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Keith Carver

Sr Vice Chancellor & Sr Vice President | Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President
Overview

Keith Carver is the senior vice chancellor and senior vice president of the UT Institute of Agriculture, where he provides leadership for AgResearch, Extension, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Herbert College of Agriculture.

Carver has worked with the UT System for twenty-six years. He most recently served as chancellor of UT Martin, and prior to that role, served as executive assistant to UT President Joe DiPietro for six years. Other leadership positions include interim vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, assistant vice chancellor for development at UT Martin, and director of development and alumni affairs for the UT College of Law in Knoxville.

Raised in a rural farming community in West Tennessee, Carver has seen the impact of agriculture up close, starting with his early years growing up in Frog Jump, Tennessee. Early on, Carver knew he wanted to pursue an education beyond high school and earned a bachelor’s degree from Memphis State in 1992. His educational pursuits took him to UT Knoxville, where he completed a master’s degree in college personnel and educational leadership in 1995 and a PhD in higher education administration in 2009. A lifelong learner, Carver has completed numerous leadership development programs including Leadership Knoxville, WestStar Leadership Program, Leadership Weakley County, the UT Leadership Institute and LeaderShape at the University of Illinois.

Carver has actively contributed to leadership at UT, including serving on the UT Foundation Board, the UT Martin Chancellor’s Advisory Council and the UT Alumni Association Strategic Planning Steering Committee. He also serves on the board of directors for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the philanthropy committee of Tennessee Fury Basketball, and he previously served as the major gifts chair for the Sequoyah Elementary Foundation.

Carver and his wife, Hollianne, are the proud parents of daughter Carson (husband Michael) and two sons, Jack Thomas (J.T.) and Britton. The Carvers welcomed their first grandchild in June 2023.

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101 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2009
  • MS, Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1995
  • BA, Sociology, University Of Memphis, 1992

Keith Carver

Sr Vice Chancellor & Sr Vice President | Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President
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101 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2009
  • MS, Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 1995
  • BA, Sociology, University Of Memphis, 1992
Overview

Keith Carver is the senior vice chancellor and senior vice president of the UT Institute of Agriculture, where he provides leadership for AgResearch, Extension, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Herbert College of Agriculture.

Carver has worked with the UT System for twenty-six years. He most recently served as chancellor of UT Martin, and prior to that role, served as executive assistant to UT President Joe DiPietro for six years. Other leadership positions include interim vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, assistant vice chancellor for development at UT Martin, and director of development and alumni affairs for the UT College of Law in Knoxville.

Raised in a rural farming community in West Tennessee, Carver has seen the impact of agriculture up close, starting with his early years growing up in Frog Jump, Tennessee. Early on, Carver knew he wanted to pursue an education beyond high school and earned a bachelor’s degree from Memphis State in 1992. His educational pursuits took him to UT Knoxville, where he completed a master’s degree in college personnel and educational leadership in 1995 and a PhD in higher education administration in 2009. A lifelong learner, Carver has completed numerous leadership development programs including Leadership Knoxville, WestStar Leadership Program, Leadership Weakley County, the UT Leadership Institute and LeaderShape at the University of Illinois.

Carver has actively contributed to leadership at UT, including serving on the UT Foundation Board, the UT Martin Chancellor’s Advisory Council and the UT Alumni Association Strategic Planning Steering Committee. He also serves on the board of directors for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the philanthropy committee of Tennessee Fury Basketball, and he previously served as the major gifts chair for the Sequoyah Elementary Foundation.

Carver and his wife, Hollianne, are the proud parents of daughter Carson (husband Michael) and two sons, Jack Thomas (J.T.) and Britton. The Carvers welcomed their first grandchild in June 2023.