| Joe DiPietro | |
| 8th President of the University of Tennessee system | |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2011 |
| Term End: | November 22, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Jan Simek (interim) |
| Successor: | Randy Boyd (interim) |
| Birthname: | Joseph Anthony DiPietro |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Education: | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS, DVM, MS) |
| Spouse: | Deborah Sue Brown |
Joseph Anthony DiPietro (born July 19, 1951) is the former president of the University of Tennessee system, who served from 2011 to 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4]
DiPietro was born in Steubenville, Ohio to Alphonso and Luisa DiPietro. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1974 and later received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from UIUC College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 and a master's degree in 1980.[5]
In 2010, after the resignation of John D. Petersen, DiPietro was chosen to be the 25th president of the University of Tennessee and 8th president of the University of Tennessee system.