A bee visits a UT Martin campus flower.
FROM LEARNING ENGLISH TO EARNING A DEGREE – CARRIZALES INSPIRES FAMILY
MARTIN, TENN., July 1, 2022 – FIRST TO GRADUATE – Graduation became a family celebration
when Sinahi Carrizales participated in commencement May 7 at UT Martin’s Kathleen and Tom Elam
Center. She became the first from either side of her family to graduate from college. Family members
pictured with Sinahi (center) at her May graduation were (l, r) her father, Jose; youngest brother, Ramses;
younger sister, Ivy; younger brother, Jose Carrizales Jr.; grandmother, Eva; and mother, Mayra.
Somerville is home to the Carrizales family.
HISTORY FACULTY MEMBER HONORED FOR CIVIL WAR SCHOLARSHIP
MARTIN, TENN., June 30, 2022 – CIVIL WAR SCHOLAR HONORED – Dr. Timothy B. Smith,
history lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy, was presented the Frank E. Vandiver
Award of Merit in May by the Houston Civil War Round Table. A large wooden Minie ball symbolizing
the award was presented to Smith by the Houston (Texas) Civil War Round Table.
UT MARTIN’S CINDY WEST AMONG RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 PRESIDENT’S
WEST RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S AWARD – Cindy West,
dean of the UT Martin College of Education, Health and Behavioral Sciences, received one of
seven President’s Awards presented to faculty and staff throughout the UT System. The awards
were presented following the UT Board of Trustees annual meeting June 24 in Knoxville. West
is pictured with University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd.
LOCAL RESIDENTS GRADUATE FROM 2022 WESTSTAR CLASS
Kimberly Jones
UT MARTIN FACULTY AND STAFF VISIT NILE UNIVERSITY
NILE UNIVERSITY VISIT – Five UT Martin faculty and staff visited Nile University May 27-June 3 to strengthen and expand the new collaborative relationship that was announced in the fall of 2021 between the two universities. The arrangement will allow Nile University students to earn a dual MBA-EMBA from UT Martin’s College of Business and Global Affairs and the Nile University School of Business Administration. In this May 29 photo, Dr. Mahmoud Haddad (top facing row, right) addresses a meeting of representatives from both universities that includes Dr. Phil Cavalier (right, head of the table). Haddad is a UT Martin professor of finance, and Cavalier is the university’s provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Others visible in the photo from UT Martin are (top facing row, third from left) Stephanie Butler, coordinator of international student services; (fourth from left) Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student success coordinator; and (third from right) Erica Bell, director of UT Martin Regional Centers and Online Programs.
UT MARTIN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, MASTER PLAN RECEIVE BOARD APPROVAL
MARTIN, TENN., June 27, 2022 – PRESENTING THE MASTER PLAN – Chancellor Keith Carver
presents the UT Martin Campus Master Plan to the Finance and Administration Committee of the UT
Board of Trustees on June 23 prior to the full board meeting June 24. The plan received full board
approval. The annual meeting was held in the Student Union Ballroom on the UT Knoxville campus.
THREE UT MARTIN NOYCE SCHOLARS BEGIN MASTER’S DEGREES
Three University of Tennessee at Martin Noyce Scholars signed a contract agreeing to
fulfill the program’s requirements as they begin their Master of Science in Initial Licensure at
UT Martin. Pictured (l,r) is Petra McPherson, senior vice chancellor for finance and
administration; Grace Looney, of Millington; Taylor Dennis, of Jackson; Terae Phelps, of Union
City; and Dr. Steve Elliott, professor of mathematics and statistics and UT Martin STEM Center
director.
Jackson State Community College awarded $673,000 Perkins READI Grant JSCC chosen as one of seven institutions to receive funding
Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings met with leaders of colleges receiving the Perkins READI grants. From left: Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Murfreesboro President Carol Puryear; Chancellor Flora W. Tydings; Volunteer State Community College President Orinthia Montague; Tim Dellinger, vice president for financial and administrative affairs, Jackson State Community College; TCAT Knoxville President Kelli Chaney; TCAT Crossville President Cliff Wightman, and TCAT Dickson President Arrita Summers.
2022 WESTSTAR CLASS HONORED; RANDY BOYD NAMED HONORARY GRADUATE
HONORARY GRADUATE – UT System President Randy Boyd
(center) was welcomed as the WestStar Leadership Program’s fourth honorary graduate June 21 during
WestStar’s annual graduation event at The Venue at Twin Oaks in Humboldt. Boyd also served at the
event’s keynote speaker. Thirty graduates in the 2022 class bring the total to 916 WestStar alumni since
the program was established in 1989. Presenting his WestStar plaque are Dr. Keith Carver (l), UT Martin
chancellor, and Dr. Charley Deal, secretary of the board for WestStar and UT Martin vice chancellor for
university advancement.
UT MARTIN STUDENT TO COMPETE IN MISS TENNESSEE COMPETITION
Emily Pennington, a UT Martin student from McMinnville, is set to compete in the
Miss Tennessee Scholarship Competition on June 25 at the Cannon Center for the Performing
Arts in Memphis.
UT MARTIN PARSONS CENTER GRAD COMBINES EDUCATION DREAMS WITH DEDICATION
MARTIN, TENN., June 9, 2022 – GRADUATES FROM PARSONS CENTER – Hayden Bass,
of Hohenwald, receives a fist bump from UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver during UT
Martin’s May commencement. Bass completed another step toward a career in education when
he received his Bachelor of Science in Education on May 7 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam
Center. He earned his degree while attending the UT Martin Parsons Center, one of the
university’s five regional centers in West Tennessee.
