Compensation provided to Thomas Zacharia from 2000 to 2022 (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide the annual compensation provided to Thomas Zacharia (a resident of Tennessee) by your organization from 2000 to 2022. This compensation should include all of the sources of compensation including salary, benefits, pension, gifts, grants, and subcontracts that flow to him personally or to him through one of his companies.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Brazos.

Mr. Primm:

Thank you for your response. According to the following public records, Mr. Zacharia held at least three positions during this timeframe.

1. Vice President of Science and Technology per https://news.utk.edu/2007/11/05/zacharia-named-ut-vice-president-for-science-and-technology/

2. a member of the faculty per https://news.utk.edu/2007/11/05/zacharia-named-ut-vice-president-for-science-and-technology/

3. Principal Investigator of NSF award 0711134 per https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0711134

It is very unusual for such important, high-profile positions to be uncompensated.

Please use this detailed information to examine my original request.

Thank you.