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-Presidentnbasford@admin.fsu.edu
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