Following the Commission on Colleges’ Policies, Procedures, Guidelines (1996 edition), Sam Houston State University President Bobby K. Marks has appointed Dr. Tommy Davis to chair our NCAA Certification Steering Committee and jointly serve as a member of the SACS Self-Study Steering Committee. President Marks has also asked Dr. Davis to work closely with Dr. James Goodwin, Director of the SHSU Self-Study, to assure efficiency and effectiveness.

The NCAA Certification Steering Committee is composed of:
• Dr. Bobby K. Marks, President
• Dr. Thelma Douglass, Vice President for Student Services
• Mr. Jack Parker, Vice President for Finance and Operations
• Mr. Bobby Williams, Interim Director of Athletics and Compliance Coordinator
• Dr. Tom Davis, Faculty Athletic Representative and Chair of Steering Committee
• Dr. Brenda Lichtman, Professor of Kinesiology, Chair of Equity Subcommittee
• Mr. Tommy Neyland, President of Student Government Association
• Ms. Pat Harper, President of Alumni Association
• Ms. Chris Thompson, Athletics Academic Advisor
• Ms. Bobbie Hilliard, Administrative Coordinator for Athletics
• Dr. James Barrum, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
• Mr. Robert Dunning, Registrar
• Ms. Terri Harvey, Admissions Office Specialist, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
• Dr. Allen Williams, Professor of Geography and Chair, Department of Geography and Geology, Chair of Academic Integrity Subcommittee
• Dr. Terry Bilhartz, Professor of History, Chair of Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance Subcommittee
• Dr. Taylor Klett, Director of Business Services
• Dr. Eugene Buckley, Director of Institutional Research (ex officio)
• Ms. Joey Chandler, Director of Undergraduate Admissions (ex officio)
In addition, four subcommittees have been appointed to examine criteria designated by SACS for intercollegiate athletics (Section 5.5: Criteria for Accreditation):
 
Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance (5.5.1, 5.5.2))
• Dr. Terry Bilhartz, Professor of History (Chair)
• Dr. Bobby K. Marks, President
• Mr. Bobby Williams, Interim Director of Athletics
• Dr. Tom Higgins, Associate Professor of Industrial Technology and Chair, Department of Technology
• Dr. Harry Konen, Professor of Mathematics
• Ms. Pat Harper, President of Alumni Association
• Ms. Terri Harvey, Admissions Office Specialist, Office of Undergraduate Admissions

Fiscal Integrity (5.5.3)
• Dr. Taylor Klett, Director of Business Services (Chair)
• Ms. Bobbie Hilliard, Administrative Coordinator for Athletics
• Dr. Vernon Sweeney, Professor of Economics
• Mr. Jess Davis, Director of Financial Aid
• Dr. Bill Fleming, Professor of English and Chair of Faculty Senate
• Ms. Jacque Gilliam, Director of Administrative Accounting
• Ms. Ann Westmoreland, Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Academic Integrity (5.5.4)
• Dr. Allen Williams, Professor of Geography and Chair, Department of Geography and Geology (Chair)
• Mr. Robert Dunning, Registrar
• Ms. Joey Chandler, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
• Mr. Tommy Neyland, President of Student Government Association
• Ms. Nancy Bounds, Assistant Professor, Newton Gresham Library
• Dr. Patrick VanFleet, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
• Ms. Chris Thompson, Athletics Academic Advisor

Commitment to Equity
• Dr. Brenda Lichtman, Professor of Kinesiology (Chair)
• Kim Donaldson, Student
• Mr. E. Thayne King, Director of Residence Life
• Mr. Keith Jenkins, Associate Dean of Student Life/Director of Recreational Sports and Activities
• Mr. Weldon Matthys, Computer Services