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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Nominations & Elections 2016-2017 - Help Make an Impact


Dear SASFAA Members & Friends:

By now, many of you have seen the announcements that have been sent out by me last week and again this week.  They are announcements seeking nominations for our SASFAA awards as well as seeking nominations for our up-coming election in February.

This year, President Amy Berrier has chosen “Make an Impact” as SASFAA’s theme.    We all have that opportunity each day as we serve each of our students attending at our individual institutions.  We make an impact by ensuring that funds are awarded to students in a timely manner and that we continue to advocate for students to ensure financial remains available to all who apply.  As financial aid professionals, we do great jobs doing this!

Now it is time to “Make an Impact” within the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA), our association.  We need to begin speaking with those individuals within our state and region and encourage them step up and serve.  Begin looking at those individuals who exhibit strengths of leadership, who are concerned about making a difference, and those who may think out-side-the-box. 

As Chair of the Awards and Nominations and Elections Committee, I am seeking your help to ensure that we reach out to those we see as leaders—those who stand out, those willing to generate ideas, and those you have heard say, “I want to make a difference”.  Talk to them. Encourage them to run for offices within SASFAA. We were all new at one time, so, to me, that newness alone is longer an excuse. 

Below is the link to review the positions for the up-coming election.  Please review and nominate an individual who you know will make an impact.  As you begin seeking nominations for the positions, please be sure that you have their permission and that they will have full support within the institution and, most important, their family.

Nominations and Elections 2016-2017 - Deadline October 30th

It is time to nominate them for our SASFAA awards.  Please see the following awards offered by SASFAA.  Deadline October 23rd!

Distinguished Service Award

This is the highest honor bestowed by SASFAA.  Individuals honored with a SASFAA Distinguished Service Award shall have made outstanding, significant, and meritorious contributions to the advancement of student financial aid or the profession.  The awards committee, comprised of the elected officers of the Association, shall be charged to consider nominees and recommend them for consideration to the Board.  Nominees must be approved by a two-thirds vote of Board members present and voting.

Each recipient shall be presented an appropriate plaque at the annual conference of the Association and shall be entitled to honorary membership in the Association when the recipient ceases to meet active membership eligibility requirements.

Honorary Membership

Honorary membership shall be awarded to persons who have demonstrated outstanding service to SASFAA and to the student aid profession.  Practicing financial aid administrators are not eligible to receive this award. 

I look forward to receiving your nominations, and in receiving your nominations, we all will Make an Impact in our SASFAA’s future.

Nathan Basford
Your Immediate Past-President
nbasford@admin.fsu.edu

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