This award is presented to an individual who has made an important contribution to the
Association or to the profession that the Association wishes to recognize. To receive a
Meritorious Achievement Award the individual should have made either:
an important single contribution to the Association or the profession; or
significant multiple contributions to the Association or the profession.
As an example, Ruth Burns was honored for her developmental work on the NASFAA Encyclopedia of Student Financial Aid.
Recipients
1981
Edson W. Sample
1982
Sumner B. Gambee
1983
Kenneth B. Reeher
1984
Ruth Ketchum Burns
1985
Edward Elmendorf
1987
C. Jack Sheehan
1988
David S. Levy
1989
Oluf M. Davidson
1992
Mark Heffron
1996
Robert E. Quinn, Peter M. Weiss, Joseph A. Russo, Mark Kantrowitz
