Notable Woman Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012-13 award! Follow this link for details.

HISTORY

ESTABLISHED: Fall 1995

JUSTIFICATION: Dr. Milton Klein, the University’s Historian, recommended that outstanding women connected with UT be honored on an annual basis. In 1995, the Commission for Women inaugurated the Notable UTK Women Award to recognize women at the University. The award was setup to honor faculty and staff, alumnae, or administrators for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the University.

GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES

Award is given annually and is announced at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet in the Spring. The award recognizes women from three rotating categories:

· Administrator
· Alumnae
· Faculty and staff

The Commission members from a slate prepared by the Notable UT Woman Committee will select the honoree.

AWARD CRITERIA/ATTRIBUTES:

· A Woman who is outstanding in her field of study.
· A woman who is a pioneer or groundbreaker- the first to achieve something noteworthy.
· A women who has conducted gender-related research or research with beneficial effects for women.

AWARD PRIZES/HONORS:

· Framed certificate
· Plaque displayed in the University Center
· Display in Hodges Library

AWARD WINNERS:

2007	Dean Mary Albrecht
2006	Dr. Nancy Moore Goslee
2005	Nancy Ann DeParle
2004	Dr. Faye Julian
	Dr. Marian Moffett
2003	Dr. Anna Nabelek
2002	The Honorable Shirley B. Underwood
2001	Dr. Lorayne Lester
	Dr. Anne Mayhew
2000	Dr. Nathalia Wright
1999	Dr. Margaret Perry
1998	Mary Douglas Ayres Ewell
1997	Dr. Lida Barrett
1996	Ann Tanner Taylor
1995	Angie Warren Perkins (Appointed the first Dean of Women in 1898.)

To view information on honorees prior to 1998, please contact the Commission for Women.