The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has appointed 12 new members to the Alumni Board of Directors for 2020-2021. These dedicated alumni volunteers will work together on several goals with a primary goal of bolstering student success through endowed scholarships.
Established in 2009, the Alumni Board of Directors currently has 31 members and 10 ex-officio members, including Chancellor Donde Plowman. The 2020–21 Alumni Board of Directors is led by President Phil Jacobs (’77).
“We have another amazing class of distinguished volunteer leaders joining the UT Knoxville Alumni Board,” said Duane Wiles, associate vice chancellor for alumni affairs. “They truly bleed orange and model the Volunteer Spirit.”
New 2020-2021 Alumni Board of Director members include:
1-Year Term:
Reginald (Reggie) Porter (’97, ’00), Senior Vice President for Enterprise Operations, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
2-Year Term:
Charles Hankins (’79, ’98), President and Chief Medical Officer, Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX
3-Year Term:
Brooklyn Belk (’06), Attorney, Weinberg, Wheeler, and Hudgins, Atlanta, GA
Ivie Burns (’91,), Sr. Vice President and Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley, Murfreesboro, TN
Jacqueline Cavnar (’94), COO, Mid Health America of the Mid South, Nashville, TN
Harold Conner (’68, ’78), Principal Engineering Specialist, Strata-G Staffing LLC, Knoxville, TN
Susan Foard (’84, ’85), Public Accountant, President and CEO, PUGH CPA’s, Knoxville, TN
Todd Metcalf (’93), Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, DC
Robert (Bob) Murphy (’80), Regional Practice Leader, KCI Technologies Inc., Nashville, TN
Terry Smith (’80), Community Volunteer, Rogers, AR
Presidential Appointees:
Bill Freeman (’71), Chairman/Co-Founder, Freeman Webb Inc., Nashville, TN
Lori Wharton (’83), CFO, Aegis Health Group Inc., Brentwood, TN
Established in 2009, the Alumni Board of Directors currently has 31 members and 10 ex-officio members, including Chancellor Donde Plowman. The 2020–21 Alumni Board of Directors is led by President Phil Jacobs (’77).
“We have another amazing class of distinguished volunteer leaders joining the UT Knoxville Alumni Board,” said Duane Wiles, associate vice chancellor for alumni affairs. “They truly bleed orange and model the Volunteer Spirit.”
New 2020-2021 Alumni Board of Director members include:
1-Year Term:
Reginald (Reggie) Porter (’97, ’00), Senior Vice President for Enterprise Operations, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
2-Year Term:
Charles Hankins (’79, ’98), President and Chief Medical Officer, Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX
3-Year Term:
Brooklyn Belk (’06), Attorney, Weinberg, Wheeler, and Hudgins, Atlanta, GA
Ivie Burns (’91,), Sr. Vice President and Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley, Murfreesboro, TN
Jacqueline Cavnar (’94), COO, Mid Health America of the Mid South, Nashville, TN
Harold Conner (’68, ’78), Principal Engineering Specialist, Strata-G Staffing LLC, Knoxville, TN
Susan Foard (’84, ’85), Public Accountant, President and CEO, PUGH CPA’s, Knoxville, TN
Todd Metcalf (’93), Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, DC
Robert (Bob) Murphy (’80), Regional Practice Leader, KCI Technologies Inc., Nashville, TN
Terry Smith (’80), Community Volunteer, Rogers, AR
Presidential Appointees:
Bill Freeman (’71), Chairman/Co-Founder, Freeman Webb Inc., Nashville, TN
Lori Wharton (’83), CFO, Aegis Health Group Inc., Brentwood, TN
