Jimmy Cheek
Jimmy G. Cheek | |
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| 7th Chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
| In office February 1, 2009 – February 14, 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Beverly J. Davenport |
| Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida | |
| In office January, 2005 – January, 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1946 |
| Spouse | Ileen Cheek |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University (BS, PhD) Lamar University (MS) |
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Jimmy G. Cheek is a former academic administrator. He served as senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as the 7th chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville from February 2009, to February 2017. After leaving the chancellor's office, he joined the Knoxville's faculty at the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and retired from the university in November 2022.