2019 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Leslie Osborne (’97) | Chief Executive Officer Watauga Group/CyBear Interactive |
| Communication Studies | Graham Thomas (’08) | Deputy Director of Partnerships tnAchieves |
| Information Sciences | Zoe Hoyle (’94) | Science Writer/Editor (retired) U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station |
| Journalism and Electronic Media | Sharrie Williams | News Anchor WPVI-TV, 6ABC Philadelphia |
| Public Relations | Ed Patterson (’89) | Vice President of Communications Madison Square Garden Company |
2018 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Curtis Rose (’03) | Chief Operating Officer, EP+Co |
| Communication Studies | Heather Fasano (MS ’15; BA ’12) | Associate Sales Representative, Medtronic – Carolinas Region |
| Information Sciences | Sandra Treadway, PhD (MS ’07) | Librarian & State Archivist of Virginia, Library of Virginia |
| Journalism & Electronic Media | Frank Gibson (’76) | Public Policy Director, Tennessee Press Association (retired) |
| Public Relations | Rebecca Huckaby (MS ’03) | Vice President of Public Relations, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
2017 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Erin Hauck (’07) | Senior Director of Digital Investment, Hearts & Science |
| Communication Studies | Amy Harp Donahue (MS ’11; BA ’09) | Director of Marketing and Communications, River City Company |
| Information Sciences | Kendra Albright (PhD ’02; MS ’85) | Director – School of Information Science, Kent State University |
| Journalism & Electronic Media | Steve Dean (’74) | Owner – FamFive Productions; creator – WBIR-TV’s Heartland Series |
| Public Relations | Kellie Davie (11) | Founder of KeyCom PR |
2016 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Erik Izo (’87) | Group Creative Director, mcgarrybowen, NYC |
| Communication Studies | Tiffany M. Haverly (’08) | Communications Director, US Representative Phil Roe (R/TN) |
| Information Sciences | Gloria Sharrar (’82) | Senior Vice President of Technology & Operations(retired), Bank of America |
| Journalism and Electronic Media | Knight Stivender (’99) | Director of Marketing & Business Development,Alcott Marketing Science; Co-Founder & CEO, Girls To The Moon |
| Public Relations | Tiffany Utsman Carpenter (’96) | Associate Vice President of Marketing,The University of Tennessee System |
2015 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Adam Brown (‘94) | Executive Strategist, Salesforce.com |
| Communication Studies | Elizabeth Clement Webb (‘03) | Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Information Sciences | Dr. Danuta Nitecki (‘76) | Dean of Libraries and Professor, College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University |
| Journalism and Electronic Media | Tori Blase (‘93) | Supervisor & Executive Producer, CNN |
| Public Relations | Ellen Liston (‘84) | Publicist, The Dollywood Company |
2014 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Dana McCullough (’95) | Vice President – Account Director, McCann Erickson |
| Communication Studies | Tyler Summitt (’13) | Head Coach, Louisiana Tech Women’s Basketball Team |
| Information Sciences | Marcellus Turner (’88) | City Librarian, Seattle Public Library System |
| Journalism and Electronic Media | Viola Gienger (’84) | Senior Writer, United States Institute of Peace |
| Public Relations | Isaac Wright (’03) | Vice President, American Bridge & Correct the Record 2016 |
2013 School/Major Alumni Award Winners
| Advertising | Kevin Kirksey (’98) | Senior Director for Brand Communications & Digital, Nike North America |
| Communication Studies | Dean Rice (’94) | Chief of Staff, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett |
| Information Sciences | Dr. Shali Zhang (’88) | Dean of Libraries & Professor, University of Montana |
| Journalism & Electronic Media | Dean Littleton (’92) | Vice President & General Manager, WATE-TV Knoxville |
| Public Relations | Mary Beth West (’94) | Principal, Mary Beth West Consulting |