Central Unit Allocations Committee

The committee will promote collaboration between academic and central support units, clarify expected service levels by the central units, and evaluate the funding levels required to deliver those services at desired and realistic levels. For a rotating sample of central support units and as part of the annual budget development process, the committee shall evaluate central unit financial plans outlining the proposed unit budget and justifying additions or changes to service levels or fee structures. In the event that the committee is unable to approve a central unit’s financial plan, it shall refer the case to the University Budget Advisory Committee. The committee shall also review requests for waivers from contributions to central unit budgets, with the understanding that such waivers should be approved only in rare cases, and shall recommend any waiver requests it approves to the University Budget Advisory Committee for its approval. Finally, the committee shall develop annually a unified budget recommendation for all central support units and submit it to the University Budget Advisory Committee for final review and inclusion in the University-wide budget recommended for submission to the President.

Membership

The Central Unit Allocations Committee shall be composed of 21 members, 17 of whom are voting members:

  • Academic:

    • Four Deans or college/school business officers

    • Four Faculty, Dept. Head or Chair [at least two of whom shall be academic department heads/chairs]

  • Non-Academic:

    • Two Central unit leaders or vice presidents

    • One Auxiliary unit leader

    • One Representative of Divison 3 - Ag Experiment Station

    • One Representative of Divison 4 - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

  • Ex-officio, Voting:

    • VP for Business and Finance, CFO (Chair of Central Unit Allocations)

    • Current chair, University Senate

    • Current Chair, Administrative and Professional Assembly

    • Current Chair, Student Council 

  • Ex-officio, Non-voting:

    • Director, Institutional Research office

    • Director, Budget Office

    • VP, Chief Inofrmation Offcer

  • Appointments:

    • The committee will promote collaboration between academic and central support units, clarify expected service levels by the central units, and evaluate the funding levels required to deliver those services at desired and realistic levels. For a rotating sample of central support units and as part of the annual budget development process, the committee shall evaluate central unit financial plans outlining the proposed unit budget and justifying additions or changes to service levels or fee structures. In the event that the committee is unable to approve a central unit’s financial plan, it shall refer the case to the University Budget Advisory Committee. The committee shall also review requests for waivers from contributions to central unit budgets, with the understanding that such waivers should be approved only in rare cases, and shall recommend any waiver requests it approves to the University Budget Advisory Committee for its approval. Finally, the committee shall develop annually a unified budget recommendation for all central support units and submit it to the University Budget Advisory Committee for final review and inclusion in the University-wide budget recommended for submission to the President.

    • * Appointments to this committee shall be made so that no school or college has more than one appointed representative. Additionally, as far is practicable, in the appointment of deans or college business officers to this committee due consideration shall be given to the scale, range, and variety of the University's academic colleges and schools so that a diversity of perspectives may be assured.

    • ** Chairs-elect of the three employee governance groups may participate as non-voting members in preparation for their new responsibilities.

  • Reporting Structure:

    • This committee will provide periodic updates and report to the University Budget Advisory Committee.

Members

Name Department Term Exp.

Kelli Shomaker, Chair

 SVP for Business and Administration, CFO Continuing - Ex-officio

Lori Eckhardt

 Senate Chair Continuing 2024 - Ex-officio

Thomas Sawyer

 A&P Assembly Chair Continuing 2024 - Ex-officio

Kimberley McCadden

 Staff Council Chair Continuing 2025 - Ex-officio

Janaki Alavalapati

 Dean, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and the Environment 2025

Gregg Newschwander

 Dean, College of Nursing 2025

Dawn Finley

 Dean, College of Architecture, Design and Construction 2027

Susan Hubbard

 Dean, College of Human Sciences 2027

Jianjun Dong

 Faculty, College of Sciences and Mathematics 2025

Brian Thurow

 M Reed Prof. and Chair, Aerospace Engineering 2026

Desmond Layne

 Dept. Head, Horticulture 2027

Jason McKibben

 Faculty, Curriculum and Teaching 2027

Chippewa Thomas

 Central Unit Leader or VP 2025

Shali Zhang

 Central Unit Leader or VP 2027

Bryan Rush

 Auxiliary Unit Leader 2025

Misty Glazier

 Representative Divison - 3 2025

Dana Boone

 Representative Division - 4 2025

Matthew Campbell

 Director of Institutional Research Continuing, Non-voting - Ex-officio

Bryan Elmore

 Director of Budget Office Continuing, Non-voting - Ex-officio

Jim O'Connor

 VP, Chief Information Officer Continuing, Non-voting - Ex-officio