Commencement ceremonies are taking place at Thompson-Boling Arena Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For a complete commencement schedule, including webcast links, click HERE.
“This weekend signifies the most important element of the student-athlete experience,” Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White said. “We want our student-athletes to win championships and achieve excellence athletically, but all of that is supplemental to the No. 1 goal, which is earning that University of Tennessee degree. We’re all proud of these men and women for their extraordinary accomplishments and can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them.”
The current crop of graduates includes a dozen student-athletes earning master’s degrees for completing graduate programs.
In addition to their academic achievements, this collection of new grads set school records, earned All-America honors, captured SEC championships and features past (and likely future) Olympians.
Once again, Tennessee’s graduates include student-athletes from coast to coast—California to New Jersey—who chose to chase their dreams on Rocky Top. The list also includes numerous international student-athletes from nations such as Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, England, Germany, Greece and Jamaica.
The list of degree programs is equally as varied, with Vols and Lady Vols earning diplomas in Finance, Kinesiology, Civil Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, Advertising, Supply Chain Management and many other disciplines.
Also among the newest crop of UT student-athlete graduates are three former standout performers who put their degree progress on hold to pursue careers in professional sports. They recently re-enrolled in the SouthEast Bank Renewing Academic Commitment (RAC) Program to complete their degree requirements. This semester’s RAC graduates are men’s basketball player Scotty Hopson (2008-11) and baseball players Jay Charleston (2017-19) and Ricky Martinez (2019).
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Jay Charleston – Supply Chain Management (RAC)
Ben Joyce – Finance
Ricky Martinez – Sociology (RAC)
Evan Russell – Agriculture Leadership, Education & Communication (Master’s)
Camden Sewell – Sport Management
Logan Steenstra – Kinesiology
Redmond Walsh – GC Engineering Education…
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