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Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is one of the highest awards that NASFAA bestows. The individual selected need not be a financial aid administrator, but may come from the political, educational, business, or other community. Individuals selected to receive the award must have made:

  • outstanding achievements in the furtherance of NASFAA goals; and
  • significant contributions over a sustained period of time, except when a single contribution is of such momentous importance that it deserves this award.

This award is automatically bestowed upon NASFAA's National Chairman/Chairwoman at the end of his or her term. In addition, several members of Congress and retiring Department of Education personnel are among those who have received this award.

Recipients

1970 Allan W. Purdy, Kenneth L. Wooten
1971 Edward Sanders, H. Carroll Parish
1972 Grant E. Curtis
1975 Edson W. Sample, Richard L. Tombaugh
1976 Robert B. Clark
1978 Robert P. Huff, Robert B. Clark, Joe L. McCormick
1979 Neil E. Bolyard, The Honorable William D. Ford, The Honorable Claiborne D. Pell
1980 Robert P. Huff
1981 Gene S. Miller, Joyce D. Dunagan, James W. Moore
1982 Hubert S. Shaw, Donald E. Holec
1983 Lola J. Finch
1984 Mary Haldane
1985 William R. Bennett
1986 The Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins, George H. Hanford, Gerald T. Bird
1987 Robert W. Evans, Robin E. Jenkins
1988 Dr. Jimmy L. Ross, Joseph Sciame
1989 Marc L. Brenner, Daniel R Lau, G. Kay Jacks
1990 Kathleen Hogan McCullough
1991 Donald R. Ryan, Eleanor S. Morris
1992 Harvey P. Grotrian
1993 Paul G. Aasen, Tally Hart, Bill Moran
1994 D. Bruce Johnstone, Claire M. Roemer
1995 Vernetta P. Fairley
1996 Robert H. Atwell, William A. Irwin
1997 Marvin G. Carmichael
1998 John Parker, Dr. Irving Fradkin
1999 Silas Purnell, Judy Schneider, Donald M. Stewart,
2000 Irvin W. Bodofsky, Rep. William "Bill", Clay, Rep. William F. Goodling, Rep. John Edward Porter
2001 Stanley O. Ikenberry, Rachael L. Lohman, Arnold L. Mitchem, The Honorable David R. Obey
2002 Sen. Tom Harkin, and Cruzita "Crusie" Lucero, Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
2003 Charles W. Bruce
2004 Jerry S. Davis, Rep. Dale E. Kildee, David B. Myette
2005 Sen. Jim Jeffords, George Chin
2006 David Gelinas
2007 Janet Dodson
2008 Sarah Ann Candon and Michael Bennett
2009 David L. Gruen