Committees and Councils

James Nevarez, Assistant Vice President Recruitment and Admissions Chair (T)

Sara Boysen, Director, College Academic-Advising Center, Health Professions (R)
Laurie Fluker, Associate Professor, Fine Arts and Communication (R)
Kathy Cooke, Dean, Honors College (R)
Lucy Harney, Professor, Liberal Arts (R)
Pradeep Rammanathan, Associate Professor, Communication Disorders (R)
Matt McAllister, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)
Doug Morrish, Professor, Agricultural Sciences, College of Science & Engineering (R)
Kyle Patek, Professor of Instruction, Health and Human Performance (R)
Marc Turner, Assistant Vice President, Data, Analytics and Institutional Research (R)
Max Warshauer, Regents' Professor, Mathematics (R)
David Wierschem, Associate Professor, McCoy College of Business (R)
Michael Preston, Associate Vice President, Student Success (T)

Ex Officio:
Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Beverly Woodson Day, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government

Function:
The Admission Standards Committee reviews, studies, and recommends changes to the undergraduate admissions policy. The committee communicates its recommendations to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, the Vice President of TXST Global, the Provost and the Council of Academic Deans.

Dr. Eryn Berger, Director, Continuing Education, Chair (T)

Carla Ackerson, Professor of Instruction, Social Work (R)
Natalie Ceballos, Chair and Professor, Psychology (R)
Jeffrey Davis, Professor, Art and Design (R)
Kelly Haskard Zolnierek, Professor and Online Program Coordinator, Psychology (R)
Douglas Holschuh, Professor of Instruction, Curriculum and Instruction (R)
Kevin Huffaker, Director, Customer Engagement, IT Assistance Center (R)
Tanji Moon, Project Manager, TXST Online (R)
Ricky Sand, Director, TXST Online (R)
Judy Oskam, School Director and Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication (R)
Henna Punjabi, Coord, Digital Literacy, University Libraries (R)
Claudia Roeschmann, Professor, Art and Design (R)
Aimee Roundtree, Professor, English (R)
Brian Shanks, Director, Learning Spaces, IT Assistance Center (R)
Stephanie Towery, Head of Scholarly Resources, University Libraries (T)
Donna Vandiver, Associate Dean, The Graduate College (R)
Sheri Burson, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Health and Human Performance (R)
Ron Williams, Vice Provost, Faculty Success (T)
Brian Withrow, Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology (R)

Ex Officio:
Thillainatarajan Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Josh Book, Director, Extension Studies and Online Compliance (R)
Mandria Hammett, Director, Online Operations (R)
Ryan Roark, Assistant Vice President, Product Research and Growth, (T)
Megan Wiedeman, Director, Instructional Design Services, (T)

Function:
To develop policy, procedure, and practice guidelines to promote distance-learning initiatives, facilitate student services for distance learners; and promote distance-learning programs and course proposals as appropriate to meet campus needs.

Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global, Chair (T)

Eric Algoe, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Finance and Support Services (T)
Julie Lessiter, Vice President Round Rock Campus (T)
Lisa Lloyd, Vice President Chief of Staff (T)
Cristine Black, Associate Vice President, Budget and Planning (R)
Beverly Woodson Day, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management, Director, Global Admissions (T)
Craig Willie, Director, New Student and Family Experiences (T)
Andrea Golato, Dean, The Graduate College (T)
Cynthia Hernandez, Vice President, Student Affairs (T)
Mark Hughes, Associate Vice President, Technology Resources (R)
Lisa Lloyd, Vice President, University Administration (T)
William Mattera, Director, Housing and Residential Life (T)
Christopher Murr, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships (T)
Sandy Pantlik, Assistant Vice President, Communications (R)
Matt Hall, Vice President, Information Technology (T)
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)
Tracy Shoemake, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Athletics (T)
Marc Turner, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research (R)
Valarie Van Vlack, Assistant Vice President and Treasurer (R)
Nicholas Weimer, Associate Dean Compliance, Assessment & Sponsored Programs (R)
Elias Martinez, Assistant Vice President University Marketing (R)
Michael Preston, Associate Vice President Student Success (R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, University Registrar (T)
Mallory Sluder, Associate Vice President International Affairs

Function:
Recommends to the President enrollment goals, policy and program initiatives; directs institutional enrollment studies; facilitates institutional implementation of enrollment goals; advises the Provost and the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management; and provides data and information to the university community.

Dede Gonzales, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships, Chair (T)

Jamie Leonard, Supervisor, Scholarship Program Specialists, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
To Be Named, College of Education (R)
Rebecca Bradley, Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
Michael Casey, Senior Lecturer, Ingram School of Engineering (R)
Kimberlee Davis, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences (R)
Diane Dolezel, Associate Professor, Health Informatics and Information Management (R)
Keely Ede, Compliance Administrator, Financial Aid and Scholarships (T)
Charles Evers, Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives, TXST Global (R)
Laurie Fluker, Associate Dean, Journalism and Mass Communication (R)
Wayne Kraemer, Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies (R)
Melanie Liddle, Student Development Specialist II, Honors College (R)
Michael Mileski, Associate Professor, Health Administration (R)
Sherri Mora, Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science (R)
Jason O'Brien, Grant Senior Coordinator, Student Success Center (R)
Allison Menchaca, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission (R)
Britney Webb, Program Faculty, Health and Human Performance (R)
Kathryn Weiser, Assistant Dean, Dean of Students (R)
Muxin Zhai, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance & Economics (R)

Ex Officio:
Stephanie Lopez, Director, Scholarships (T)
Gary Ray, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management (T)

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Terry Scholar
To Be Named, Representative, Terry Scholar

Function:
Reviews studies and recommends policies regarding need-based financial aid. The Committee advises and recommends broad policies and procedures to the University Council for awarding financial aid and gives the Vice President for TXST Global, the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, and the Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid and Scholarships advice as needed. The Committee, which is authorized by the institution's administration to grant a scholarship that permits a waiver of non-resident tuition, makes decisions about selected scholarship awards and serves as the final body for appeals pertaining to financial aid eligibility and athletic scholarships.

Beverly Woodson Day, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management, Chair (T)

Lisa Allen, Director, Student Business Services (R)
Bethany Mellum, Director Academic Advising (R)
Joya Konieczny, Director, Academic Advising (R)
Chad Booth, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Science and Engineering (R)
James Nevarez, Assistant Vice President, Recruitment and Admissions(R)
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, Assistant Vice President, University Registrar (R)
Diana Connell, Associate University Registrar, University Registrar (R)
Bailey Verschoyle, Associate University Registrar, University Registrar (R)
Dede Gonzales, Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid and Scholarships (R)
William Mattera, Associate Vice President & Chief of Staff, VP Division of Student Success (R)
Dan Thompson, Asst. Vice Provost, Faculty Success (R)
Gwynne Ellen Ash, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty Senate (R)
Craig Willie, Director, New Student and Family Experience (R)
Kristin McDaniel, Commencement Coordinator, Curriculum Services
Martin Mills, Director, Enterprise Systems, Information Technology (R)
Abigail Miller, Manager, Graduate Admissions, The Graduate College (R)
Clay Green, Dean, Graduate College (R)
Mallory Saanders, Associate Vice President, International Affairs (R)
Jason O'Neil, Director, Housing and Residential Life
David Wierschem, Associate Professor, McCoy College of Business Administration (R)
Amy Wong, Executive Assistant, Round Rock Campus (R)
Lyndi Wittekiend, Director, Faculty & Academic Resources, (R)


Ex Officio:
Thilla Sivakumaran, Vice President, TXST Global (T)
Pranesh Aswath, Provost, ExecutiveVice President, Academic Affairs (T)

Function:
Coordinates and evaluates policies and procedures that impact all aspects of registration. Recommends changes or enhancements to registration-related activities to the Associate Vice President and the Provost. The committee also proposes future academic calendars for approval. The committee meets approximately one week following the census date of the spring, second summer, and fall semesters. The committee may be called for additional meetings as required.