Committees and Councils

Purpose or Function:  The Momentum 2015 Steering Committee is a group charged by the President to oversee the university strategic planning process, which delineates the progression of the university from 2005 to 2015.  The Steering Committee ensures that the strategic planning process adheres to the university goal of attracting and graduating students of high potential, who are representative of the demographics of the State of Texas and the institutional principle of recruiting, retaining, and supporting a diverse, highly qualified student body, faculty, and staff. The Steering Committee will monitor the progress that the institution is making toward achieving the University Imperatives and will hear annual reports from relevant university committees/councils including but not limited to planning authority, program expansion, accreditation, master planning, and institutional effectiveness.

Membership:  President’s Cabinet members, Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarly Activity and Dean of Graduate Studies, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Assistant Vice President for Development, College Deans’ Council, Faculty Senate Speaker, Staff Advisory Council President, TAMUS representative, alumni representative, student representative, and community representative.

Chair: Appointed by the President

Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
Orser, Paul               Co-Chair Sherwood, Mary        Co-Chair	Assoc. VP-Planning & Inst. Effectiveness  Chief of Staff
Abdelsamad, Moustafa	College Deans’ Council
Babbili, Anantha	Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
Billeaux, David	College Deans’ Council
Chenaux, Eliot	Vice President for Student Affairs
Dechant, Margaret	Associate VP for Enrollment Management
Garcia, Greg	TAMUS representative
Gigliotti, Richard	College Deans’ Council
Hamilton, Mary Jane	College Deans’ Council
Lucero, Margaret	Faculty Senate Speaker
Hill, S. Trent	Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Guffy, Ted	College Deans’ Council
Kennison, Kendra	Alumni representative
Killebrew, Flavius	President
Knull, Harvey	AVP for Res & Scholarly Activity & Dean of Grad Stud
Nelsen, Jody	Exec VP for Finance and Administration
Rohne, Eric	Student representative
Pezold, Frank	College Deans’ Council
Ramirez, Samuel	EO/ER Director
Selim, Karen	Assistant VP for Development
Shupala, Christine	College Deans’ Council
Thompson, Wendy	Staff Advisory Council President
Urban, Karen	Community representative