Membership Committee Report
Forrest M. Stuart, Chair, Rhodes College

At the writing of this article, SASFAA has hit a new record in membership—1,540 members. This represents a growth of more than 130 members over 2003-04.

Here are the current segmented data:

I have thoroughly enjoyed working as Membership Chair for two years. Our committee of state association membership chairs has done a wonderful job of “towing” the SASFAA membership line. My thanks to them and to both Ron Day and Janet Sain for allowing me to serve both in 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Site Selection Report
Ron Gambill, Chair

The Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators agreed to host the 2008 SASFAA Annual Meeting. Recommendations for potential sites were provided by VASFAA. Preliminary contacts were made including Arlington, Crystal City, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Randy Craig of ECMC provided significant local support in determining facilities that had the capacity to support the SASFAA Conference.

Three facilities were selected as meeting the minimum standards on the SASFAA checklist. Randy accompanied the Site Selection Chair on the visit to each facility. The three sites included:

1. Hyatt Regency - Crystal City
2. Marriott Crystal Gateway
3. Marriott Norfolk Waterside

All three hotels submitted proposals for the 2008 annual meeting. The site proposal comparison was presented to the SASFAA Executive Board along with the important features of each location. The final decision of the Executive Board was the Hyatt Regency-Crystal City, which is located in Arlington, VA.

Final contract negotiations with the facility have commenced. The 2008 Annual Meeting dates will be February 17-20.