Board of Governors
The Board of Governors serves as an advisory and advocacy group which works in conjunction with the UT Foundation and the university administration on the management and direction of the UT Alumni Association. Consisting of 36 members from across the UT System, the board meets three times a year to discuss engagement opportunities, to review programs and services, and to evaluate academic enrichment programs supported by the alumni association.
2026–27 Alumni Officers
Jimmie Mancell
President
Martin ’90
Health Science Center ’94
Collierville
Kimberly “Kim” W. Coffey
President-Elect
Chattanooga ’77, ’87
Health Science Center ‘78
Ooltewah
Jamia Stokes
Treasurer
Chattanooga ’03, ’05
Knoxville ’10, ’17
Mt. Juliet
Stephanie F. Simpson
Immediate Past President
Martin ’86
Knoxville ’92
Brentwood
2026–27 Members At-Large
Michael L. Alston
Martin ‘88, ’91
Memphis
Victor F. Andrews
Martin ‘86
Charlotte
Michael J. Banks
Knoxville ‘94
Brownsville
Major General W. Gary Beard
Knoxville ‘80
Jacksonville, Florida
Kino D. Becton
Chattanooga ‘’03, ’08
Ft. Mills, South Carolina
W. Griffin Birdsong
Martin Methodist College ‘’90
Martin ’91
Southern ’23
Pulaski
Randal “Randy” D. Boyd
Knoxville ’79
Knoxville
Terri Catafygiotu
Memphis
Crystal R. Cole
Knoxville ’01
Nashville
James “Jim” H. Duke, Jr.
Knoxville ’73
Brownsville
Mary E. Ergen
Agriculture ’78
Veterinary Medicine ’82
Goodlettsville
Rachel L. Gammon
Chattanooga ’88
Sparta
Nicholas M. Glenn
Martin ’05
Olive Branch, Mississippi
F. Marion Griscom
Chattanooga ’71
Chattanooga
Rhonda D. Hatfield
Chattanooga ‘96, ’00
Chickamauga, Georgia
Jacquelyn “Jackie” T. Johnson
Martin ’08, ’10
Chattanooga ’23
Martin
Jason T. Kelley
Agriculture ’06
Eva, Alabama
Denia G. Lash
Knoxville ’81
Maryville
Tanika S. Lester
Martin ’93, ’95
Memphis
David A. Martin
Chattanooga ’04
Knoxville ’06
Chattanooga
Michael “Mike” P. McCay
Knoxville ’06
Knoxville
Hunter T. McCord
Health Science Center ‘08
Cleveland
Chaz M. Molder
Knoxville ’05
Columbia
Elizabeth “Liz” A. Nother
Knoxville ’02
Knoxville
Worrick G. Robinson IV
Knoxville ’87
Nashville
Lydia Smith
Southern ’18
Pulaski
Jamila S. Smith-Young
Knoxville ’03
Health Science Center ‘18
Memphis
Brenda Speer
Southern ’75, ’14
Knoxville ‘78
Winchester
Duane Wiles
Knoxville
Kerry Witcher
Knoxville ’81
Knoxville
Amy H. Youngerman
Martin ’85, ’23
Knoxville ’87
Selmer