The University of Tennessee at Martin announced the winners of its fall 2025 Outstanding Employee Awards at the fall clerical and support staff coffee held Oct. 16 in the Boling University Center.
The fall 2025 exempt employee winner is Jenny Killebrew, director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and undergraduate student services programs, while the fall 2025 non-exempt employee winner is Heather Coleman, coordinator of the UTM Parsons Center.
Jenny Killebrew
Killebrew, a resident of Dresden, is a recruiter for the College of Business and Global Affairs, traveling across several states to promote the college, helping it to maintain a strong presence and attracting the best prospective students.
She also organizes CBGA student outreach activities and advises first-year students and sophomores within the college, making the experience seamless for them as they transition to a faculty advisor during their junior year. She also advises MBA students and completes the graduation check sheets to ensure that the graduate students are on track to graduate.
She plays a major role in planning and implementing the CBGA career fair, bringing together more than 30 employers and 250 students.
Killebrew hosts “Breakfast with Jenny” during the first week of classes, providing granola bars, fruit and water to the students and welcoming students to the College of Business and Global Affairs.
Heather Coleman
At the UTM Parsons Center, Coleman also plays an instrumental role in mentoring students, offering guidance, structure and support. She is often called on to assist with technology problems.
In September, Coleman was named one of four finalists for the inaugural Jim Ayers Torchbearer Award, recognizing one outstanding Ayers alumnus or alumna who is helping move their community forward through entrepreneurship, community engagement.
Coleman, a resident of Decatur County, serves on the boards of the Decatur County Chamber of Commerce and the Carl Perkins Center, and she plans the United Way table for UT Martin’s regional centers.
Coleman organizes the UTM regional centers’ Homecoming tent to help the centers’ students feel more like a part of the greater Skyhawk community.
UT Martin Outstanding Employee Awards are given to one exempt employee and one non-exempt employee each semester. Recipients are nominated by their coworkers and chosen by a selection committee.
For more information about UT Martin, visit www.utm.edu or call 1-800-829-UTM1 (-8861).
PHOTO: Shown with their UT Martin Outstanding Employee Awards are Jennifer Killebrew (left), the fall 2025 exempt employee award winner, and Heather Coleman, the fall 2025 non-exempt employee award winner. They are shown with UTM Chancellor Yancy Freeman Sr., who presented the awards.
