This year we have renamed the Extraordinary Contributions to Campus Life Award for longtime UT administrator Charlie Burchett. A World War II veteran and former Knox County Schools administrator, Burchett served as UT dean of students for more than 30 years.
2009 Charles R. Burchett
Extraordinary Contributions to Campus Life Award
JEFF WILCOX
Jeff Wilcox
is a senior from Fayetteville, Tennessee. He has had a great impact on the university community, serving this last year as president of the Student Government Association. Wilcox got involved on campus early as a member of Freshman Council, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. He managed the freshman 'CarniVOL' event and has served as a UT Ambassador Scholar, leading tours for prospective students, and on the UT Traffic and Parking Authority committee. Wilcox's commitment to UT has been unmistakable throughout his years of campus involvement.
JULIE LYNCH
Julie Lynch is a graduate student in the College Student Personnel masters program. After completing her undergraduate degree at the Univeristy of Connecticut, Lynch wasted no time getting involved on campus. She has served this year as president of the Graduate Student Association, as vice president of finance and membership of the College Student Personnel Association; as a member of the Commission for LGBT People; and on the Student Health Advisory Committee. In addition, she was a graduate assistant in the office of Student Orientation and Leadership Development, playing a large part in the selection of UT's Orientation Leaders, the coordination of freshman orientation and planning the annual Student Leadership Conference.
ME4UT
The organization ME4UT was founded in 2000 to assist the Admissions Office with recruiting and building relationships with African-American students interested in UT. The 42 students in the organization commit 60 volunteer hours each year and facilitate three overnight campus visits for minority students and their families. Students help organize the events, plan workshops and share their own experiences at UT. They also lead tours and answer parents’ questions. Since the organization’s inception, the African-American freshman class enrollment has increased from 250 to more than 400; much credit for this can be directly attributed to ME4UT effort.
