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

State

Tennessee

City

Knoxville

Institution IPED

221759

Liaison(s)

Dr. Gretchen Neisler

Title

Vice Provost for International Affairs

gneisler@utk.edu

Dr. Denita Hadziabdic Guerry

Title

Associate Professor

dhadziab@utk.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Katharine Diehl	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Dacca	Library Science	Pakistan	1959-1960	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edda Hankamer	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Adelaide	Language	Australia	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Fox	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Cracow University of Technology	Architecture	Poland	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Malcolm Taylor	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Eastern Finland--Joensuu	Economics	Finland	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Catherine Luther	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Masaryk University	Journalism	Czech Republic	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kelli Wood	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Goa University	Art History	India	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Micah Beck	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Universite de Picardie Jules Verne	Computer Science	France	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mariam Thalos	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Guelph	Philosophy	Canada	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ruben Madriz Villanueva	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Instituto Antartico Chileno	Agriculture	Chile	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Wright	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Aix-Marseille	Literature	France	1965-1966	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Melissa Cardon	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	RMIT University	Business	Australia	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Neelam Poudyal	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Institute of Forestry	Environmental Sciences	Nepal	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Orou Gaoue	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Johannesburg	Biology	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kimberly Wolbers	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of the Witwatersrand	Education	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dana Griffin	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Iquitos	Biology	Peru	1965-1966	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael McDonald	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Paris	History	France	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Oberman	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Ljubljana	Law	Slovenia		Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bernard Issa	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Murcia	Linguistics	Spain	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Cherry	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Rwanda	Engineering	Rwanda	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Virginia Corrigan	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Melbourne	Education	Australia	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program