UT Institute of Agriculture Presents Top Faculty and Staff Awards for 2024
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture celebrated the accomplishments of some of its top faculty, staff, researchers and Extension experts at UTIA’s annual awards and promotions luncheon. This year’s ceremony was held in the newly-opened Agriculture and Natural Resources Building on the UTIA campus in Knoxville on August 14, 2024. Many of the awards are gifts made possible by faculty, alumni and friends of the Institute.
UT Institute of Agriculture Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President Keith Carver hosted the award winners and praised them for their work. “I continue to be amazed by the dedication, enthusiasm and expertise demonstrated by the impressive work of our UTIA faculty and staff,” says Carver. “The awards are well deserved, and the impacts of these accomplishments are seen across the state and will benefit Tennesseans for generations.”
Philipus Pangloli, with the Department of Food Science, is one recipient of the UT AgResearch Dean’s Award for Outstanding Professional Staff. The award honors and acknowledges employees who have demonstrated the following: competence and critical thinking; cooperativeness and team building; professionalism and ethical behavior; initiative and dependability; and excellent communication skills. Rebecca Payton, with the Department of Animal Science, also received this award.
As a research coordinator in the Department of Food Science for the past 14 years, Pangloli is praised by faculty for his technical skills and his contributions as a research partner in their mission to develop healthy foods with great flavor. His duties include managing complex analytical instruments in the food chemistry lab, managing equipment and experiments, and gathering data and training students. He works with many faculty members, each with unique technical needs.
Regarding his work and this recognition, Pangloli says he values “working with wonderful faculty and staff who treat people like they are family.”
Pangloli has two degrees from UT Knoxville: both an M.S. and Ph.D. in food science.
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is comprised of the Herbert College of Agriculture, UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch, and UT Extension. Through its land-grant mission of teaching, research and outreach, the Institute touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. to Tennesseans and beyond. utia.tennessee.edu.