Chancellor’s Leadership Academy
The Chancellor’s Leadership Academy is a leadership development program created to build and expand professional and personal leadership within a diverse community of approximately 30 faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Over the course of eight months, the program allows individuals to learn directly from top university leadership, build upon their strengths, master the importance of collaboration and problem solving, and be empowered to provide strategic and meaningful leadership within the campus community.
Class of 2025–26
Jane Barghothi
Division of Advancement
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement
John Bell
Haslam College of Business
Department Head, Supply Chain Management
Doug Bohner
UT Institute of Agriculture
Chief Operating Officer
Brad Day
Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Initiatives
Michael Higdon
Winston College of Law
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and W. Allen Separk Distinguished Professor of Law
Mingzhou Jin
Tickle College of Engineering
Department Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Samantha Johnson
Division of Finance and Administration
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Shared Services
Tarah Keeler
Division of Finance and Administration
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ellen McIntyre
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Dean
Charlie Noble
Haslam College of Business
President, Faculty Senate
Gina Owens
College of Arts and Sciences
Department Head, Psychology
Sean Patterson
UT Police Department
Chief of Police
Justin Rhinehart
UT Extension
Assistant Dean
Lauren Rucker
Division of Enrollment Management
Chief Strategy Officer
David Smelser
Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
Senior Director of Innovation and Optimization
Thankam Sunil
Department of Public Health and Department of Nutrition
Department Head, Public Health
Marieke Van Puymbroeck
Graduate School
Vice Provost and Dean
Krista Weigand
Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
Director, Center for National Security and Foreign Affairs
Matt Williams
Office of Innovative Technologies
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Security and Technology Officer