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Committee on Financial Aid to Students
The membership of the committee consists of the following faculty
and staff.
Faculty Members:
Linda M. Carpenter, assistant dean, nursing
Dana L. Cloud, associate professor, communication studies
Thelma R. Coles, professor, art and art history
Edmund (Ted) Gordon, associate professor, anthropology & archeology
Bruce P. Palka, professor, mathematics
Faculty Council Appointees:
Karrol A. Kitt, associate professor, human ecology
Glenn Y. Masada, professor, mechanical engineering
Administrative Advisers:
Lawrence W. Burt, director, Office of Student Financial Services
John D. Dollard, associate dean, Office of the Vice President and
Dean of Graduate Studies
Mary Beth Mercatoris ,student affairs administrator, Office of Dean
of Students
Student Members:
Nada Danielle Antoun, student, radio-television-film
Katherine Ann King, student, history
Tamara R. Strain, student, government
Jeffery A. Yorg, student, graduate school
Non-appointed Support Staff:
Royce Gehrels, executive assistant, Office of Student Financial Services
Joe P. Wilcox, student financial aid officer IV, Office of Student
Financial Services
Introduction
This committee met four times from October 2001 through
May 2002. The committee discussed a variety of issues regarding student
financial aid. We have acted as a "sounding board" for the
director of the Office of Student Financial Services (OSFS), Dr. Lawrence
"Larry" Burt. At each meeting, a representative from the
OSFS briefed the committee on various issues and projects that were
undertaken, and responded to questions concerning both. We have highlighted
the issues in this report. (See the appendices for related charts,
D 2026-2027.)
Texas Grant
The Texas Grant continues to grow in importance and number
of students receiving support. For the 2001-2002 academic year, UT
students benefited by receiving nearly $7.8 million in grant assistance.
We expect the allocation to continue to grow as new classes are added
to the eligibility pool for the 2002-2003 academic year. The program
will then fund all undergraduate classes. The Texas Legislature has
allocated sufficient funds for the program to grow in the number of
individual awards as well as fully fund a four-year undergraduate
program.
Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship/Presidential Achievement
Scholarship
The Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) program continues
to show success with a total of 70 schools throughout the state. The
program works synergistically with the Presidential Achievement Scholarship
(PAS) program, such that nearly every admitted student from the 70
Longhorn schools receives a scholarship award. For the 2001-2002 academic
year, 405 students were admitted from Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship
high schools. One hundred twenty-five LOS awards, 70 PAS Tier I, 127
PAS Tier II, 53 PAS Tier III, and 4 Terry Foundation awards were given.
Three students were designated as alternates and twenty-one students
were not awarded. Ultimately, counting summer provisional admits successful
to the fall, 264 students were enrolled in the fall semester from
LOS high schools.
Ron Brown Scholarships
The children of UT Austin faculty and staff were encouraged
to apply for the Ronald M. and Marilou D. Brown Endowed Scholarship,
named in honor of the former vice president for student affairs and
his wife. The scholarship is awarded only to full-time undergraduate
students (including incoming freshmen and transfer students) who are
the offspring of regular, retired, or deceased UT Austin faculty or
staff. The income from the endowment enabled the presenting of ten
one-year awards of $1,000 each.
The committee evaluated the applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship
in May. The recipients among continuing students are Rachel Pearson,
Conor Brace, Jessica Hernandez, Lillian Rockwell, and Patrick Petersen.
Two alternates selected from continuing students are Kathryn Turner
(first alternate) and Kyle Norman (second alternate).
The recipients among incoming freshmen students are Michael Perrone,
Anthony McGavran, Lauren R. Harrison, Erin C. Talley, and Laura Kincaid.
Two alternates selected from incoming freshmen students are Natasha
E. Martin-Hinshaw (first alternate) and Caroline S. Warlick (second
alternate).
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