The Educators Hall of Honor

The Hall of Honor praises professionals who already have established themselves in the field of Education and helps students who one day will follow in their footsteps. The hall is open to any professional in the United States, and members have come throughout Tennessee and the nation. Those honored have been teachers from elementary school to the college ranks.

NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2014 - download the nomination form here.

FOR A DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF OUR EDUCATORS HALL OF HONOR BROCHURE, click here.

Through the Educators Hall of Honor, individuals can simultaneously honor their favorite educators and make a tax-deductible contribution to the scholarship endowment fund.

Plaques in the Educators Hall of Honor are engraved with the names of teachers and other educators who have had a profound impact on the lives of students and their professional colleagues. The plaques line the hall of Claxton Complex, beginning at the Dean’s suite and continuing down the hall toward Bailey Education Complex and in the hallway on the next floor.

Candidates may be nominated in three different categories:

An individual educator (at any level) or a person working in an education-related profession who has made or is making an outstanding contribution to the field
An individual who is not considered an educator, but who is making or has made a highly significant impact on the field of education
A group, organization, or school that is making or has made a significant impact on student learning or success or that has made a highly unusual contribution to scholarship funds for deserving or at-risk-students.

To download full list of all Educators Hall of Honor Inductees, click HERE.

2013 Inductees

Eight Educators to be Inducted into UT Educators Hall of Honor

On April 18, 2013, eight educators were inducted into the Educators Hall of Honor: Ruth Benn – Principal, Educator, and Guidance Counselor at Beardsley Elementary School in Knoxville, TN; Hardy Deyoung – Secondary Science Teacher at Alcoa High School; Dr. Fanchon Funk – Professor Emerita of Florida State University; Dr. Andy Kozar (posthumously) – Professor and Administrator at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the University of Michigan; Jennifer Willard – Executive and Founding Director of the Community School of the Arts in Knoxville, TN; Violet Agnes Dillon McNiel (posthumously) – Educator in Lansing, TN; Mildred Claire McNiel Hampton – Educator at the Webb School of Knoxville; and Linda Alice Hampton Starnes – Special Education Educator and Advocate.