The University named the undergraduate representative to the President's Planning and Budget Advisory Committee Monday, but Undergraduate Student Government officials are not satisfied because the administration chose not to appoint USG's candidates.

The administration selected Chuck Evans, Council of Commonwealth Student Governments liaison to the University Student Advisory Board.

USG charged the administration with "ignoring the needs of students" Dec. 8 after University officials rejected USG's selections for the appointment, USG Senate President Kendall Houk and USG Public Relations Chairman John Orr.

Vice President for Student Services William W. Asbury said Houk and Orr were rejected on the basis of their qualifications, and further, that the administration would ask USG to submit other candidates for the position.

However, USG refused to submit other names, saying that Houk and Orr were "so superior" to other candidates that additional submissions would be "pointless." At that point, Asbury indicated the administration would search elsewhere for a candidate; that search culminated last week with Evans' selection.

USG President Seth Williams did not question Evans' qualifications, but insisted the selection indicated that "the administration is flexing its muscles."

"Students are treated with disrespect at this University," he said.

But University Public Information Director Bill Mahon, speaking for the administration, said that USG's complaints are unfounded.

"(Service on the committee) calls for an individual of great maturity," he said Monday. "Some USG members . . . have not proven themselves in that respect."

The committee, an important step in the University's budgetary process, is charged with reviewing strategic budgetary planning goals and recommending its findings to the President's office. University Provost and Executive Vice President William C. Richardson serves as committee chairman. The committee includes one undergraduate and one graduate student representative.

Richardson declined to comment on why Houk and Orr were rejected, but said all committee members -- whether faculty, administration or student --were subjected to the same criteria.

Historically, the University Student Executive Council selected the undergraduate candidates. When USEC reorganized into the University Student Advisory Board last year, USG was charged with that task, while the Graduate Student Association selects the graduate student representative.

Evans (junior-marketing) said he did not apply for the position when USG interviewed candidates in November, but became interested when he read of Houk's and Orr's rejection. He said he was interviewed by administrators following his recommendation by CCSG coordinator Tony Bottino.

Interest, time commitment, understanding of the group's workings, ability to work effectively in a group and to keep confidences were considered equally in the interview, he said.

"There are bursts of intensity" in which the committee may meet for up to 20 hours a week, Richardson said, explaining the concern with time constraints.

Houk said after his rejection that his interview seemed to be concerned mostly with time constraints.

Refusal of candidates for such committees is "routine," Mahon said, adding that the administration's rejection of Houk and Orr does not suggest an anti-USG bias.

The committee begins meeting next week.