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Home » Articles » Chancellor Plowman Announces 2024-2025 Chancellor’s Leadership Academy Class

Chancellor Plowman Announces 2024-2025 Chancellor’s Leadership Academy Class

September 13, 2024

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Chancellor Donde Plowman has announced the third class of the Chancellor’s Leadership Academy. 

The nine-month program brings together 20 emerging leaders from across the university to further develop their personal and professional leadership skills.  Each month the group will meet with Chancellor Plowman and other top university leaders to focus on an area of professional and personal leadership skills.

This year’s class includes deans, directors, associate deans, department heads, faculty and staff from various academic units and auxiliary departments.  

“I am excited to spend the next nine months with this talented group of colleagues as explore themes of leadership and learn from one another,” said Chancellor Donde Plowman. “This program has been a valuable opportunity for both those who participate in it and everyone at the university who benefits when we have strong and thoughtful leaders across campus.” 

Throughout the course participants are encouraged to develop relationships with their colleagues to cultivate a unified campus culture.  

The academy held its first meeting on September 11.  

See a list of this year’s class and previous classes here.  

Derek Alderman, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Professor
Faculty Senate President

Wade Bishop, College of Communication and Information, Professor 
Director of Graduate Studies

Michael Danquah, Tickle College of Engineering, Professor
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Owen Driskill, Office of the Provost, Associate Provost
Chief Operating Officer

Mike Galbreth, Haslam College of Business, Professor
Business Analytics and Statistics, Department Head

Mary Gitau, College of Social Work, Associate Professor of Practice
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion

Beth Gladden, Office of Communications and Marketing
Director of University Events and Protocol

Dan Harder, Office of Innovative Technologies
Chief Academic Technology Officer

RJ Hinde, College of Arts and Sciences, Professor
Interim Executive Dean

Veerle Keppens, Office of the Provost
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Beauvais Lyons, College of Arts and Sciences, Art, Chancellor’s Professor
Divisional Dean for Arts and Humanities

Kim McCullock, Office of Finance and Administration
Associate Vice Chancellor

Jeff Pappas, Natalie L. Haslam College of Music,
Dean

Paul Plummer, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Dean

Hollie Raynor, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Associate Dean of Research

Janet Schmitt, Office of Enrollment Management
Assistant Vice Provost

Shay Scott, Digital Learning
Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer

Marianne Wanamaker, Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs,
Dean

Patrick Williams, Office of Advancement
Chief Development Officer

Hongwei Xin, UT AgResearch, Dean, Director & Professor
Institute of Agriculture

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