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Betsy Middleton Sutherland (1967) was the first female recipient (1985) of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in atomic energy. She is a scientist at Brookhaven National …

Paul Selby (1972) received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in atomic energy in 1981. He is a staff member in Life Sciences Division of Oak Ridge …

Mark Rabold (1979) has summitted the highest peaks on seven continents. He is an emergency physician at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana.

Dr. Arthur T. Porter (1998) is CEO of the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada. He has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and has worked …

Bergein F. “Gene” Overholt attended UT in Knoxville and graduated from the UT Health Science Center in 1961. He designed an early version of the flexible fiberoptic colonoscope, an important …

Fred R. Mynatt (1962, 1964, 1969) received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in atomic energy in 1981.

Chris Leichtweis (2003) is founder and CEO of Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC), an environmental and infrastructure services company that ranks among the top environmental companies in the United States.

Patricia Welesko Garland (1995) was named one of 10 Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2000. She is a chemical engineer and program manager at Oak …

Mark Dean (1979) developed the technology that effectively launched the personal computer. His PC-AT (personal computer–advanced technology) is the interface that allows users to plug modems, printers, and scanners into …

Henry Hartsfield Jr. (Space Institute 1971), was a NASA astronaut. He made three space flights and was mission commander aboard Discovery in 1984 and Challenger in 1985. He is vice …