University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

United States

State

Tennessee

City

Knoxville

Institution IPED

221759

Liaison(s)

Alan Rutenberg

Title

Manager, Research Development

arutenberg@utk.edu

Dr. Gretchen Neisler

Title

Vice Provost for International Affairs

gneisler@utk.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Peter Krawczel	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Osijek	Animal Science	Croatia	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Pellie Lowe	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Oslo	Arts	Norway	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tricia Redeker Hepner	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Anthropology	Germany	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bradford Collett	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Ljubljana	Architecture	Slovenia	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Teston	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Ion Mincu University of Architecture	Architecture	Romania	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Hulsether	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Alberta	Area Studies	Canada	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asafa Jalata	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Botswana	Sociology	Botswana	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lois Presser	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Tampere	Sociology	Finland	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chien-fei Chen	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	China University of Geosciences	Sociology	United Kingdom	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Sentell	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	National Institute Development Adm	Business	Thailand	1980-1981	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Gellert	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Paramadina University	Social Sciences	Indonesia	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Todd Freeberg	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Daugavpils University	Social Sciences	Latvia	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michelle Commander	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Ghana	Social Sciences	Ghana	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Frey	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Vietnam National University	Social Sciences	Vietnam	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rebecca Klenk	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Delhi	Social Sciences	India	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wanda Costen	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of the West Indies, Mona Campus	Social Sciences	Jamaica	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Geraldine Gesell	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	American School of Classical Studies	Anthropology	Greece	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Fryxell	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Academy of Economic Sciences	Business	Romania	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronald Bright	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Cambridge	Medical Sciences	United Kingdom	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Marsh	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Charles University	Philosophy	Czech Republic	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Ivan Dimov	Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Mathematics	Bulgaria	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ebrahim Abda	Addis Ababa University and Technology University	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Biology	Ethiopia		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Joao Onofre Pereira Pinto	Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Engineering	Brazil	2014-2015
Farhan Anwar	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Veterinary Medicine	Pakistan	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program