Alumni Notes

Dean Pam Riggs Gelasco and the faculty and staff of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Arts and Sciences would like to congratulate the following alumni on their accomplishments. We are proud and grateful that each of you chose UTC to be a part of your respective journeys, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

To submit your alumni success story for consideration of placement in the next edition of Method, email cas@utc.edu. Please include your name, graduation year, major, a brief description of your recent accomplishment(s) and a headshot or photo.

Robert Fisher '15 (political science) was named the deputy chief of staff for Nashville Mayor John Cooper.

Zane Seals ’08 (political science) was named the chief financial officer of TennCare.

Sabrina Novak ’04 (environmental science) was named director of administrative services at the Hamilton County Health Department.

Jessica Miller ’17 (English) published two middle-grade children’s novels, The Story That Cannot Be Told (2019) and The List of Unspeakable Fears (2021), under the pen name J. Kasper Kramer.

Mercedes Llanos ’15 (fine arts: painting and drawing) was awarded an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, an award for artists in an early stage of their career who pursue figurative work.