Jordan Lyons
Certifications
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
Biomedical Ethical Research Training
Exp. February 2025
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ServSafe
Food Protection Manager Certification
Exp. April 2026
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University of Tennessee System
Child Protection Training
Never Expires
Awards
East Tennessee Foundation ​
Gordon W. and Agnes P. Cobb Scholarship
$40,000 over 4 years
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University of Tennessee Knoxville
TN Promise Scholarship (David Hitt Williams Endowment)
UT Volunteer Scholarship
HOPE Scholarship
Combined $40,800 over 4 years
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Knoxville Quarterback Club
LaTain McGhee Scholarship
$1,250 over 1 year
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Academic
Plan of Study
Career Goals
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.
- Gary Ryan Blair
Short Term
(by July 2024)
1 / Graduate with an MS in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics.
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2 / Sit and pass the credentialing exam, and attain licensure in Tennessee.
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3 / Accept my first career position in the nutrition field.
Intermediate
(Through July 2026)
1 / Continue to improve my skills and become a top-performing professional at my place of employment.
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2 / Connect with other nutrition professionals in the Knoxville area to expand my professional circle.
Long Term
(Through June 2028)
1 / Attain the Board Certification in Advanced Practice or other specialty certification.
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2 / Combine my love of agriculture with my love of dietetics in a way that is meaningful to the East Tennessee community.