Financial Aid Advisory Committee

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

Membership Composition - Financial Aid Advisory Committee
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

Chair List - Financial Aid Advisory Committee
Name Chair Type Email College or Division Department Term Start Term End
Jeff Holiday Chair Financial Aid

Members

Member List - Financial Aid Advisory Committee
Name Seat Type Email 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  
Please contact the Faculty Senate Office with any questions about updating this page.