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VASFAA Committees
| Committee |
0506 Chair |
0607 Chair |
| Archives |
Holly Rison,
RMC |
Holly
Rison,
RMC |
| Awards & Nominations |
Tom
Morehouse,
TNCC |
Brad
Barnett,
JMU |
| Awards Committee –
0506 Summary
Chaired by Tom Morehouse
Life Member:
The recipient of this award must have rendered truly outstanding
service to the Association or the financial aid profession.
Outstanding service demonstrated through state, regional, or
national Association officer or committee leadership, authorship
of professional publications, professional training, efforts
to secure financial support for the work of Association goals
and objectives for furthering the opportunity of Virginia's
post secondary education population might be used as a basis
for identifying life member nominees. This reference does not
preclude consideration of those outside the membership of VASFAA.
The Plaque is inscribed as follows:
THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS
PRESENTS THIS LIFE MEMBERSHIP WITH ALL OF ITS PRIVILEGES TO
(Name of Recipient)
IN RECOGNITION OF __________ YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE FINANCIAL
AID PROFESSION AND THIS ASSOCIATION, CHARACTERIZED BY OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NUMEROUS
PROJECTS, CREATIVE THOUGHT, A KEEN AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES,
AND UNTIRING SUPPORT OF (HER/HIS) COLLEAGUES, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS PROUDLY BESTOWS THIS HIGHEST HONOR THIS 6th Day
of May, 2006.
For 05-06, the Awardees are:
- Michael Barree, Retiring from Longwood
College after 33 years of Financial Aid Service
- JoAnn Carreras, Retired from SunTrust
after 22 years in the Financial Aid Industry.
- Gail Catron, Retired from Wytheville Community
College as Financial Aid Director after 16 years of Financial
Aid Service
New Professional
of the Year:
This award is given in recognition of exceptional and enthusiastic
service to a person who has been a member of VASFAA from one
to four years and to encourage other new members to take leadership
roles in VASFAA. The plaque reads:
VASFAA NEW PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
PRESENTED TO (Name of Recipient)
For exceptional and enthusiastic service to the
Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
For 05-06, the recipient is:
- Daniel Hewitt , Associate Director Edward
Via College of Osteopathy
- Committee(s) of the Year:
- Training, Awareness, State Relations
- Special Recognition:
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| Awareness |
Zita
Barree,
EdAmerica |
Mary
Gore,
Danville CC |
Robin
White,
UVA |
| Budget and Finance |
Bobby
Clemmer,
BRCC |
Bobby
Clemmer,
Blue Ridge CC |
| Bylaws |
Tom
Morehouse,
TNCC |
Brad
Barnett,
JMU |
| Conference |
Jolene
Burke,
CLC |
Vera
Riddick,
ODU |
| Diversity |
Liza
Bruce,
ECMC |
Hope
Jackson,
ECMC |
| Electronic Services |
Daniel
Hewitt,
VA Tech |
Daniel
Hewitt, VA Tech |
| Jane
Moore, GMU |
| Experienced Aid Officers |
Lisa
Tumer,
JMU |
Ed
Irish,
W&M |
| Federal Relations |
Marilyn
King,
VA Tech |
Marilyn
King,
VA Tech |
| Membership |
Mike
Poma,
Suntrust |
Angela
Long,
Miller-Motte TC |
| Membership
Committee – 0506 Summary
Michael Poma, Chair 05-06 and Angela
Long, Chair 06-07
Congratulations VASFAA! We have set some record numbers for
VASFAA membership for the 2005-2006 year. As of May 26, we have
517 paid members of VASFAA. This is our largest membership since
1999.
We hope to continue success with improvement of registration
for the 2006-2007 year. Membership plans to continue with our
yearly mentor reception in the fall of the year to expose new
members to an exciting year at VASFAA.
This past year has been successful for the membership committee.
In December 2005, we organized a mentor/new member reception
that took place in Richmond. We had a great crowd of new members
and mentors in attendance. This event took place the evening
of the new member training and was a great introduction for
the new members into VASFAA.
At the conference, we had a great showing for new member orientation
and also the new member/mentor reception. This was the second
year for the reception and the reception has grown to a new
level. We look forward to a stronger showing next year at the
conference. Although people don’t like getting their picture
taken, the new member buttons have been a hit among the association.
We hope conference registration was easy for you this year.
With registration in the main foyer, it made easy access for
everyone and hopefully was a smooth process for you. We made
a few minor changes from the previous year and strive to make
this a seamless check-in.
By the time you read this, RENEWAL registration will already
be in place. Remember to Renew your membership as training activities,
LISTSERV postings and other functions rely on your paid membership.
Help us get these great numbers again. We look forward to working
with all new volunteers for the 2006-07 year.
Thanks for a great year!
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| New Century Fund |
Sherrye
Ward,
SunTrust |
Bobby
Clemmer,
Blue Ridge CC |
| Newsletter |
Gary
Spoales,
Bank of America |
Gary
Spoales,
Bank of America |
| Photographer |
Gerene
Carter,
Citibank |
Gerene
Carter,
Citibank |
| Public Relations |
Jeanne
Holmes,
Suntrust |
Liza
Bruce,
ECMC |
| SCHEV Liaison |
Lee
Andes,
SCHEV |
Lee
Andes,
SCHEV |
| Secondary Schools |
Sheila
Nelson-Hensley, Bluefield |
Pam
Ramob,
ACCESS |
| Sector Coordinator |
Erik
Melis,
GMU |
Pat
Kelly,
W&M |
| Site Selection |
Erik
Melis,
GMU |
Pat
Kelly,
W&M |
| State Relations |
Michael
Barree,
Longwood U |
Barry
Simmons, VA Tech |
| Yvonne
Hubbard, UVA |
| Strategic Plan |
Vern
Fairchilds,
Bridgewater |
Lefter
Daku,
VA Tech |
| Sue D. Ross Fund |
Bobby
Clemmer,
Blue Ridge CC |
Bobby
Clemmer,
Blue Ridge CC |
| Support Staff Training
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Karen
Gilliam,
VCU |
Donna
Taylor,
VA Tech |
| Training |
Donna
Taylor,
VT |
Jolene
Burke, ECMC |
Brenda
Burke,
VA Commonwealth |
| Jeanne
Holmes, SunTrust |
| Training Committee –
0506 Summary
Submitted by Donna Taylor, Chair
This year’s training committee was tasked with providing
a fall New Aid Officer Workshop and providing topics and speakers
for 18 concurrent sessions at the 2006 conference.
The New Aid Officer training was held in Richmond and was
a great success! Approximately 30 aid officers attended and
a variety of presenters from various sectors. The Membership
Committee hosted a new member reception following the first
half-day which allowed more time for the group to network. We
offered New Aid Officer Training again on the opening day of
conference. The workshop was again well attended and had a variety
of presenters.
As the committee began brainstorming about possible sessions
for the conference, we all agreed we wanted a diverse slate
of topics dealing with procedural issues, personal and professional
development. With that goal in mind we forged ahead securing
speakers to cover the various topics that the membership helped
us identify. Then February came in with a storm called HERA.
Realizing the need for training regarding the new regulations,
we juggled sessions and secured speakers to help address some
of changes. The sessions were well attended and the speakers
were complimentary of the participants.
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| Vendor/Sponsor |
Biz
Daniel,
National Education |
Biz
Daniel,
National Education |
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