UT Tyler President Receives CASE Leadership Award
April 18, 2023
UT Tyler President Receives CASE Leadership Award
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The University of Texas at Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, is the 2023 recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District IV E. Joseph Savoie Chief Executive Leadership Award.
The award recognizes outstanding efforts to promote understanding and support of education by the ability to create a vision and inspire others, establish a positive image for the institution while leading to higher levels of success, increase the institution’s stature in the community, encourage innovation and risk-taking by employees, and support all aspects of advancement at the institution.
Calhoun, who accepted the award April 17 at the CASE District IV Conference in San Antonio, was nominated for his innate leadership abilities. Under his leadership, UT Tyler’s reputation and visibility has reached new heights with broad recognition for its positive impact on East Texas and beyond. One initiative responsible for the university’s increasing profile is the launch of the region’s only medical school, which has resulted in meaningful reputational and philanthropic gains.
“Across the university, we are driven to improve the lives in East Texas and beyond through our academics, research and health care delivery,” Calhoun said. “Building on the significant investment from the UT System Board of Regents, private, foundation and corporation philanthropy has combined to help us launch the first School of Medicine in East Texas.”
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.