UTRF Board Of Directors

  • Chair: James Roberto, Ph.D., Associate Lab Director, ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Brad A. Lampley, J.D., Adams and Reese LLP
  • Darryl Quarles,M.D., Professor & Division Chief, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Taylor Eighmy, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Tennessee
  • Rhonda Rice, Executive Vice President, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
  • Keith Helton, M.D., CEO, One to One PPN, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • David E. Millhorn, Ph.D., President & CEO, UT Research Foundation
  • Brendan Boyd, Director, Additives and Functional Products Technology at Eastman Chemical Company
  • George Cates, Chairman (Retired) Mid-America Apartment Communities
  • William Evans, M.D., St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Retired CEO)

Health Science Center Executive Committee Members

  • Chair: Darryl Quarles, M.D.; Professor & Division Chief, UT Health Science Center
  • William E. Evans, M.D., (Retired), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Steve Goodman, M.D., Vice Chancellor for Research, UT Health Science Center
  • Meri Armour, President and CEO, Le Bonheur Hospital, Memphis Tennessee
  • Charles Hurst, Vice President of Sales, Ultimate Dental/Endoco, Inc.
  • David E. Millhorn, Ph.D., President & CEO, UT Research Foundation
  • Joan K. West, Ph.D., UT Martin Director, Chief Research Officer
  • George Cates, Chairman (Retired) Mid-America Apartment Communities

Multi-Campus Executive Committee Members

  • Chair: Taylor Eighmy, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Tennessee
  • Brad A. Lampley, J.D., Adams and Reese LLP
  • William F. Brown, Dean, Ph.D., UT AgResearch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Thomas C. Rogers, ORNL Director of Industrial and Economic Development Partnerships, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Stacey S. Patterson, Ph.D., Vice President, UT Research Foundation
  • George Cates, Chairman (Retired) Mid-America Apartment Communities

Officers

  • Chair:  James Roberto, Ph.D., Associate Lab Director, ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • President & CEO: David E. Millhorn, Ph.D., UT Research Foundation
  • Vice President—Multi Campus Office: Stacey S. Patterson, Ph.D., UT Research Foundation
  • Vice President—Health Science Center Office: Richard Magid, Ph. D., UT Research Foundation
  • Treasurer: Mark A. Paganelli, CPA, Executive Director, Administration and Finance, Office of the Treasurer, University of Tennessee
  • Assistant Treasurer: Ron Maples, CPA, CIA, Controller, University of Tennessee
  • Secretary and General Counsel: William E. Mason, J.D., Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee

Audit Committee

  • Chair: Taylor Eighmy, Ph.D. , UT Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement
  • James Roberto, Ph.D., Associate Lab Director, ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Jan R. Williams, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Professor Emeritus