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UT Board approves operating budget and capital requests, appoints executive vice president, adopts honorary resolution
Summary
The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved the system operating budget and capital funding requests, unanimously appointed Linda Martin as executive vice president (pending formal vote included in materials), adopted an honorary resolution for former UTC chancellor Steven Engel and approved the consent agenda.
At its Chattanooga meeting, the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved multiple items included in the meeting materials: the 2025–26 operating budget and three capital funding requests, the appointment of Linda Martin as executive vice president for the UT System, an honorary resolution recognizing Steven Engel, and the consent agenda that included minutes and several standing resolutions.
Board Chair John Compton called for motions on the operating budget and capital requests; trustees voted by voice and the motions carried. The finance committee had recommended the operating budget (presented as a $3.7 billion total operating plan with $2.4 billion educational and general funds and $445 million in auxiliary funds) and the related capital requests.
The board also moved and approved an intercessory honorary resolution granting Steven Engel the title of distinguished professor and chancellor emeritus. Trustees moved and seconded the motion; the resolution passed by voice vote.
Separately, the board approved the appointment of Doctor Linda Martin as executive vice president of the UT System; the motion was brought from the floor, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The consent agenda — which included prior meeting minutes, the president’s annual review, a board self‑assessment survey, a standing resolution delegating authority to the board secretary and items from the Education, Research and Service Committee — was approved by voice vote.
Votes at a glance: - Operating budget and three capital funding requests: approved by voice vote. - Appointment of Linda Martin as executive vice president: approved by voice vote. - Honorary resolution for Steven Engel (distinguished professor and chancellor emeritus): approved by voice vote. - Consent agenda (minutes and listed resolutions): approved by voice vote.
Nut graf: The board formally approved the system’s principal fiscal plan and several governance items that shape leadership and administrative authority; votes were taken by voice without roll-call tallies recorded in the public transcript.
Ending: The chair indicated no items were pulled from the consent agenda and closed the business items before moving to committee reports.
