Benjamin L. McKean ’02 and Matthew Milikowsky ’02 were chosen last night in Loker Commons to serve on the Katz Committee to investigate workers’ wages at Harvard.

The Undergraduate Council’s Student Affairs Committee (SAC) voted to appoint McKean and Milikowsky to the 20-person committee, which will consist of faculty, administrators and students. They were selected over 19 other student applicants.

After almost two hours of candidate speeches and a question and answer period, it took SAC members only a few minutes to vote and then have their ballots counted.

SAC used the HARE proportional system to select the winners, which means that SAC members could rank as many candidates as they wished. Though this system often leads to long tabulation processes, it took council executives only moments to determine the winners.

The actual vote count was confidential.

McKean, a resident of Cabot House, is a well-known member of the PSLM who participated in the Massachusetts Hall sit-in that sparked the committee’s formation

McKean told members of SAC that his experience with Harvard’s workers and his knowledge of wage issues would make him an asset to the committee.

“I’ve worked closely with workers for three years,” said McKean, also a Crimson editor. “I’ve spent hours with dining hall workers and other employees. I’ve also spoken at length with many administrators...this committee can become a model for University decision-making.”