It
has been a pleasure working with the members of the SASFAA Board and especially
my fellow state Presidents. Each one of you has taught me a lesson and your
friendship will be cherished.
On
behalf of TASFAA I would like to thank the SASFAA Board for the opportunity to
be heard as a collective voice from the Great State of Tennessee.
Executive
Board
The
2011/12 TASFAA Board has met three times and will meet twice after this report.
July
2011 Transitional
Retreat Franklin, TN
November
2011 Board Meeting Murfreesboro, TN
February
2012 Mini Board/Conference Cookeville, TN
April
2012 Board/ Annual
Conference Franklin, TN
June
2012 Transitional
Retreat TBD
The
TASFAA Board includes the following volunteers:
Lester
McKenzie, President, Tennessee Tech University
John
Brandt, President Elect, Union University
Sandra
Rockett, Past President, Dyersburg State Community College
Donna
Price, Secretary,Austin Peay State University
Amy
Collins, Treasurer, East Tennessee State University
Janie
Burns, Member at Large, Bethel
University
*Janie
also serves as Sponsorship Chair
Richard
Brand, Private Sector, Maryville
College
Sandra
Davidson, Proprietary Sector, South
College
Leah
Louallen, Public 2-Year Sector, Nashville
State Community College
Celena
Tulloss, Public 4-Year Sector, University
of Tennessee
*Celena
also serves as Conference Chair
Owetha
Hunter, TTC Sector, TTC
Whiteville
Jeff
Gerkin, Association Governance, University
of Tennessee
Sara
Jackson, Awards, Chattanooga
State Community College
Marian
Huffman, Budget/Finance, Lee
University
Ryan
Smith, Electronic Services, Bryan College
Ron
Gambill, Government Relations, EdSouth
Naomi
Derryberry, Historical, TSAC
Sonja
McMullen, Membership, Sallie
Mae
Terri
Parchment, Public Relations, TSAC
*Debbie
Nuchols resigned in Nov 2011 but her service to TASFAA was appreciated
Joanie
Walker, Site Selection, Middle
Tennessee State University
Jane
Pennington, State Programs, TSAC
Brenda
DiSorbo, Training, Cleveland
State University
Summer
Judd, Diversity. Freed
Hardeman University
Darolyn
Porter, Special Appointee, TSAC
TASFAA
is pleased to announce our officers for the 2012-2013 year:
President-Elect: Ms. Ashley Bianchi, Rhodes College
Secretary: Ms. Leah Louallen, Nashville State Community
College
Member
at Large: Donna Price, Austin Peay State
University
Private Sector Representative: Eddie White,
Trevecca Nazarene
Proprietary Sector Representative: Jeanne
Stewart, South College
Public 2 year Sector Representative: Brenda Burney,
Columbia State Community College
Public 4 year Sector Representative: Celena
Tulloss, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Technology Center Representative: Gwen
Fleming, Tennessee Technology Center Memphis
Regional
Training
We
held three workshops across the state using NASFAA’s presentation material on
Satisfactory Academic Progress. Two trainers, Brent Tener of Vanderbilt
University and Michelle Baird of Lincoln Memorial School of Law, expertly
presented the material in all three locations. In addition to SAP, TASFAA also
enlisted the services of two federal trainers, Wood Mason and Robert Berry, to
cover changes in COD and the Direct Loan Reconciliation process.
Information
about the sites:
Union
University, Jackson, Tennessee: November
9, 2011
46 Attendees Registered, 43 Attended
and Paid
Lipscomb
University, Nashville, Tennessee: November
14, 2011
63 Registered, 57 Attended and Paid
South
College, Knoxville, Tennessee: November
15, 2011
74 Registered, 71 Attended and Paid
Workshop
fees were increased from $35 to $65 this year and registration numbers lowered
slightly. In 2010, we had 210 register, 205 attended and paid compared to 2011
with 183 register, 171 attended and paid. The revenue generated in 2010 was
$7175 compared to 2011 at $11,115. The costs for the workshop were largely paid
for with support by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. Our thanks to that
organization for proving once again they are solidly dedicated to our
association and the profession of financial aid.
Conference
Planning
Under
the expert guidance of Ms. Celena Tulloss, University of Tennessee, the
conference committee met at Tennessee Tech University on February 2, 2012 to
begin the planning for our annual conference in late April 2012.
The
conference is heavily loaded with federal and state trainers with the following
sessions being considered:
Federal Update
COD and DL Changes
2012/13 Verification
SAP – Year One Review
NASFAA/ Washington Update
TSAC/TELS Update
David
Bartnicki and Wood Mason will be our federal trainers and Justin Draeger,
NASFAA, will also be attending. The conference will be held at the Cool Springs
Marriott in Franklin, Tennessee on April 22-25, 2012.
I
am truly thankful for being given the opportunity to serve in this capacity and
serve on the SAFSAA Board and look forward to our continued progress as 2012
closes.
