In a tumultuous week with four football assistants leaving, Arkansas State received some good news on Wednesday morning.

A-State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir has been selected to serve on the prestigious College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee, the CFP announced.

“We are pleased to welcome Terry to the group” said Bill Hancock, CFP Executive Director. “I became acquainted with him during his days at Missouri-Kansas City, and then enjoyed working with him when he served on the CFP athletics directors advisory group. He has always been a true champion for the sport of college football. He will be a terrific committee member.”

Mohajir is of three new members on the 13-person committee. In all there have been 29 members and just 13 athletic directors in the committees six years. He member serves a 3-year term.

“I am honored and humbled to serve alongside such an esteemed group of people who have the par

amount responsibility to select the best teams to play for the national championship,” said Mohajir. “Joining this committee is one of the most impactful and important ways I can give back to our great game of college football that has given me so many life opportunities.

“I am grateful to (Sun Belt Conference) Commissioner (Karl) Benson and Bill Hancock for their backing during this process, along with the trust others have also placed in me to carry out this role with great integrity and diligent work. I also want to thank Chancellor Damphousse, President Welch, my administrative team and my family, especially my wife Julie, for the support they give me. I am certainly embracing this opportunity and looking forward to being a part of the CFP selection process.”

Possessing collegiate experience as a student-athlete, football coach and administrator,

Mohajir will begin his term in March, joining new committee members ex-coach R.C. Slocum and General Ray Odierno, who culminated his 40-year military career as the 38th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 2011-15. The returning members include chair Rob Mullens, Frank Beamer, Paola Boivin, Joe Castiglione, Ken Hatfield, Chris Howard, Ronnie Lott, Gene Smith, Todd Stansbury and Scott Stricklin.

“I have said many times that Terry is among the finest Athletics Directors in the country, and this appointment is continued recognition of that fact,” said A-State Chancellor Dr. Kelly Damphousse. “The decision to place him on the CFP selection committee speaks volumes about his reputation in his industry and across the country. I could not be prouder of this latest accomplishment for Terry.”

The selection committee responsibilities are to rank the top 25 teams and assign the top four to semifinal spots, assign teams to New Year’s bowls, create competitive matchups, attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances in specific bowls and consider geography.

“This is an incredible honor for Terry and for our entire university,” said A-State System President Dr. Chuck Welch. “Our program’s profile and level of success have risen significantly during Terry’s tenure, and I am so proud to see his efforts recognized in such a manner.”

Mohajir, a former A-State athlete and a 1991 graduate, became the 11th AD in A-State history on Sept. 19, 2012. Mohajir coached at Kansas and has been an administrator at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Florida Atlantic University. Mohajir returned to the University of Kansas as its senior associate athletics director from 2011-12, before accepting his current role with his alma mater.

(Arkansas State contributed to the article.)