Jimmy Cheek

Jimmy G. Cheek is Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education in Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) and Former Director of the Postsecondary Education Research Center. He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida.  As the state's flagship research campus, UT Knoxville is currently ranked as a Top 50 public institution.

Jimmy G. Cheek
Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
In office
February 15, 2017  present
Chancellor of the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
In office
February 1, 2009  February 14, 2017
Senior Vice President
University of Florida
In office
January, 2005  January, 2009
Personal details
Born (1946-09-07) September 7, 1946
Gorman, Texas
SpouseIleen Cheek
Children2
Alma materTexas A&M University (BS, PhD), Lamar University (MS)

Cheek became the seventh chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in February 2009, and stepped down from that position in 2017 and joined the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. He retired from the University of Tennessee in November 2022.

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