Report from South Carolina (SCASFAA)
Betty Whalen, President

The SCASFAA Transition Board meeting was held June 21-22 at The Whitney Hotel in Columbia. Business of the Association was conducted and time was allowed for the outgoing board members to meet with new members to share information and insight gained during the 2003-04 year. The location of the Spring 2006 Conference was selected and after a two year hiatus from the familiar location of Springmaid Resort and Conference Center in Myrtle Beach, SCASFAA will return to this site on April 22-26, 2006.

The Board will hold its second meeting on September 21 at the SC Student Loan Corporation in Columbia to continue implementation and review of plans for the year.

In attempt to identify needs of our membership, Nancy Garmroth, President-Elect and Special Projects Chair, is developing a survey tool to determine attitudes and opinions of the membership regarding SCASFAA services and activities. Membership Chair, Tabatha McAllister, has completed the task of revising our membership form to include more information about our members as SCASFAA seeks to identify and meet changing needs of its members.

Jeff Holliday and members of the Fall Conference Committee are working diligently to provide an outstanding opportunity for training at our fall conference to be held October 25-26 at The Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University. The theme for the conference will be “Elect SCASFAA…The Winning Ticket.” Plans also include a barbeque dinner with time given to representatives from political parties to explain their party’s stance on higher education issues.

The Spring 2005 Conference Committee is being chaired by Jennifer Jones-Gaddy. JJ and her committee are already organizing the schedule of activities for our members. The conference will be April 17-20, 2005 at Ocean Dunes in Myrtle Beach.

2004-05 SCASFAA Officers