Staff
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Staff Spotlight: Jake Working Brings Engineering Background to Advising
Jacob Working brings experience of his engineering degree to his role as MSE advisor.
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Skipper Named New Director of Heath IBEP
The college in conjunction with the Haslam College of Business has named Ben Skipper as the new director of Heath IBEP.
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Callahan Named New Tickle College of Engineering Director of Communications
“Melissa has a great understanding of where we are as a college, the positive trajectory we are on, and her leadership will be a critical factor in helping us achieve our goals,” said Dean Matthew Mench, the Wayne T. Davis Dean’s Chair of the college. “We’re excited to see what the future holds.”
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Staff Spotlight: Mark Volk Brings Reliability Experience to RMC
Mark Volk joined UT’s Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) as the reliability project manager in 2020. He oversees the RMC Training Factory, the Futures Lab, RMIC certification projects, student projects, training development and delivery, and interfaces with RMC partners.
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Staff Spotlight: Wanda Turpin Helps Vols Plan to Go Pro
Wanda Turpin is the administrative specialist for our Engineering Professional Practice office. Her role keeps her on the forefront of the program, providing information, coordinating appointments with advisors, and planning events like the Engineering Expo or the annual cookout.
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Thompson and Skutnik Fill New Roles for Office of Academic and Student Affairs
“I am delighted to be working with these two energetic and visionary women in launching new initiatives for TCE to promote engineering and build partnerships to attract a great workforce to engineering from all walks of life,” said Ozlem Kilic, associate dean of academic and student affairs.
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Staff Spotlight: Adam Cain Maintains Materials Machines
Adam Cain joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2017 as the senior IT technologist. In this role, he offers support for faculty and staff computers, software licensed to the department, new computer purchases, and most anything IT related that is not covered by campus-wide OIT.
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Staff Spotlight: Leah Buffington Makes Sure Every Event is Special
“One of my favorite things to do is partner people with vendors and other campus units,” said Buffington. “I enjoy developing relationships with a variety of vendors and then sharing them with my TCE colleagues. Need a balloon artist? Custom linens? The perfect orange popcorn? Just let me know!”
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Griffin’s Contributions Acknowledged with Beacon of Light Award
“I am humbled and thankful for this recognition,” said Griffin. “I extend special thanks to Multicultural Student Life for building collaborations with TCE, it past support of faculty/staff, and service to our students.”
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Staff Spotlight: Shelby Carter Joins the Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Shelby Carter joined the college this year as the new administrative specialist in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs. In this role, she often deals with scholarships awarded through the college, and she serves the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs with student matters. Carter also helps coordinate the annual Engineers Day on campus.