Members

Ms. Kristen Deiter - Professional staff representative of the Presidential area
Mr. James W. Hart - Professional Staff representative of the Academic Affairs area
Ms. Wendy Yankelitis - Professional Staff representative of the Business Affairs area
Mr. Michael S. Hertel - Professional Staff representative of the Student Life area
Mr. John J. Coval - Professional Staff representative of the University Advancement area
Ms. Virginia B. Haskett (Chair) - Representative at large of the University directors
Ms. Juneann Greco - Representative at large of the Professional Staff

Meetings

The first meeting of the committee was held as an in-person training session to acquaint members with the operating procedures developed by their predecessors. Subsequent committee meetings were held on-line, and occurred as applications for development funds were received.

Accomplishments

Although the committee's rules for decision-making allow for majority vote to control distribution of funds, in each instance a decision was reached by consensus. Other rules for approving proposals include program material that shows correspondence with the applicant's Profile goals; significant financial support from the applicant's department or a supervisor's statement detailing the value of the training to the department; a budget that includes some cost-sharing by the applicant. Finally, the committee continued the established practice of reviewing applications as received and negotiating totals for awards, always with attention to the desired end of spending the full $6,000 budgeted, but no more. To prepare to respond to a year's series of applications, the committee set $600 as a tentative cap on individual awards.

Administrative and professional staff submitted fourteen applications. Thirteen were approved, using the decision-making process and decision rules described. Awards were made in amounts ranging from $125.00 to $800.00. In making the awards, the committee developed an additional rule, that proposals that include an active role in the conference, either as presenter or as member of the governing or planning group, can be considered for awards that exceed the tentative cap.

In order to fund the last proposal received in 2003-04, the committee requested additional funds, and the President of the University arranged for a transfer of an additional $240 to the Committee's budget for the year.

Submitted by

Ms. Virgina Haskett, Chair