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Brightest Scholars in UT History Start Classes

KNOXVILLE -- The brightest incoming class of students in the history of the University of Tennessee Honors Program began classes last week on the Knoxville campus.

"The entering class of Honors Students has the highest average test scores and high school grade point average in the history of UT's Honors Program," Dr. Thomas W. Broadhead, director of UT Honors Program, said. "Students were admitted to the Program based upon competitive applications, which emphasized their academic experience, challenges and successes, and involvement in their schools and hometown communities.

"It is a great group of highly motivated and talented students that is expected to make great use of the full scope of opportunities available at UT."

Selection for the competitive scholarships is based on academic performance and on academic and professional promise, Broadhead said. Most recipients must have had at least a 3.5 high school GPA and 27 ACT or 1210 SAT scores, he said.

These students may select any major, take honors courses and seminars, and complete a senior project. They also receive priorities in course registration, computing, and library services, he said.

This fall's incoming UT Honors Program enrollees are:

African American Achievement Scholars:

Kalilah Allen, Montgomery, AL

Megan Frederick, Columbia, SC

Richard Gash, Asheville, NC

Natalie Greene, Jonesboro, GA

Derek Sanders, Nashville

Joel Thomas, Conyers, GA

Kristopher Waggoner, Tullahoma

William Wells, Knoxville

Bicentennial Scholars:

Abdelhamid Alsharif, Knoxville

Thomas Anderson, Oneida

Caleb Bastian, Cross Plains

Sara Bliss, Centerville

Kirill Borziak, Knoxville

Matthew Bowman, Knoxville

Virginia Brooks, Brentwood

Christopher Browne, Brentwood

Erin Byers, Knoxville

Adam Chan, Knoxville

Aaron Chapman, Russellville

Linda Choate, Kingston

Daniel Chung, Knoxville

James Clark, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Kimberly Cochran, Knoxville

Alisha Coffey, New Tazewell

Conner Corwin, Lenoir City

William Dabbs, Knoxville

Jessica Dainty, Cookeville

Russell Dunlap, Hendersonville

Joshua Dyer, Gatlinburg

Sara Edmunds, Knoxville

Amanda Fanning, Germantown

Rachel Frey, Kingsport

Adam Fuller, Knoxville

Nastassia Gurganus, Clarksville

Christina Haines, Mt. Juliet

Jennifer Ham, Hendersonville

Sarah Hammond, Clinton

Eric Harkness, Franklin

Daniel Harris, Unicoi

Erik Herrmann Knoxville

Olivia Hill, Knoxville

Richard Hohenbrink, Oak Ridge

David Holmes , Morristown

Charles Hubbard, Hendersonville

Tina Gupta, Ooltewah

Heather Humphreys, Knoxville

Nathan Jansen, Knoxville

William Kittrell, Knoxville

Anna Klimas, Knoxville

Brittani Kridler, Newport

Laura Lacy, Knoxville

Cassandra Levy, Knoxville

Matthew Lopez, Ooltewah

Rahim Manji, Clinton

Sara Merkord, Maryville

Seth Metcalf, Memphis

Eric Moore, Knoxville

Jeffrey Morris, Franklin

Matthew Morris, Ooltewah

Goran Musinovic, Knoxville

Nathan Ottinger, Lenoir City

Patrick Paige, Murfreesboro

Wesley Phillips, Memphis

Marcelo Pomeranz, Knoxville

Leann Price, Knoxville

Britni Ratliff, Hendersonville

William Roberts, Tullahoma

Brandon Scarbro, Knoxville

Benjamin Scott, Collierville

John Shanks, Knoxville

Julia Stoll, Germantown

Jenna Stubbs, Cookeville

Johnathan Sturgis, Collierville

Meghan Stuthard, Franklin

Jennifer Szeto, Germantown

Jamie Thomas, Bartlett

Donald Sims, Knoxville

Matthew Vodraska, Sevierville

Kevin Walters, Memphis

Katherine Waring, Sevierville

Walter Whitworth, Bartlett

Lukas Woods, Brentwood

John Yates, Kingsport

Maggie Yeager, Brentwood

Jonathan York, Crossville

Michael Zimmerman, Decherd

Bonham Scholars:

Lee Brogan, Fairview

James Glover, Elizabethton

Lauren Sutterfield, Murfreesboro

Ashley Wyrick, Knoxville

Haslam Scholars:

Bryan Goldberg, Hollywood, FL

Lara Kuhnert, Blountville

Holt Scholars:

Lauren Binkley, Springfield

Elizabeth Chapman, Fayetteville

Kerri Crawford, Tazewell

Susan Folk, Tullahoma

Jason Walker, Hixson

Dana Pierre, Winchester

Rachel Raines, Collierville

Christopher Stewart, Gray



Manning Scholar:

Rachel Matthews, Knoxville

Neyland Scholars:

Katherine Frederick, Tullahoma

Brett Penley, Kingsport

John Smithfield, Clarksville

Megan Welch, Oneida

Oldham Scholars:

Lauren Houston, Knoxville

Lindsay Renfro, Knoxville

Presidential Scholars:

Tanner Jessel, Sevierville

Ana Landry, Gatlinburg

Joshua McGill, Sevierville

Lisa Qualman, Brentwood

Roddy Scholars:

Joseph Barbeauld, Hixson

Stacey Raden, Kingsport

Tennessee Scholars:

Rachael Bible, Oneida

Brandon Blevins, Mars Hill, NC

Chasmin Brooks, Alcoa

Christopher Call, Dickson

Clay Lee, Bell Buckle

Matthew Cotten, Sparta

Ashley Duhl, Nashville

Robert Ford, Knoxville

Kevin Hansom, Cordova

Lindsey Houchens, Columbia, SC

Kesler, Katherine, Athens

Jennifer Maynor, Riceville

Chelsi Oakley, Gatlinburg

Troy Perkins, Johnson City

Emily Reagan, Johnson City

Kashif Saleem, Cordova

Amanda Sanford, Lebanon

Skye Shelton, Chattanooga

Scott Sherrill, Crossville

Catherine Stewart, Nashville

Lee Thompson, Memphis

Bradford Vaughan, Crossville

Krystal Werfel, Waverly

Claire Wallace, Mt. Juliet

Sarah Woolard, Marietta, GA

Whittle Scholars:

Jessica Adams, Knoxville

Kathleen Benton, Knoxville

John Ford, Dyersburg

Amy Butner, Antioch

Haley Hubbard, Winchester

Patrick Hunter, Brentwood

Lesley Littrell, Waverly

Scott Thurman, Knoxville

Christopher Williams, Clarksville

Cynthia Yarbrough, Memphis

Transfers and Non-Scholarship UT Honors Enrollees:

Ashley Akin, Germantown

Andrew Clark, Stuart, Fla.

John Evans, Chattanooga

Harold Gonzales, Sumter, S.C.

Margaret Gordon, Madison, Miss.

Tara Reese, Houston, Texas

Kevin Rice, Tulsa, Okla.

Benjamin Siegrist, Lake Wylie, S.C.

Joshua Vanderwall, Speedway, Ind.

Lara Waters, Gatlinburg

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