July 11, 2008
To: UT System Faculty and Staff
From: President John Petersen
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bonnie Yegidis as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success for the University of Tennessee system.
This appointment replaces longtime UT administrator Dr. Robert Levy, who retired on Dec. 31, 2007. Yegidis will begin on Sept. 1.
She comes with great experience and credentials from her previous roles in academic leadership. This is a critical position for the academic excellence of the university, and I appreciate the diligent work of the search committee.
Dr. Katie High, associate vice president for academic and student success since 2005, temporarily filled the position as an interim since January.
I thank Katie for her interim service and willingness to step in to help the university through this transition.
Yegidis was vice president for academic affairs and provost at Florida Gulf Coast University from 2004 to 2007. Yegidis was associate vice president for academic affairs and associate provost at the University of Georgia from 2003 to 2004. She also served as dean and professor of the School of Social Work at UGA from 1995 to 2003.
In her new position, Yegidis will oversee academic and student affairs for the UT system.
The position serves as staff to the academic and student affairs committee of the UT board of trustees and coordinates mission statements, academic strategic plans, establishment and revision of academic organizations and the admission, progression and retention standards.
Yegidis also will serve as liaison to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, the Southern Regional Education Board and the Tennessee Board of Education and Department of Education.
— John Petersen
