University Budget Committee
Charge
Every Biennium the first priority of the University Budget Committee is the development of budget planning and alignment of its priorities to support UM's Strategic Initiatives and each respective Biennial Priorities list. In doing such, the Budget committee will review
- Legislative and MUS Economic and Financial Projections
- The Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal
- The UM Annual and Biennial Budget Models
- Current Enrollment, Revenue, and Expense Projections
From this review, the committee will identify and suggest any needed base adjustments to the budget model, prior to consideration of new budget initiatives or strategic reallocation.
The committee will then evaluate
- Sector Budget Reports
- New Initiative Proposals
- Requests for Current Year Budget Adjustments
Based on this evaluation, the committee will advise by
- Making recommendations to the President and the Council of Vice Presidents regarding current year budget adjustments, or OTO allocations from Contingency
- Making recommendations for base budget changes, reallocation, or new initiatives.
Composition
Oversight
Paul Lasiter, Vice President for Operations and Finance
Chair
Stacey Eve, Associate Vice President for Operations & Finance
Members
Deans:
- Suzanne Tilleman, College of Business (2026)
- Jennifer Cavanaugh, College of the Arts and Media (2027)
Faculty Senate:
- Paul Kirgis, Professor, Law (2027)
Staff Senate:
- Misty Spooner, Grants Specialist - College of Forestry & Conservation (2026)
Faculty Association:
- Amanda Dawsey, Associate Professor and Chair of Economics – Economics (2026)
ASUM:
- Hope Morrison, ASUM Senator (2026)
- Lane Allen, ASUM Senator (2026)
Finance/Administrative Officers:
- Candace Roush, Director of Fiscal & Personnel Services - Humanities & Sciences (2028)
- Tricia Hatfield, Director of Finance and Personnel, UM Online (2027)
- Chuck Maes, Associate Athletic Director, Athletics (2026)
Auxiliary Representative:
- John Nugent, Interim Executive Director, UM Housing and Community Standards (2026)
Research Representative:
- Paul Lukacs, Associate Vice President for Research & Creative Scholarship - Research Administration (2028)
Student Services Representative:
- Patrick Beckwith, Director of Military and Veterans Services Office, Adjunct Faculty (2028)
Other Members
- Jolyn Schlieffarth, Director of Academic Budgets and Personnel, Office of the Provost
- Cindy Johnson, Budget Director, Budget, Planning & Analysis
- Nicholas Ververis, Director of Administrative Fiscal Affairs, VP Operations and Finance
- Rachel Buswell, Controller, VP Operations and Finance
- Lindsey Veno, Assistant Director of Budget, Planning & Analysis, Budget, Planning & Analysis
- Dave Kuntz, Director of Strategic Communications, VP Marketing & Communications
Email: cindy.johnson@mso.umt.edu Phone: 406-243-6340