Financial Aid Advisory Committee
Overview
Last Updated: 1/12/2021
Contact Name
Rhonda Todd, Administrative Coordinator for the Dean of Undergraduate Studies
rtodd@clemson.edu
Description
The Financial Aid Advisory Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Director of Financial Aid regarding scholarships and grants-in-aid, including appeals of athletic scholarships and non-routine appeals at the discretion of the Director of Financial Aid.
This committee is authorized and described in the Clemson University Faculty Manual. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the current President of the Faculty Senate.
Membership Composition
The chair is the Director of Financial Aid
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer (One per college) | 7 | 3 years | August 15 | Elected by the faculty accorded voting rights in each college | Voting | |
| Undergraduate Student | 1 | 1 year | August 15 | Nominated annually by the President of the Undergraduate Student Senate and appointed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies | Voting | |
| Director of the Clemson University Honors College | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Dean of Students | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Director of Undergraduate Admissions | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Registrar or designee | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Director of Financial Aid | 1 | By position | Non-voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: unknown)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Holiday | Chair | Financial Aid |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vassalos | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences | 5/15/2017 | 5/14/2020 | |||
| Justin Durham Justin Durham | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | College of Arts, Architecture and Humanities | 5/15/2018 | 5/14/2021 | |||
| Ed Brainerd | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences | 8/15/2016 | 8/14/2019 | |||
| Tom Owino | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences | 8/15/2016 | 8/14/2019 | |||
| Jens Oberheide | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | joberhe@clemson.edu | College of Science | Physics & Astronomy | 8/15/2016 | 8/14/2019 | |
| Alison Leonard | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | Eugene T. Moore College of Education | 8/15/2018 | 8/14/2021 | |||
| Christopher Vinson | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | University Libraries | 5/15/2018 | 5/14/2021 | |||
| Ralph Welton | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer | Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business | 8/15/2016 | 8/14/2019 | |||
| Chris Miller | Dean of Students | ||||||
| Debra Sparacino | Registrar or designee | Registrar | |||||
| Jeff Holiday | Director of Financial Aid | Financial Aid | |||||
| David Kuskowski | Director of Undergraduate Admissions | Office of Admissions |
