LONGWOOD
UNIVERSITY
VCU lost an associate director, Michael Barree. Longwood University gained a Director of Financial Aid, Michael Barree. After 25 plus years of financial aid administration at VCU, Michael returned to Longwood University on August 11, 2003 to resume the position he left in 1977. His financial aid career started at Longwood College in July 1976 - the month when Longwood became fully coeducational.
Michael's new contact information will be as follows:
Michael W. Barree, Director of Financial Aid, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909
Phone: 434.395.2078; FAX: 434.395.2829; mbarree@longwood.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
The University of Maryland College Park announces: Bill Leith, a former Associate Director of Financial Aid at George Mason University, has accepted a position as Deputy Director for Application Processing with the U.S. Department of Education. He was formerly the Director of Financial Aid at UMCP and began his new duties on Monday September 15th, 2003.
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
John Tyler Community College announces: Laurie Schiavone as the new Coordinator of Financial Aid. She moved from NY where she was Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Mount Saint Mary College. Kimberly Snyder is a new Financial Aid Counselor who previously worked at JMU in the Financial Aid Office. Linda Coles moved to Chicago and the JTCC implemented
PeopleSoft.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Susan Moyers was promoted from Assistant Director to Associate Director.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Blue Ridge Community College announces the birth of another little girl, Jayden Olivia Clemmer on April 7, 2003 to Karen and Bobby Clemmer. As Bobby puts it, Macie is now 5 years old and Kennedy is 2. With Karen and now Jayden Olivia, that is four against one. He knows that he is in trouble now.
ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Kay Mattox, Director of Finance, ITT Technical Institute was previously the Financial Aid/Business Director
for Bryant & Stratton College and has now taken a new position in Richmond, VA.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Virginia Commonwealth University announces: several changes beginning with Donna Jackson left the VCU School of Medicine Financial Aid Office to take the VCU School of Medicine Director of Minority Affairs. Crystal Fordham left Suntrust, Richmond to take the VCU School of Medicine Financial Aid Counselor position vacated by Donna Jackson.
Judy Cramer, Director of Financial Aid Services for the VCU School of Medicine, has been selected by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) to chair their 2003/04 Graduate Professional Issues Committee. The goals for the year are to work with the states and regions on a Survey of Graduate Aid Policies and Procedures, and to assist the states and regions who wish to develop this sector of their membership.
Karen Gilliam has relocated. Karen is now the Director of Financial Aid at the School of Dentistry. She was the Assistant Director of Loans and Pell the Academic campus.
REGENT UNIVERSITY
Counselor Rebecca Bowlin has moved to Cambridge University
in Chesapeake as Director of Admissions.
SUN
TRUST EDUCATION LOANS
SunTrust Education Loans welcomes Jeanne Holmes as their new Account Executive for Virginia. Jeanne will replace Cary Nelson who retired earlier this year. Jeanne comes to SunTrust from ECMC. Please welcome her when you see her at the SunTrust booth at VASFAA.
THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Thomas Nelson Community College announces that Tom Morehouse, President Elect of VASFAA, married Sallie Marchello on July 11 (Oh, thank heaven for 7-11!) Sallie is the Director of the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center of ODU.
TIDEWATER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
Ashleigh James of Tidewater Scholarship Foundation married Jeremy Clark on August 2, 2003 in a beautiful ceremony in Norfolk. New name will be Ashleigh James
Clark.
AMS
Academic Management Services (AMS) is pleased to announce the promotion of Betsy Burton-Strunk to Senior Vice President, Sales. Ms. Burton-Strunk is now responsible for managing and directing AMS sales activities for the eastern United States, including schools in the VASFAA region. Previously, Ms. Burton-Strunk served as Director of Customer Retention and Market Development for AMS Servicing Group (formerly EFG Technologies. Ms. Burton-Strunk graduated from Miami University of Ohio, with a
B.S. in Business; Personnel Management. She is a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
NELNET CAMPUS SOLUTIONS
Nelnet Campus Solutions would like to welcome Eric Owens to the Campus Director Team for the SASFAA Region. Eric will be working in VA and KY for us... We are all excited! and he is happy to be back as a VASFAA Member, too!
CHASE EDUCATION FIRST
Chase Education First is pleased to announce that Tony LaRe will be your Regional Marketing Manager representing
Chase education loans. Tony is looking forward to assisting you and your school in his new Virginia territory.
M&T BANK EDUCATIONAL LENDING
M&T Bank Educational Lending welcomes Michelle Thomas as the new Client Relationship Manager for theTri-State and Virginia Territories. Michelle is a Maryland native and graduate of the University of Maryland-College Park. She brings over 12 years of banking experience, most recently as a Bank at Work representative of Allfirst Bank. Michelle will be working out of the Greenbelt office and can be reached by telephone at 301-397-5506 or via email at
methomas@mandtbank.com.
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