Cosmetology Advisory Committee

Division of Fiber, Textile and Personal Appearance · Wing C, Room C-101 · ext. 2510

Advises the Cosmetology program (A.A.S.), including the Wing C clinic and, from the Spring 2027 term, the Desairology concentration. Meetings are held in the Wing C clinic at 6:00 p.m. on a Monday.

Members

Ex officio, without vote: Doreen P. Halquist, Division Chair; Georgette Ipple, Instructor, Cosmetology; Lucia Barrenechea, Employer Relations Specialist, Career Services.

Quorum: four voting members.

Meeting record

Minutes — October 5, 2026

Wing C clinic, 6:00 p.m. · Draft — pending approval at the spring 2027 meeting.

1. Call to order 6:00 p.m. Seven of seven voting members present; quorum present.
2. Minutes and membership. The minutes of April 13, 2026 were approved without correction (Iannone/Kopecky). The chair welcomed Mr. Brandauer, appointed by the Provost in August 2026 on the committee’s recommendation of April 13, 2026.
3. Desairology concentration. Professor Halquist and Mr. Dahlgrave reported on preparation for the concentration, which takes effect in the Spring 2027 term under Addendum No. 1 to Catalog Volume 39. Clinical hours are completed in Wing E under the dual supervision of licensed cosmetology and funeral service faculty, and FUN 101 is the concentration’s service course. Mr. Brandauer recommended that instruction continue to require that the student work from photographs supplied by the family through the funeral director of record, and that the funeral director of record approve the finished work before the family is admitted. Mr. Dahlgrave stated that both are the practice in Wing E and will be stated in the concentration handbook. The recommendation was received.
4. Curriculum review. Ms. Ipple presented the review of COS 155 and COS 255. Members recommended no change. Ms. Whitcomb reported product reformulations by two manufacturers affecting permanent wave processing times and offered to provide the revised manufacturer instructions to the program.
5. Equipment. Professor Halquist reported that replacement of the clinic’s twelve hood dryers, acquired new in 1994, will be included in the Division’s capital equipment request for FY2028, to be submitted to the Board of Trustees in January 2027. The units remain in service under the service contract.
6. Placement and licensure. Ms. Barrenechea reported that program outcome and licensure examination data are published at Consumer Information, Student Outcomes. Ms. Hrubik and Ms. Iannone reported open stylist positions. Ms. Barrenechea will circulate them to students in COS 290.
7. Community service. Professor Halquist reported that the clinic’s monthly service at the Tolliver County Senior Center continues on the first Wednesday of each month.
8. The spring 2027 meeting date will be set by the chair and the Division.
9. Adjourned 7:04 p.m.

Recorded by G. Ipple.

Minutes — April 13, 2026

Wing C clinic, 6:00 p.m. · Approved October 5, 2026.

1. Call to order 6:02 p.m. Six of six voting members present; quorum present.
2. Minutes. The minutes of October 6, 2025 were approved without correction (Dorsett/Hrubik).
3. Curriculum review. Professor Halquist reported that the program continues to meet the State Board’s 1,500-hour requirement and that clinical hours are documented through COS 290. She reported that the Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board has adopted no rule change affecting school curricula since the last meeting.
4. Desairology concentration. Professor Halquist reported that the concentration was adopted by the Curriculum Committee in September 2025 by Addendum No. 1 to Catalog Volume 39 and will first be offered in the Spring 2027 term. Motion: to recommend that a licensed funeral director be appointed to the committee before the concentration is first offered. Kopecky/Whitcomb. Carried 6–0.
5. Equipment. Professor Halquist reported that the service contractor for the clinic’s twelve hood dryers, acquired new in 1994 and under continuous service contract since, has advised the Division that FY2028 will be the final year in which it services the units. Members recommended replacement with units of comparable capacity.
6. Placement. Ms. Barrenechea reported that program outcome and licensure examination data are published at Consumer Information, Student Outcomes. Members reported current openings at their establishments.
7. Field observation. Professor Halquist reported that students in COS 290 completed observation days at four member establishments in the spring 2026 term. Members agreed to host again in spring 2027.
8. Exhibition. Professor Halquist thanked Ms. Fazekas and Ms. Whitcomb for serving as jurors for the Division at the Student Applied Projects Exhibition on April 10, 2026.
9. Adjourned 7:12 p.m.

Recorded by G. Ipple.