Committee and Advisory Assignments (2020-2021)
DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS COMMITTEE
- John Easterwood, Chair
- Ruth Lytton
- Mike Kender
Ph.D. PROGRAM COMMITTEE
- Roger Edelen, Chair
- Assisted by Khanh Ngoc Tran
- Members
- Greg Kadlec
- John Easterwood
- Brad Paye
- Khanh Ngoc Tran
- Pengfei Ye
- Jin Xu
PhD Recruiting SubCommittee
- Greg Kadlec – Lead
- Assisted by Pengfei Ye
PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE
(Elected by faculty)
- Roger Edelen
- Greg Kadlec – College P&T*
- Art Keown
- Raman Kumar
- George Morgan
- Jin Xu
*observer for college P&T cases
UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
- John Easterwood, Chair
- Greg Kadlec
- Mike Kender
- Pengfei Ye
- Andrew MacKinlay
SEARCH COMMITTEE
- Andrew MacKinlay, co-chair
- Brad Paye, co-chair
- Roger Edelen
- Greg Kadlec
- Jin Xu
- External Member: TBD
SEMINAR COMMITTEE
- Brad Paye, Co-chair
- Andrew MacKinlay, Co-chair
- Greg Kadlec
- Khanh Ngoc Tran
CAREER PLANNING & PLACEMENT
- Mike Kender, Chair
- Randy Billingsley
- Brian Hart
- Ruth Lytton
GRADUATE STUDIES
- Sattar Mansi, Chair
- Raman Kumar
- Randy Billingsley
- Janine Hiller
DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON COLLEGE COMMITTEES
(Year in parentheses shows last year of eligibility)
- Graduate Studies: Sattar Mansi (2024)
- Honorifics and Awards (Elected): Greg Kadlec (2024)
- Internal Events: Megan Brillheart
- International Programs: Derek Klock (2024)
- Pamplin Community Committee: Khanh Ngoc Tran (2024)
- P&T (Elected): Greg Kadlec (2023)
- Doctoral Programs Committee: Roger Edelen
- Research: Andrew MacKinlay (2022)
- UG AoL: Fred Hood (2024)
- UG Awards: John Easterwood (2024)
- UG Studies: John Easterwood (2023)
DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
- Faculty Senate: Roie Hauser
- Virginia Tech Services Board: Art Keown, Chair
- University Optional Retirement Planning Committee: Art Keown, Greg Kadlec
- University Athletics Committee: Art Keown
- University Commencement Committee: Cara Spicer
ADVISORS and DIRECTORS
| BASIS | George Morgan |
| SEED | Randy Billingsley |
| Credit Corps | Fred Hood |
| CFA Program | Brian Hart |
| CFP Program | Ruth Lytton assisted by Jamie Lynn Byram |
| Finance Club | Brian Hart, Mike Jones, Mike Kender |
| Pre-Law Advisor | Jason Malone, Elizabeth McClanahan |
| UG Career/Placement | Mike Kender |
| Finance for Females | Cara Spicer |
| Financial Planning Association | Ruth Lytton, Derek Klock |
| PhD Program | Roger Edelen |
| Web Master | Megan Brillheart |
| Inclusion and Diversity Lead | Art Keown |
Leads on FIN options and FIN minor
| CFP CE option | Ruth Lytton assisted by Jamie Lynn Byram |
| Corporate Fin option | Mike Kender |
| FinTech option | Cara Spicer |
| Risk Management and Banking | George Morgan |
| Real Estate Finance option | Mike Kender |
| Financial Accounting option | Open |
| Investments and CFA option | Greg Kadlec |
| Finance minor | John Easterwood |