Scholars Week Committee

Executive Chairs, Scholars Week 2025

• Stacy Fields, Faculty Chair, Elementary and Special Education 
• Eden Anderson, Student Chair, Biology 

College of Basic and Applied Sciences

• Saeed Foroudastan, Engineering Technology 
• Rebecca Seipelt, Biology 
• Kevin Bicker, Chemistry 

Tennessee STEM Education Center

• Kevin Ragland, STEM 

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

• Kathryn Blankenship, Health and Human Performance
• Angie Bowman, Health and Human Performance

College of Education

• Holly Herbert, Womack Educational Leadership

College of Liberal Arts 

• Meredith Dye, Dean Liberal Arts
• Alicia Fuss, Theatre and Dance

College of Media and Entertainment

• Kristine Potter, Media Arts

Honors College

• Laura Clippard 

James E. Walker Library

• Karen Nourse
• Jordan Nielson

Graduate Studies

• Ramona Collins

News & Media Relations

• Joe Poe, Marketing
• Maddy Williams, News and Media Relations

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 

• Jamie Burriss, Undergraduate Research Center
• Casey Penston, Undergraduate Research Center
• Katie Medrano, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Student Scholars Week Committee

• Ariel Nicastro, Co-Chair, Physics
• Jonathan Magdy, Co-Chair, Physiology
• Esme Keszler, Animal Science
• Sebastian de la Cruz, Aerospace
• Ruveyda Yenigun, Management
• Victoria Grigsby, Political Science
• Aya Abdouni, Biology
• Bavly Labib, Biology
• Ashely Lira-Rivera, Biology
• Maria Nageeb, Biochemistry
• Ethan Estes, History