1. Overview of Function and Structure

2.  The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is a fourteen-member public body created in 1971 to: ◦ Define the educational missions of public colleges and universities ◦ Plan and coordinate Indiana’s state-supported system of postsecondary education ◦ Review budget requests from public institutions and the State Student Assistance Commission ◦ Approve or disapprove for public institutions the establishment of new programs or expansion of campuses  The Commission is not a governing board, but a coordinating agency that works closely with Indiana’s public and independent colleges.

3.  The Governor appoints twelve members, nine representing a Congressional District and three at-large members, to serve terms of four years. In addition, the 1990 legislature added a student and a faculty representative who are appointed by the Governor for terms of two years.  The Commission also has a professional staff of eleven.

4.  HONORABLE JON COSTAS (1st Congressional District) HONORABLE JON COSTAS  MR. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (2nd Congressional District) MR. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY  MS. MARILYN MORAN-TOWNSEND (Secretary, 3rd Congressional District) MS. MARILYN MORAN-TOWNSEND  MR. GARY LEHMAN (4th Congressional District) MR. GARY LEHMAN  MR. MICHAEL SMITH (Chair, 5th Congressional District) MR. MICHAEL SMITH  MR. MICHAEL "JUD" FISHER, JR. (Secretary, 6th Congressional District) MR. MICHAEL "JUD" FISHER, JR.  DENNIS BLAND, ESQ. (7th Congressional District) DENNIS BLAND  MR. GEORGE REHNQUIST (8th Congressional District) MR. GEORGE REHNQUIST  MR. KENNETH SENDELWECK (Vice Chair, 9th Congressional District) MR. KENNETH SENDELWECK  DR. CAROL D'AMICO (At Large Member) DR. CAROL D'AMICO  Vacant (At Large Member) Vacant  DR. GERALD BEPKO (At Large Member) DR. GERALD BEPKO  CYNTHIA BAKER, ESQ. (Faculty Representative - Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis) CYNTHIA BAKER  MR. CLAYTON SLAUGHTER (Student Representative - Indiana University- Bloomington) MR. CLAYTON SLAUGHTER

5.  Teresa Lubbers (Commissioner)  Jason Bearce (Associate Commissioner for Strategic Communications and Initiatives)  Catisha Coates (Special Projects)  Jean Dugan (Administrative Assistant)  Haley Glover (Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Studies)  Bernard Hannon, Esq. (Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer)  Yevgeniya Malyovanny (Administrative Assistant)  Rosemary Price (Administrative Assistant)  Kevin Russell (Manager of Information Systems)  Ken Sauer, PhD (Senior Associate Commissioner for Research and Academic Affairs)  Jennifer Seabaugh (Manager of Information and Research)