South CarolinaState Report
Betty Whalen, SCASFAA President

SCASFAA’s 2005 Spring Conference will be held April 17-20 at Ocean Dunes Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC. We look forward to welcoming Guy Gibbs, SASFAA President-Elect. Jennifer Jones-Gaddy, SCSLC, serves as conference chair. JJ and the conference committee have done an outstanding job in preparing a great conference for our members. Informative sessions, great entertainment, and sunny days are all in store for participants.

SCASFAA officers and committee chairs have been exceptionally busy during the winter months. Forty-four financial aid professionals attended the New Aid Officers Workshop held in Columbia on December 3 and 4. Elizabeth Milam-Lomas, SCASFAA VP, and the Professional Development Committee organized a workshop full of information and challenges for the participants. Kim Jenerette, USC Upstate, Carolyn Sparks, Spartanburg Methodist College, and Kim Ellisor, Francis Marion University, served as instructors.

The Professional Development Committee presented a leadership workshop for mid-level managers on March 4. Approximately 45 SCASFAA members attended the day long session. Evaluations were excellent.

Diversity Workshops organized by Bridget Blackwell and members of the Diversity Committee were attended by over 60 SCASFAA members. The workshops were presented by Pat Woods of TG and were held in Greenville and Columbia on February 21 and 22.

The Counselor Relations Committee, chaired by Meg Hurt, Coastal Carolina University, along with 20 SCASFAA volunteers, presented FAFSA Day at 6 locations across the state on February 19.

The SCASFAA Executive Board and committee chairs continue to review results of the SCASFAA Membership Survey organized and tabulated by Nancy Garmroth, SCASFAA President-Elect. The task of an ad hoc group will be to incorporate the findings into SCASFAA initiatives in the future.

The Nominations and Elections Committee, chaired by Keith Reeves, SCASFAA Past President, has presented an outstanding dual slate of candidates for office for the 2005-06 year. Voting will take place at the Spring Conference.

Candidates for office are listed below:

President-Elect	Jeff Dennis, Southern Wesleyan University
	Kim Jenerette, USC Upstate
Vice President	Tabitha McAllister, York Technical College
	Bill Whitlock, Central Carolina Technical College
Treasurer	Kim Ellisor, Francis Marion University
	Josh Haugh, The Citadel
Member at Large	Jeff Holliday, Anderson College
	Meg Hurt, Coastal Carolina University

SCASFAA was represented at SASFAA by 58 members. Bill Whitlock served as the SC representative to the SASFAA Conference Committee. Gus Kitchen, Voorhees College, sang the National Anthem at the Opening Session.

Respectfully submitted,
Betty Whalen, SCASFAA President

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