{"id":7017,"date":"2015-04-09T16:09:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T20:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2025-01-30T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:25:24","slug":"architecture-student-named-to-universitys-highest-honor-the-torchbearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/architecture-student-named-to-universitys-highest-honor-the-torchbearer\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Student Named Torchbearer, University&#8217;s Highest Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-7018 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/archdesign.utk.edu\/assets\/Barnett-Matthew-NEWS-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc\" \/>\n<p>Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek celebrated faculty, staff, and students for their accomplishments and service at the annual Chancellor\u2019s Honors Banquet.\u00a0 The banquet is the university\u2019s largest recognition event of the year.\u00a0Nine students, including architecture senior Matthew Barnett, received the Torchbearer award, the highest honor given to a student. The award is based on academic achievement, leadership, and outstanding service.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Barnett, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, is receiving his bachelor\u2019s degree in architecture this spring. Barnett is a leader locally and nationally in the American Institute of Architecture Students\u2019 Freedom by Design program, which creates meaningful improvements through design and construction solutions for low-income and disabled people. Barnett\u2019s work has placed first at local competitions. 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