Dr. Thomas Callcott: Standard-Bearer

June 16, 2005

When the College of Arts and Sciences shows off its academic regalia next year, Dr. Thomas Callcott will be out in front.

Dr. Callcott has been invited to serve as College Marshall, the highest honor bestowed on senior faculty members within Arts and Sciences. He will carry the college banner at the September convocation, as well as during the December and May commencement exercises.

Dr. Callcott is a graduate of Duke University and holds a doctorate in physics from Purdue. He joined the physics faculty at Tennessee in 1968. A specialist in soft X-ray fluorescence and other spectroscopies, he is a past director of the UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Science Alliance and a fellow of the American Physical Society.