The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomes Midhula Gireesh as an assistant professor and Extension entomologist at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center in Nashville, TN, on June 1,…
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Midhula Gireesh at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center
UTIA Honors Outstanding EPP Faculty and Staff at 2022 Awards Luncheon with Cavender Outstanding Award for Best Publication
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recognized some of its top faculty, staff, researchers and Extension experts at UTIA’s annual awards and promotions luncheon on August 16, 2022. The…
Bonnie Ownley Selected as a 2022 American Phytopathological Society Fellow
Bonnie Ownley, professor, graduate director, and assistant department head in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), was selected as a…
Alan and Mark Windham Celebrate Retirement
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology had the privilege of honoring two longtime faculty members. On June 29th and June 30th, students, staff, and faculty gathered alongside friends and family…
Denita Hadziabdic Guerry Honored with Faculty Research Mentor Award
The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) is an annual event that showcases research and creative activities across all disciplines by currently enrolled undergraduate students in collaboration with…
EPP Faculty and Staff Recognized at the 2022 UT Research Foundation Innovation Awards
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) recently hosted the 2022 UTFR Annual Innovation Awards, an event dedicated to honoring UT innovators from across the state. At this gathering, the…
Rebecca Trout Fryxell’s Contributions to the One Health Initiative
Have you read the Winter 2022 edition of Our Tennessee? The issue features an insightful article titled “One Health for All,” shedding light on the contributions of several UT faculty…
Pat Parkman Announces Plans for Retirement
Entomology and Plant Pathology (EPP) Research Assistant Professor Pat Parkman announced that he plans to retire effective December 31, 2021. Parkman joined the department in November 1996. Since joining EPP,…
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Sebe Brown at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Sebe Brown joined the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology on Monday, December 13, 2021, as an assistant professor in Fields Crops Entomology at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education…
Frank Hale Announces Plans for Retirement
Frank Hale grew up in Wilmington, Ohio. As the son of a general surgeon and naturalist, it was only “natural” for Hale to pursue science. He began on his entomology…
