
UT dedicated an office in the Engineering Professional Practice suite in the Zeanah Engineering Complex in honor of Harold Conner and his wife.
ISE and Green Magnet STEM Academy have been outreach partners since 2019, and in 2021, alum Chelsea Hooker and Assistant Professor of Practice Laura Knight expanded this relationship by adding a creative mentoring program for fourth graders.

Jessica Boles is someone who leaves a place in better shape than when she arrived. From UT to MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), she built a legacy of community engagement that resonates for future students. Boles earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, in 2015 and 2017 respectively, from UT’s Min H. Kao Department of…

TCE alumna Tiffany Sithiphone actively supports Women in Engineering at UT as she earns national recognition for her leadership in career and diversity roles.
Alumnus Gregory Murphy has applied his UT engineering education toward leadership in industry and establishing an impactful professorial career.

Jamie Porter (BS/NE ’08; MS/NE ’09; PhD/NE ’12) was the first African American woman to graduate from the Department of Nuclear Engineering.

Kim Greene, a 1988 UT alumnae, has been named the 2021 Dougherty Award winner, the highest honor given by the Tickle College of Engineering.
We close our 2021 Black History Month celebration with a salute to some of our outstanding alumni (and one soon-to-be-alumni). These trailblazing scientists and leaders represent the ongoing spirit of Engineering Vols around the world. Click below to learn more about these amazing Engineering Vols. Sonya Baskerville, BS/IE ’89 Travis Bass, BS/IE ’20 Harold Conner,…