Committee on Scholarships

Committee on Scholarships advises the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships on policy and procedures for awarding scholarships; participates in review of applications and selection of scholarship recipients. 


Charge and Responsibilities

The Committee on Scholarships shall be responsible to advise the Office of Financial Aid on policy and procedures for the awarding of scholarships, and to participate in the review of applications and the selection of candidates for scholarships. The committee shall determine the criteria for the awarding of scholarships and shall review applicant files. 

Successful applicants and level of aid shall also be determined by the committee. 

Membership

Committee Member

Department

School/College/Admin Unit

Position

Term

Committee Position

Kyle Peterson

Accounting

Lundquist College of Business

Associate Professor

'23-'24

Teaching Faculty, Lundquist College of Business

David Cosottile

 

College of Education

Lecturer

'24-'25, '25-'26

Teaching Faculty, College of Education

Vacant

 

School of Law

 

 

Teaching Faculty, School of Law

Vacant

 

School of Music and Dance

 

 

Teaching Faculty, School of Music and Dance

Kelli Matthews

 

School of Journalism and Communication

Senior 
Instructor 1

'24-'25, '25-'26

Teaching Faculty, School of Journalism and Communications

Jon Jaramillo

Romance Languages

College of Arts and Sciences

Instructor

'24-'25, '25-'26

Teaching Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences - Humanities

Vacant

 

College of Arts and Sciences

 

 

Teaching Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences - Social Sciences

Vacant

 

College of Design

 

 

Teaching Faculty, College of Design

Estelle Tedrick

   

'24-'25

Student

Vacant

   

 

Student

Vacant

 

College of Arts and Sciences

  

Teaching Faculty, At-Large

Hailin Wang

Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Professor

'24-'25
'25-'26

Teaching Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences - Natural Sciences

Erin Hays

Admissions

Student Services and Enrollment Management

Associate Vice President and Director of Admissions

N/A

ExOfficio, Director of Admissions

Sorin Dragoiu

 

Student Life

Director of Financial Services

N/A

ExOfficio

Michelle Holdway

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Student Services and Enrollment Management

Associate Director and Coordinator for University Scholarships

N/A

ExOfficio, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships

Kelly Pembleton

 

Division of Equity and Inclusion

Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff 

N/A

ExOfficio, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Paul Timmins

University Career Center

Student Life

Executive Director

N/A

ExOfficio, Director of Career Center

Kelly Bosch

 

UO Foundation

Chief Financial Officer

N/A

ExOfficio, Director of UO Foundation

Membership Requirements

Membership of the Committee on Scholarships is not fixed and includes at least one teaching faculty member from each of the professional schools and each of the three major divisions (Humanities, Social Science and Natural Science) within the College of Arts and Sciences. Traditionally membership consists of 10-12 teaching faculty, two students (who are recused from reviewing applications from their peer group), plus the following ex officio members or their designees: Director of Admissions, Vice President for Student Life, Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Director of Career Center, and Director of UO Foundation. 

Leadership Structure

a) Chair: elected from the committee membership

b) Convener: Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships or designee

c) Staff: Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Election Schedule for Chair

At the first meeting 

Length of Term

a) Non-Students (faculty, OA’s, OR’s, Classified): 2 years

b) Students: 1 year

c) Ex Officio: Indefinite

Term Limits

a) For the Chair: 1 term

b) For Committee Members: 2 terms 

c) Ex officio: none 

Frequency of Meetings

Three meetings per academic year

Reporting Deadline(s)

The Committee on Scholarships shall provide a report to the University Senate. At a minimum this report shall be in the form of an annual written report submitted by the Committee Chair to the Senate President and Senate Executive Coordinator no later than June 1. The committee shall also make additional written or oral reports to the Senate as necessary. 

Contact

Michelle Holdway, mholdway@uoregon.edu