Awards

Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award

The Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award is presented each year to an individual or individuals chosen for their contributions to the literature on student financial aid. The award is named in honor of Bob Huff, former director of financial aid at Stanford University and himself an outstanding contributor to the scholarly literature on student aid. Bob received the first Golden Quill Award in 1984.

Nominees for the award are judged on the basis of published work which exemplifies the highest quality of research methodology, analysis, or topical writing on the subject of student financial aid or its administration. The National Chairman selects the Golden Quill recipient with consideration given to nominations submitted by the NASFAA Research Committee and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Student Financial Aid.

Recipients

1984	Robert P. Huff	Editor, Journal of Student Financial Aid
1985	Hal F. Higginbotham William D. Van Dusen	First Survey of Undergraduate Need Analysis Policies and Procedures
1986	Steven Brooks	NASFAA: The First Twenty Years
1987	1986-87 Research Committee Jeffrey Baker, Chairman George Chin Janet C. Hunter-Holmes Kenneth R. Ostberg Leonard M. Wenc Joan Holland	Annotated Bibliography of Literature on Student Financial Aid
1988	National Office Communications Staff Jeffrey Sheppard Madeleine Longano Maurese Owens Alicia Montecalvo	Inaugural issues of Student Aid Transcript
1989	David Merkowitz Sara Melendez Donna Shavlik Reginald Wilson James Murray Frank H. T. Rhodes	One-Third of a Nation
1990	Thomas G. Mortenson	For policy research publications
1991	National Center For Education Statistics Mr. Sam Barbett Dr. C. Dennis Carroll Dr. Sandra Garcia Mr. Paul R. Hall Dr. Roslyn Korb Mr. Jerry Malitz Dr. Andrew Malizio Ms. Sharon Nelson Dr. Samuel Peng Ms. Nancy Schantz Ms. Josie Shell Dr. Peter Stowe Ms. Linda Zimbler	For publications resulting from NPSAS:87 (the first National Postsecondary Student Aid Study)
1992	Jerry Sheehan Davis	For contributions to the literature
1993	Edward St. John	For contributions to the literature on student enrollment, persistence, and other topics
1994	D. Bruce Johnstone	For contributions to the literature
1995	NASFAA Task Force on Institutional Leadership John T. Casteen, III Rhonda J. Norsetter	A Report to the Leaders of America's Colleges and Universities: Meeting the Challenge of Student Financial Aid and Reference Guide
1996	Sandy Baum	For contributions to the literature, including the 1996 Primer on Economics for Financial Aid Professionals
1997	Lawrence E. Gladieux	For contributions to student aid publishing
1998	Joseph A. Russo	For his 12 years of service as Editor of NASFAA's Journal of Student Financial Aid and his commitment to the advancement of research in financial aid.
1999	Michael S. McPherson Morton O. Schapiro Thomas G. Mortenson	For contributions to the literature.
2000	Lutz Berkner Susan Choy Laura Horn	For their work at MPR Associates on the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS).
2001	Donald E. Heller	For contributions to the literature on student financial aid.
2002	Jamie P. Merisotis	For contributions to the literature on student financial aid.
2003	Jacqueline King	For contributions to the literature on student financial aid.
2004	The Institute for Higher Education Policy	For the publication Private Loans and Choice in Financing Higher Education.
2005	Alexander W. Astin and Kenneth Redd	For contributions to the literature on student financial aid..
2006	David W. Breneman	For his numerous publications on higher education finance and his service to the education profession. .
2007	Rupert Wilkinson	For his student aid-related writings including his recent book titled, Aiding Students, Buying Students. .
2008	Dr. Bridget Terry Long	For her contributions to the body of research on state aid programs.