Report from the President-Elect
Guy Gibbs
Planning Under Way for SASFAA 2005-2006
What a great year we have enjoyed under the leadership of Janet Sain,
SASFAA President. We’ve seen our membership grow, had a very
successful Management Institute and Conference and now anticipate
a great New Aid Officers Workshop under the direction of Zita Barree,
Vice President.
For the President-Elect, this has been a year of learning, attending
state conferences at the request of the president, and preparing for
2005-2006. The officers have been elected, the state presidents elected
by their state associations, and committee chairs and liaisons selected.
The following individuals will assume their positions July 1, 2005
and serve through June 20, 2006. SASFAA is fortunate to have such
qualified individuals in leadership positions.
| President |
Guy
F. Gibbs, Northern Virginia Community College |
| Vice
President |
Deborah “Tolley”
Tollefson, University of NC-Greensboro |
| Secretary |
Sandra “Sandy”
Neel, University of Tennessee-Martin |
| Treasurer |
Heather H. Boutell,
Bellarmine University |
| President-Elect |
Brent B. Tener,
Vanderbilt University |
| Past
President |
Janet Sain,
ECPI College of Technology |
AASFAA
President
|
William “Buddy”
Jackson, II, Faulkner University |
| FASFAA
President |
Ruth Strum,
Clearwater Christian College |
| GASFAA
President |
Suzanne P. Pittman,
Georgia College and State University |
| KASFAA
President |
Shelley Park,
Eastern Kentucky University |
| MASFAA
President |
Soraya B. Welden,
Meridian Community College |
NCASFAA
President
|
Dana D. Kelly,
High Point University |
| SCASFAA
President |
Nancy T. Garmroth,
Spartanburg Technical College |
| TASFAA
President |
Forrest M. Stuart,
Rhodes College |
VASFAA
President
|
Brad D. Barnett,
James Madison University |
| Agency
Liaison |
Mike Hawkes,
Educational Credit Management Corp |
Chair,
Finance and Audit
|
Clark Aldridge,
Collegiate Funding Services |
| Chair,
Conference |
Lisanne J. Masterson,
Brevard College |
| US
Dept of Ed Liaison |
Greg Martin,
Regional III |
| Chair,
Diversity |
Cruzita “Crusie”
Lucero, Northeast State Tech Comm Clg |
| Chair,
Electronic Services |
Erik Melis,
George Mason University |
| Chair,
Legislative Relations |
William “Bill”
Spiers, Tallahassee Community College |
| Lender
Liaison |
Paul J. Mittelhammer,
Citibank |
| Chair,
Membership |
Juanita M. Russell,
Alcorn State University |
| Chair,
Newsletter and Editor |
April Kendrick,
Lexington Community College |
| Chair,
Site Selection |
Ron Gambill,
edsouth |
| Chair,
Sponsorship |
Keith Reeves,
Clemson University |
| Special
Projects |
Susan Little,
University of Georgia |
|
Special Projects |
Carol Mowbray,
Northern Virginia Community College |
Interregional Visit
The President-Elect sits as an observer on the NASFAA Board. In that
position, he had the opportunity to attend the board meeting of the
Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
(RMASFAA). The board meeting was held in Denver, Colorado, February
11-13. He arrived in summer-like temperatures on Friday and left with
snow on the ground on Sunday. Dave Gelinas, NASFAA National Chair-Elect,
also attended the meeting.
This was a great learning experience by having the opportunity to
observe another regional board in session. While SASFAA and RMASFAA
do many things alike, there were differences as well. This proved
to be a great change to learn alternative ways of doing things that
might be taken into consideration by SAFSAA. Thanks to Peg Mason,
RMASFAA President, and their board for their hospitality. Peg also
asked that SASFAA be thanked for their hospitality when she attended
the SASFAA conference in Atlanta in February
Transition Planning
Planning is well under way for the final SASFAA board meeting of the
year, as well as the transition of boards on Saturday, June 11, 2005.
This meeting is to be held in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, and will
give the current board an opportunity to share their experiences with
the new board, a chance for the 2005-2006 president to orient the
incoming board, and the opportunity for the incoming board to get
to know one another better as they plan for the activities and events
for 2005-2006.
Volunteer for Service to SASFAA
The volunteer
form will remain active on the Web site. If you have not yet completed
a volunteer form, you can still complete
the form electronically and submit it to the President-Elect.
Your information will be shared with the committee chairs.
Join SASFAA
The 2005-2006 on-line membership form should be active on-line July
1, 2005. Plan to join now!
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JUNE
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