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Technology Access Fee Allocation Committee

Membership: 3 faculty, 1 staff, 3 students, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, 1 representative from the Office of Information Technology, Executive Director for Fort Campbell Center (or their appointee), Executive Director of Distance Education, and Director of Technical Services. 

Terms of Service: Faculty, staff and student representatives will serve a two-year term. The Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer will be permanent assistant chair of this committee. The other assistant chair will be elected by the group and must have served on a prior TAF allocation committee for at least one year.

Description: The committee reviews the faculty, staff, and/or administrative proposals for Technology Access Fee (TAF) funding and make recommendations to the Information Technology Advisory Committee as a whole for final approval.

(Approver: Vice President for Finance and Administration) 

2026-2027 Membership

Name Title Department/Area Service Term
Scott Shumate Faculty, Library Library 2025-2028
Emily Crane Faculty, CoAL Music 2026-2028
Sumen Sen Faculty, CoSTEM Mathematics and Statistics 2026-2027
Gena Shire-Sgarlata Academic Assistant to the Chair
(Staff)
Art + Design 2026-2028
TBD Student Student Affairs 2026-2028
TBD Student Student Affairs 2026-2028
TBD Student Student Affairs 2026-2028
Sherry Lawdermilt, Chair Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Information Technology Permanent
Sheila Smithson Technical Clerk Information Technology Permanent
Ben Drummond Executive Director Fort Campbell Center Permanent
Anna Carrie Webb Executive Director Distance Education Permanent
Barbara Tucker Technical Services Director Information Technology Permanent