Charge
The Vice President for Finance and Administration is charged with the responsibility of oversight and compliance of university academic and departmental/performance scholarships. Through the creation of a Finance and Administration Compliance Office and the Scholarship Committee, the following duties are performed: formulation and maintenance of scholarship policies and procedures; monitoring of projected expenditures; analyzing the impact of policy changes; submission of new or revised policies to the Cabinet; and reviewing exception requests by students.
Membership
Representation from the following offices: Compliance Office (Chair), Academic Affairs, Admissions, Athletics, Budget and Finance, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Institutional Research, Student Accounts, Schedler Honors College, and UCA Foundation. In addition, three faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate will be voting members of the committee and serve three-year staggered terms.
Members
Jennifer Newton, Chair
Compliance Office representative
Permanent
Courtney Bryant
Admissions representative
Permanent
Kevin Thomas
Academic Affairs representative
Permanent
Cheryl Lyons
Financial Aid representative
Permanent
John Fincher
Student Affairs representative
Permanent
Darrell Walsh
Athletics representative
Permanent
Sandra Ott
Student Accounts representative
Permanent
Amber Hall
Institutional Research representative
Permanent
Patricia Smith
Honors College representative
Permanent
Chad Hearne
UCA Foundation representative
Permanent
Terri Canino
Budget an Finance representative
Permanent
Kiran Mufty
Faculty Senate Appointment
2028
Sharif Ullah
Faculty Senate Appointment
2027
Carl Frederickson
Faculty Senate Appointment
2029
Meetings
on call, but generally monthly during the fall and spring
Reports to
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Page last updated: September 27, 2026