Category Archives: Awards
Civil Engineering Student Colby Lamb Makes $1.5 Million Kick
Colby Lamb, a sophomore civil engineering major, made a field goal kick that was worth $1.5 million on Saturday during ESPNโs College GameDay show.
Seed Boost
Five faculty members from TCE are leading teams that have been awarded funding by ORIED for multidisciplinary energy and environment research projects.
TCE Students Grateful for Peyton Manning Scholarships
Four incoming Vols were honored with the Peyton Manning scholarship at a campus ceremony for their exemplary service, leadership, and integrity.
Li Receives UTIA Community Service Award
Assistant Professor Haochen Li was a recipient of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agricultureโs 2026 William T. Miles MD Memorial Award for Community Service for his work on the Hurricane Helene Recovery Team.
Alum Wins State-Level Student Leadership Award
Alum Robert Emerson won a state-level ASCE award for his exemplary leadership as captain of the UT Student Steel Bridge Construction team.
TCEโs Cherry, Pulgar Receive Fulbright Awards
CEE Professor Christopher Cherry and EECS Associate Professor Hector Pulgar have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year.
Mobley Earns State Educational Award
Senior lecturer Sarah Mobley was awarded the 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers-Outstanding Engineering Educator award for the state of Tennessee.
UT Named ITE Southern Districtโs Best Student Chapter
The UT student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers won the Best Student Chapter Award at the Southern District of ITE Annual Meeting.
Richard Bennett Named Honorary Member of TMS
Professor Richard Bennett has been named an Honorary Member of The Masonry Society, an organization whose mission is to advance masonry knowledge.
Liโs Impactful Research Honored by ASCE
Assistant Professor Haochen Li was recently awarded the 2023 Rudolph Hering Medal for a paper he co-authored about simulations in water clarification systems.