, supply chain management
Sevier County UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jordan Morris, aerospace engineering
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Avery Morrison, supply chain management
McDonald Family UT Knoxville Alumni Haslam College of Business Scholarship

Tyler Myers, biology
Mike and Nancy Berry UT Knoxville Alumni SAA Scholarship

Jordan Nance, architecture
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Saige O’Rourke, business analytics
Ambassador Kenneth Rush UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Joah Ochoa, elementary education
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Lindsay Ott, accounting
Knoxville UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jermaine Parker, architecture
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Krisha Patel, aerospace engineering
Washington County UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Daniel Peoples, computer science
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Julie Pham, biological sciences
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Lauren Phillips, natural resource & envir econ
Chancellor’s Associates UTK Scholarship

Erin Pisciotto, finance
Charleston UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Alexia Pittman, biological sciences
Richmond UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Alexa Powers, anthropology
Gary and Elaine Beard Army ROTC UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Isabella Presutti, exploratory track
Thomas Ryan Lopez-Hankins UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Abhi Purohit, information sciences
Susan & Tommy Crunk UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Oliver Ritter, business adm exploratory track
Bradley Michael Bernard UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Sofia Roberts, business adm exploratory track
San Diego UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jase Robinson, pre-professional programs
Williamson County UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Tyler Rogers, supply chain management
French Family UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Madelyn Rose, psychology
Williamson County UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Abigail Rucker, journalism & electronic media
Austin UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Abigail Rucker, journalism & electronic media
Shapiro Family Austin UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Julie Ruiz Archundia, psychology
Wallace Carden UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Roni Ruiz Archundia, exploratory track
Wallace Carden UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Dylan Sacksteder, supply chain management
Sarasota UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jocelyn Sanchez, education
Latino Alumni Council UT Knoxville Tri-Star Scholarship

Wyatt Saponari, finance
Greg and Fonda Cantrell UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Madison Schletzer, psychology
Morgan & Yolanda Ann Bernardini UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Loren Seagrave, theatre
Brandon Gibson UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship for the Arts & Culture

Jesse Sealand, biology
Brenda and Phil Wenk UTK Alumni Chapter Tri-Star Scholarship

Ashley Segovia, biological sciences
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Savanna Senn, interior architecture
Columbia SC UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Kalyn Sheddan, nursing
Central HS UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Kiersten Shern, supply chain management
Tallahassee UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Nathan Skubic, finance
Triangle Area UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Ruby Smartt, advertising
Chicago UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Cassandra Sotelo, marketing
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Logan Starkey, finance
Banks-Shields UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Ryley Starmack, chemical engineering
Columbia SC UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Deliyah Stephenson, chemistry
UT Knoxville Black Alumni Scholarship

Jake Sullivan, sport management
Los Angeles UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Jasmine Sullivan, economics
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Elias Tessema, biological sciences
Nashville Region UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Chante Thomas, studio art
Austin East UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Chante Thomas, studio art
Bernice Smith Austin East UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Chante Thomas, studio art
Danny and Shawn White UTK Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Jayda Thornton, political science
Sawyers Belk UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Kamilya Tlemcani, biomedical engineering
R. Joshua Dobbs North Atlanta UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Merrie Urban, animal science
Linda and JD Sullivan UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Harley Valentine, construction science & ag systems
Ambassador Kenneth Rush UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Evelyn Vander Zwaag, marketing
Ozier Family Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter ECS Scholarship

Angie Vega, human resource management
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Sarah Vincent, special education
North Alabama UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Stephen Walker, industrial engineering
Kacy and Marcella Cruze Rodgers UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Stephen Walker, industrial engineering
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Reese Wargo, child and family studies
Upstate SC UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Dawson Welch, hospitality and tourism management
Northwest Arkansas UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Barret Welchons, exploratory track
Ozier Family Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Westminster Scholarship

Abbie White, chemical engineering
Central HS UT Knoxville Alumni Tri-Star Scholarship

Courtney Wickline, animal science
Sarah Elizabeth Keenan UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Mollie Wilkinson, business adm exploratory track
New York UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Bryanna Williams, psychology
Katie and Keith Cole UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Maleah Williams, marketing
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Jalin Wilsom, pre-pharmacy
Alumni Board Vols Pay It Forward UT Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Lyndi Woods, chemistry
James Deck Washington County UTK Knoxville Alumni Scholarship

Bethany Wright, interior architecture
Tracey Stewart Biumi Memorial UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Calie Wrona, journalism & electronic media
Noah Hays Charlotte UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Jescile Young, finance
Memphis UT Knoxville Alumni Pledge Chapter Scholarship

Megan Zimmerman, marketing
Pittsburgh UT Knoxville Alumni Chapter Scholarship