In addition to approving her hire, trustees also approved her compensation package and tenure in a faculty appointment in the department of management. Plowman’s first day at UT Knoxville will be July 1.
In June, the University will seek approval from the Board of Trustees to file a cy pres court action to permit the sale of the property. If approved, proceeds from the sale will be directed to establish an endowment to fund scholarships for lower income students.
Plowman, currently executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be recommended to the Board of Trustees during a special meeting on Friday, May 3. She served previously on the UT Knoxville faculty and led the management department in the Haslam College of Business.
Four uniquely qualified finalists have been selected in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Finalists will participate in on-campus interviews and public forum sessions April 16-18.
Brian Daniels, an experienced auditor in higher education, has been named the next chief audit and compliance officer of the University of Tennessee after approval by the Board of Trustees Friday.
