UT Board of Trustees Appoints Randy Boyd to 5-Year Term as 26th President
By a unanimous vote Friday afternoon, the Board of Trustees selected Randy Boyd to serve as UT’s 26th president for the next five years.
By a unanimous vote Friday afternoon, the Board of Trustees selected Randy Boyd to serve as UT’s 26th president for the next five years.
These meetings will gather input and feedback on the appointment of interim president Randy Boyd to the presidency of the UT System for a term of an additional five years. Boyd has served as interim president since November 2018.
Based on positive feedback from Boyd’s review process, John Compton said he recommended removing the interim title and extending Boyd’s term as president for a term of five additional years.
In his second State of the University address, University of Tennessee Interim President Randy Boyd reflected upon his first year in office, laid out his ambitious goals for 2020 and announced a new aspect of the UT Promise scholarship.
Volkswagen Group of America, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee today announced a collaboration, to create Volkswagen’s first innovation hub in North America at the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm.