Tennessee State Report
Nancy Beverly, TASFAA President

The TASFAA Transition meeting was held in June 2003 at the University of the South, Sewanee. The outgoing and incoming boards met together and set goals for the upcoming TASFAA year. Cara Suhr, past president passed the gavel to the incoming president on June 17. edsouth was sponsor for the meeting.

I am very thankful for the many TASFAA volunteers who will assist in making this year a successful one. Confidence is high when the association has willing and capable volunteers and a strong Executive Board.

2003-2004 TASFAA Executive Board

• President – Nancy M. Beverly, Milligan College
• Past President – Cara Suhr, TN Technology Center at Nashville
• Secretary – Terri Parchment, edamerica
• Treasurer – Marian Huffman, Lee University
• District I – Lynn Holladay, Rhodes College
• District II – Bryan Nelson, Union University
• District III – Clyde Walker, Vanderbilt University
• District IV – Tracey James, Lee University
• District V – Fred Clark, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• District VI – Dianne Jackson, East Tennessee State University
• Association Governance – Cruzita Lucero, Northeast State Technical CC
• Awards – Joe Myers, Motlow State CC
• Computer Network – Jack Harvey, Southern Adventist University
• Counselor Internship Project – Linda Embree, East Tennessee State University
• Diversity – Robbie Snapp, Middle Tennessee State University
• Financial Aid Awareness – Deborah Nuchols, SunTrust Bank
• Government Relations – Forrest Stuart, Rhodes College
• Historical – Melissa Smith, Vanderbilt University
• Membership – Stephanie Aylor TSAC
• Mentoring – Naomi Derryberry, TSAC
• Newsletter/Public Relations – Cherry Johnson, TN Technology Center at Crump

• Strategic Planning – David Mohning, Vanderbilt University
• Nominations – Cara Suhr, TN Technology Center at Nashville
• Program (Fall) – Joni Hall Walker, Vanderbilt University
• Program (Spring) – Jeanne Stewart, TSAC
• Project Development – Karen Gibson, edamerica
• Reauthorization – Ron Gambill, edsouth
• Site Selection – Sandra Rockett, Dyersburg State CC
• Sponsorship Development – Bobbie McClain, UT at Martin
• State Programs – Michael Roberts, TSAC
• Training – Janette Overton, Johnson Bible College
• TSAC Advisory – Cara Suhr, TN Technology Center at Nashville

Our fall conference is set for October 19-21 at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin. The conference theme is “Solving the Mysteries of Financial Aid.” The fall conference chair, President-Elect Joanie Hall and her program committee have planned a conference full of training opportunities, fellowship opportunities, and FUN!

The agenda includes a mystery theater dinner after the opening session on Sunday evening. Greg Martin will be the representative providing the federal update to our membership. A New Aid Officers Training Workshop will be held on Sunday, October 19, and there will also be concurrent sessions specifically for NAOW offered during the conference. For more information regarding the TASFAA Fall Conference, please visit our Web site: www.tasfaa-tn.org.

TASFAA will participate in the NASFAA Decentralized Training this year. Clyde Walker, Vanderbilt University, will be our trainer. There will be three training workshops: East TN, Middle TN and West TN. The dates and times are to be arranged. Information regarding these training opportunities will appear on the TASFAA Web site at a late date.