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Committee and Advisory Assignments (2023-2024)

Undergraduate Awards Committee

  • John Easterwood, Chair
  • Catherine Kennedy
  • Mike Kender
  • Will Coleman
  • Jesse Lineberry (for CFP awards only)

Ph.D. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

  • Jin Xu, Chair
  • Tyler Beason
  • Felipe Cabezon
  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec
  • Brad Paye
  • Pengfei Ye (PhD recruiting)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

(Elected by faculty)

  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec
  • Raman Kumar – College P&T*
  • Sattar Mansi
  • Jin Xu
  • George Morgan - appointed

*observer for college P&T cases

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Greg Kadlec, Chair
  • Mike Kender
  • John Easterwood
  • Jesse Lineberry
  • Cara Spicer

Search Committee (Assistants, senior)

  • John Easterwood, Chair
  • Brad Paye
  • Jin Xu
  • Tyler Beason
  • Roger Edelen
  • Greg Kadlec
  • Ngoc-Khanh Tran
  • Alex Pecora

Seminar Committee

  • Brad Paye, Co-chair
  • Andrew MacKinlay, Co-chair
  • Felipe Cabezon
  • Khanh Ngoc Tran
  • Pengfei Ye

Career Planning & Placement

  • Mike Kender, Chair
  • Randy Billingsley
  • Will Coleman
  • Brian Hart
  • Jesse Lineberry
  • Cara Spicer

Graduate Studies

  • Sattar Mansi, Chair
  • Raman Kumar
  • Randy Billingsley

SEARCH COMMITTEE (P O Practice – CFP)

  • Jesse Lineberry, Chair
  • Randy Billingsley
  • Catherine Kennedy
  • Mike Kender
  • Manisha Singal, HTM

SEARCH COMMITTEE (NCR - POP)

  • Parviz Ghandforoush
  • Fred Hood
  • Randy Billingsley
  • Sattar Mansi, Chair
  • Sudip Bhattarjee, ACIS

DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON COLLEGE COMMITTEES

(Year in parentheses shows last year of eligibility)

  • Graduate Studies: Sattar Mansi (2024)
  • Honorifics and Awards (Elected):  Raman Kumar (2024)
  • Internal Events: Vacant
  • Pamplin Community Committee: Khanh Ngoc Tran (2024)
  • P&T (Elected): Raman Kumar (2025)
  • Doctoral Programs Committee: Jin Xu (Ex-officio)
  • Research: Raman Kumar (2026)
  • UG AoL: Fred Hood (2024)
  • UG Awards: John Easterwood (2024)
  • UG Studies: Mike Kender (2026)
  • Pamplin Faculty Association: Jason Malone, President.

DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

  • Faculty Senate: Jason Malone (also represents the Pamplin Faculty Association)
  • University Optional Retirement Planning Committee: Greg Kadlec
  • CUSP: Ngoc-Khanh Tran
  • Academic Support Committee – Elesha Wikle
  • Commission on Graduate Studies and Policies: Sattar Mansi
  • University Wine Award Committee: Mike Kender
  • University Curriculum Committee for General Education: Jason Malone on behalf of Faculty Senate

ADVISORS & DIRECTORS

  • BASIS: Will Coleman
  • SEED: Randy Billingsley
  • CREDIT: Fred Hood
  • CFA® Program: Brian Hart
  • CFP® Program: Jesse Lineberry
  • Finance Club: Elesha Wikle, Mike Kender
  • Pre-Law Advisors: Jason Malone, Elizabeth McClanahan
  • UG Career/Placement: Mike Kender
  • Finance for Females: Elesha Wikle, assisted by Cara Spicer
  • FinTech Club: Cara Spicer
  • Financial Planning Association: Jesse Lineberry
  • Brown Bag Series: Pengfei Ye
  • Financial Literacy Education Program: Vijay Singal
  • Social Events: Yessenia Tellez, Andrew MacKinlay
  • Inclusion and Diversity Lead: Catherine Kennedy

WEBSITE & DIGITAL MARKETING

Content and suggestions will be provided by the following people

  • Overall -- Vijay Singal, Jessica Linkous
  • Majors, Options, Minors -- Individual Faculty Leads
  • Clubs - Individual Advisors
  • Scholarships - John Easterwood
  • UG Program – Mike Kender
  • PhD Program - Jin Xu
  • Seminars - Brad Paye, Pengfei Yei
  • Research, Publications - Andrew MacKinlay
  • Careers - Mike Kender
  • External Speakers - Mike Kender, Cara Spicer, and others
  • Alumni - Vijay Singal
  • Giving - Jessica Linkous