diff --git a/app/controllers/committee_members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/committee_members_controller.rb
index 7dc631e..a5ecb9b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/committee_members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/committee_members_controller.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ def destroy
   private
 
   def committee_member_params
-    params.require(:committee_member).permit(:first_name, :last_name, :role, :thesis_id)
+    params.require(:committee_member).permit(:first_name, :last_name, :role, :thesis_id, :gem_record_id)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/committee_member.rb b/app/models/committee_member.rb
index 3c755b3..91ebd7a 100644
--- a/app/models/committee_member.rb
+++ b/app/models/committee_member.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class CommitteeMember < ApplicationRecord
 
   ## RELATIONS ##
   belongs_to :thesis
+  belongs_to :gem_record
 
   ## VALIDATIONS ##
   validates_presence_of :first_name, message: 'Please choose a name.'
diff --git a/app/models/gem_record.rb b/app/models/gem_record.rb
index baba38b..87d02c9 100644
--- a/app/models/gem_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/gem_record.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class GemRecord < ApplicationRecord
   MASTERS_EXAM = "Master's Thesis Exam"
   ACCEPTED = 'Accepted'
 
+  has_many :committee_members
+
   scope :completed, lambda {
                       where('eventtype = ? OR eventtype = ?', GemRecord::PHD_COMPLETED, GemRecord::MASTERS_COMPLETED)
                     }
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240717225736_add_gem_record_id_to_committee_members.rb b/db/migrate/20240717225736_add_gem_record_id_to_committee_members.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18508fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20240717225736_add_gem_record_id_to_committee_members.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddGemRecordIdToCommitteeMembers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :committee_members, :gem_record_id, :integer
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index ac53eec..d36be1a 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_06_11_142734) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2024_07_17_225736) do
   create_table "action_text_rich_texts", charset: "utf8mb3", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "name", null: false
     t.text "body", size: :long
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     t.datetime "updated_at", precision: nil, null: false
     t.string "first_name"
     t.string "last_name"
+    t.integer "gem_record_id"
   end
 
   create_table "delayed_jobs", id: :integer, charset: "utf8mb3", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gem_records_csv.rake b/lib/tasks/gem_records_csv.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0474dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/gem_records_csv.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require Rails.root.join('lib/tasks/load_gem_records_csv.rb')
+
+namespace :gem_records_csv do
+  desc 'Loading Gem Records.'
+  # Usage: cat /file/with/gem_records.txt | rake gem_records:load
+
+  task :load, [:filename] => :environment do |t, args|
+    filename = args[:filename]
+    if filename.nil? || filename.empty?
+      puts "Error: Filename is required"
+      exit 1
+    end
+    GemRecord.delete_all
+    gem_load = LoadGemRecordsCSV.new
+    gem_load.load_csv(filename)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/load_gem_records_csv.rb b/lib/tasks/load_gem_records_csv.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ee16dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/load_gem_records_csv.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+##
+# Function to load gem records from a CSV file
+##
+
+require 'csv'
+
+class LoadGemRecordsCSV
+
+  def load_gem_records(filename)
+    count = 0
+
+    converter = lambda { |header| header.downcase }
+    CSV.foreach(filename, headers: true, header_converters: converter) do |row|
+      seqgradevent = row['seqgradevent'].strip
+      unless GemRecord.find_by_seqgradevent(seqgradevent)
+        gr = GemRecord.new
+        gr.seqgradevent = seqgradevent
+        gr.studentname = row['studentname'].strip
+        gr.sisid = row['sisid'].strip
+        gr.emailaddress = row['emailaddress'].strip
+        gr.eventtype = row['eventtype'].strip
+        gr.eventdate = row['eventdate'].strip
+        gr.examresult = row['examresult'].strip
+        gr.title = row['title'].strip
+        gr.program = row['program'].strip
+        gr.superv = row['superv'].strip
+        gr.examdate = row['examdate'].strip
+
+        if gr.save!(validate: false)
+          count += 1
+        else
+          warn('Error: Load Gem Records Save Failed!')
+          warn("Error: #{gr.errors.inspect}")
+        end
+      end
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      warn("ERROR: #{e}")
+      warn('Hint: Possible Bad File if strip nil')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def load_committee_members(filename)
+    count = 0
+
+    converter = lambda { |header| header.downcase }
+    CSV.foreach(filename, headers: true, header_converters: converter) do |row|
+      seqgradevent = row['seqgradevent'].strip
+      gr = GemRecord.find_by_seqgradevent(seqgradevent)
+      cm = CommitteeMember.new
+      cm.gem_record = gr
+      cm.first_name = row['firstname'].strip
+      cm.last_name = row['surname'].strip
+      cm.role = row['role'].strip
+      cm.save!
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/files/committee_members.csv b/test/fixtures/files/committee_members.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc6928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/files/committee_members.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"SEQGRADEVENT","SISID","FIRSTNAME","SURNAME","ROLE"
+1,12345,"John","Smith","Chair"
+1,12345,"Jane","Doe","Committee Member"
+2,654321,"Jim","Brown","Chair"
+2,654321,"Jake","White","Committee Member"
+3,789012,"Eve","Green","Chair"
+3,789012,"Frank","Black","Committee Member"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/files/gem_records.csv b/test/fixtures/files/gem_records.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3c2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/files/gem_records.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+seqgradevent,studentname,sisid,emailaddress,eventtype,eventdate,examresult,title,program,superv,examdate
+1,John Doe,123456,johndoe@example.com,Exam,2023-06-15,Pass,Thesis Title,Program A,Supervisor X,2023-07-01
+2,Jane Smith,654321,janesmith@example.com,Defense,2023-06-20,Pass,Thesis Title B,Program B,Supervisor Y,2023-07-02
+3,Alice Johnson,789012,alicejohnson@example.com,Exam,2023-06-25,Fail,Thesis Title C,Program C,Supervisor Z,2023-07-03
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/lib/load_gem_records_test.rb b/test/lib/load_gem_records_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bbfd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/load_gem_records_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+require Rails.root.join('lib/tasks/load_gem_records_csv.rb')
+class LoadGemRecordsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  setup do
+    gem_load = LoadGemRecordsCSV.new
+    gem_load.load_gem_records("test/fixtures/files/gem_records.csv")
+    gem_load.load_committee_members("test/fixtures/files/committee_members.csv")
+  end
+
+  should "parse csv" do
+    assert_equal 3, GemRecord.count
+
+    records = GemRecord.order(:seqgradevent)
+
+    assert_equal 1, records[0].seqgradevent
+    assert_equal 'John Doe', records[0].studentname
+    assert_equal 123456, records[0].sisid
+    assert_equal 'johndoe@example.com', records[0].emailaddress
+
+    assert_equal 2, records[1].seqgradevent
+    assert_equal 'Jane Smith', records[1].studentname
+    assert_equal 654321, records[1].sisid
+    assert_equal 'janesmith@example.com', records[1].emailaddress
+
+    assert_equal 3, records[2].seqgradevent
+    assert_equal 'Alice Johnson', records[2].studentname
+    assert_equal 789012, records[2].sisid
+    assert_equal 'alicejohnson@example.com', records[2].emailaddress
+
+    assert_equal 2, records[0].committee_members.count
+    assert_equal 'John', records[0].committee_members.first.first_name
+    assert_equal 'Smith', records[0].committee_members.first.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Chair', records[0].committee_members.first.role
+
+    assert_equal 'Jane', records[0].committee_members.last.first_name
+    assert_equal 'Doe', records[0].committee_members.last.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Committee Member', records[0].committee_members.last.role
+
+    assert_equal 2, records[1].committee_members.count
+    assert_equal 'Jim', records[1].committee_members.first.first_name
+    assert_equal 'Brown', records[1].committee_members.first.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Chair', records[1].committee_members.first.role
+
+    assert_equal 'Jake', records[1].committee_members.last.first_name
+    assert_equal 'White', records[1].committee_members.last.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Committee Member', records[1].committee_members.last.role
+
+    assert_equal 2, records[2].committee_members.count
+    assert_equal 'Eve', records[2].committee_members.first.first_name
+    assert_equal 'Green', records[2].committee_members.first.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Chair', records[2].committee_members.first.role
+
+    assert_equal 'Frank', records[2].committee_members.last.first_name
+    assert_equal 'Black', records[2].committee_members.last.last_name
+    assert_equal 'Committee Member', records[2].committee_members.last.role
+  end
+end