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Dr. Donde Plowman
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Plowman has served since 2019 as chancellor of UT Knoxville, the state's flagship land-grant research university. In that time she has overseen a 19 percent increase in enrollment, and the university has set new records in student retention, alumni giving, state support, and research expenditures.

Plowman oversees a campus budget of $1.9 billion as well as more than 36,000 students, nearly 7,000 staff, and more than 1,800 full-time faculty.

Cole Pawlaczyk
Intelligence Strategist, Designsensory


Pawlaczyk is an intelligence strategist at Designsensory, a full-service agency in Knoxville. Pawlaczyk earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2022 and transitioned to Designsensory the following month. His strong foundation in strategic research and data-driven approach has been instrumental in solving complex marketing and public relations challenges.

Drue Hamlet
Public Relations Student
University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Hamlet, a New Jersey native, is a junior public relations major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she serves as vice president of the Sammie Lynn Puett chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. She also is an intern in the UT Office of Communications & Marketing. Hamlet previously served as an anchor and scriptwriter for The Volunteer Channel at UT.