Felicia Harris Felder-Hoehne was the first African American library faculty member when appointed as a reference librarian in 1969. She served in this capacity until her retirement in December 2013. She was also the first Black person to serve on the Knoxville-Knox County Library Board of Directors from 1971-1977, during which she served five years as its secretary. In 1997, she co-founded Linking Librarians with At-Risk Students (LARKS), a program designed to mentor young men enrolled in the Mentoring Academy for Boys. Felder-Hoehne’s research activities included publishing Tennessee Authors Past and Present: An On-line Literary Encyclopedia (1998), a website dedicated to identifying authors who have called Tennessee their home and their major works; and serving as the principal researcher for the George Washington Carver DVD Project (2003). Felder-Hoehne has been recognized by several organizations for her community service in the Knoxville community, including by the City of Knoxville and Knox County, the Tennessee Library Association, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Her honors from the university include the Volunteer Spirit Award (2003) and the Hardy Liston Symbol of Hope Award (2006).