Joy T. DeSensi
Chancellor’s Professor Joy T. DeSensi, professor of exercise, sport and leisure studies, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, and associate dean of the Graduate School, is passionate about the sociocultural issues of sport and all aspects of diversity and ethics in sport management. A prolific researcher, she co-authored the book, Ethics and Morality in Sport Management, has led numerous national professional organizations and has been recognized often for her commitment to teaching. For more details about her life and many accomplishments, click here.
Charles Glisson
Chancellor’s Professor Charles Glisson, distinguished professor of social work, finds ways to cut through red tape so that social and mental health services can be delivered to troubled children. As director of the Children’s Mental Health Services Center, he designs practical steps that improve child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health. His distinguished career includes leadership positions in professional organizations and extensive roles as lead investigator on federally funded research projects. For more details about his life and many accomplishments, click here.
Sally Horn
Chancellor’s Professor Sally Horn, professor of geography, examines the effect of human activity and climatic change on the vegetation of the Latin American tropics. When not on campus, Horn and her graduate students are likely to be found hiking to remote areas to extract sediment samples from the bottoms of tropical lakes. For more details about her life and many accomplishments, click here.
Harry "Hap" McSween
Chancellor’s Professor Harry “Hap” McSween, head of the department of earth and planetary sciences, studies meteorites and what they tell us about the formation and evolution of the solar system. A highly respected member of the UT faculty for more than 30 years, he is especially proud to be the namesake for asteroid 5223, McSween. For more details about his life and many accomplishments, click here.
John T. Mentzer
Chancellor’s Professor John T. “Tom” Mentzer, professor of marketing and logistics, College of Business Administration, is nationally recognized for his teaching, cutting edge research and extensive publishing in the field of logistics and marketing. He has served as a consultant to more than 100 corporations and government agencies. For more details about his life and many accomplishments, click here.
George Pharr
Chancellor’s Professor George Pharr, head of the materials science and engineering department, and a dual UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory appointment, has gained national and international recognition as a leader in the areas of mechanical behavior of materials, nanoindentation and thin film mechanical properties. For more details about his life and many accomplishments, click here.
Carol Tenopir
Chancellor’s Professor Carol Tenopir, professor of information sciences in the College of Communication and Information, studies the ways the digital age affects how we retrieve and process information. A highly productive teacher and researcher, she has published and taught extensively about the impact of technology on reference librarians and scientists. She is recognized as a thought leader in the online information industry. For more details about her life and many accomplishments, click here.