The enthusiastic support received in the first six months since the launch of the Dallas Martin Endowment for Public Policy and Student Aid (DME) only proves what we already knew: NASFAA members are some of the most generous people on earth. NASFAA expresses its deep gratitude and recognizes the generosity of our DME donors below, and looks forward to the support of many more of its members in the coming months.

NASFAA launched the Dallas Martin Endowment in December 2008 to continue the strong legacy of successful legislative advocacy begun by NASFAA's founders and its president of 32 years, Dr. A. Dallas Martin. DME will support semester-long internships for promising students who plan to enter a career in public policy or student aid research. DME interns will learn -- from mentors on the NASFAA staff and hands-on experience -- how to advocate effectively on behalf of students and schools. Once fully funded, DME will also establish an Information Resource Center and Library on Public Policy and Student Aid.

Through DME, NASFAA will cultivate a generation of leaders who understand the complexities of higher education funding, can support their claims with sound research, and can fight for students effectively on Capitol Hill and beyond.

Join Us!

Tomorrow's leaders need our support and guidance today. To date we have raised more than $50,000, which is a good start toward our ambitious goal of $300,000. We urge all NASFAA members to join your colleagues in contributing to this critical effort. All donors will be listed on the NASFAA Web site and announced in periodic updates in Today's News. Donors contributing $25 or more will also be listed in the December issue of Student Aid Transcript magazine, and those contributing $500 will be honored on a plaque in NASFAA's future Resource Center and Library.

Platinum Level Supporters ($500 and above)

• Paul G. Aasen - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Neil Bolyard - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Philip R. Day, II- NASFAA staff
• Jeff Dennis - South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Alex Ephrem - Monroe College
• Beverly A. Faga - Herzing University - Madison Campus
• James T. Farha - Oklahoma Student Loan Authority
• Jonathon C. Glass - Dow Lohnes PLLC
• Frank Jonasson - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Susan Ladd - Drake University
• Brett E. Lief - National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc.
• Mildred McAuley - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Joe L. McCormick- NASFAA Retiree Group
• Edward D. Schwartz- Manhattan Institute
• Barbara E. Tornow- NASFAA Retiree Group
• Robert Douglas Walker- Creighton University
• Peter Warren - Education Finance Council
• Crisanne Werner - Linfield College

Gold Level Donors ($100 - $499)

• Susan K. Allen - University of New Hampshire
• Wendy C. Barron - Villanova University School of Law
• Richard Battig - Student Loan Finance Corporation
• Sarah J. Bauder - University of Maryland, College Park
• Michael J. Bennett - St. Petersburg College Clearwater Campus
• Ellen V. Blackmun - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Cindy Butler - Metropolitan Community College
• Sandy N. Calhoun - Colorado State University
• William Cavanaugh - NASFAA Retiree Group
• David Cecil - Transylvania University
• Tim Christensen - Christensen Consulting
• Deborah H. Clark - Atlanta Technical College
• Joan Crissman - NASFAA staff
• Vickie M. Crupper - University of Michigan
• Ron Day - Kennesaw State University
• Janet Dodson - National Student Loan Program
• Justin Draeger - NASFAA staff
• Veronica M. Finch - Old Dominion University
• Judy L. Florian - Macomb Community College
• Pamela W. Fowler - University of Michigan
• David L. Gruen - University of Wyoming
• Billie Jo Hamilton - University of South Florida
• Verna Hazen - Rochester Institute of Technology
• Albert G. Hermsen - Wayne State University
• Mildred D. Higgins - Xavier University of Louisiana
• Daniel R. Hunter, Jr.- Buffalo State College-SUNY
• Edward Keough - Manhattan College
• Catherine A. King-Todd - Thunderbird School of Global Management
• Gordon D. Koff - Dartmouth Medical School
• Karen Krause - University of Texas at Arlington
• Diane Lambart Fleming - Central Michigan University
• Jay A. Larsen - South Dakota State University
• Judith Lewis Logue - University of San Diego
• Susan D. Little - Berry College
• Rachael L. Lohman - American Education Services
• Susan Luhman - NASFAA staff
• Brenda Maigaard - University of Kansas
• William Mangini - Goodwin College
• Daniel R. Mann - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Jennifer Martin - NASFAA staff
• Maureen Mason-Muyco - Solano Community College
• Lisanne J. Masterson - Brevard College
• David Mohning - Vanderbilt University
• David B. Myette - Vermont Law School
• Ellen R. Neel - Glendale Community College
• Eileen K. OŽLeary - Stonehill College
• Timothy A. Opgenorth - University of Illinois at Chicago
• John Parker - Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation
• Stacey A. Peterson - NASFAA staff
• Eunice Powell - NASFAA staff
• Kenneth E. Redd - National Association of College & University Business Officers
• Richard C. Renshaw - Dallas County Community College District
• Mary Sue Rix - Centenary College of Louisiana
• Agnes Roche - DePaul University
• Tami Sato - Southern California College of Optometry
• Taina J. Savoit - McNeese State University
• Joseph Sciame - St. John's University
• Jeffrey Sheppard - NASFAA Retiree
• Richard Shipman - Michigan State University
• Barry W. Simmons, Sr. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• Corazon Surla - University of California, Berkeley
• James M. Swanson - Colorado College
• Richard L. Tombaugh - The Evans Consulting Group, Inc.
• Lisa L. Tumer - James Madison University
• Cissy Van Sickle - American Public University System
• Rick Weems - University of Alaska - Anchorage
• Eileen Welsh - NASFAA staff
• Nimmi K. Wiggins - University of Kentucky
• Charlotte M. Williams - Bowie State University
• Clark Wold - Education Assistance Corporation
• Laurie A. Wolf - Des Moines Area Community College
• Christine A. Zuzack - American Education Services

Silver Level - up to $100

• Christopher E. Barto - Laboratory Institute of Merchandising - LIM College
• Terry Bell - Dixie State College
• Mindy Bergeron - John F. Kennedy University
• Wanda L. Boatwright - Ashford University
• Irvin W. Bodofsky - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Ralph J. Brasure, III - Jenzabar, Inc.
• James J. Brooks - University of Missouri - Columbia
• Margaret Carothers - Pitzer College
• Larry R. Chambers - Ithaca College
• Somnath Chatterjee - The Florida State University
• Linda Conard - NASFAA staff
• Mindy K. Eline - NASFAA staff
• Susan Fischer - University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Angela P. Fowler - York Technical College
• Odette G. Franceskino - Quinnipiac University School of Law
• David R. Gelinas - Davidson College
• Heidi B. Granger - College of the Desert
• Kenneth E. Grugel - Clarion University
• Mary Haldane - U.S. Department of Education
• W. Carl Hammack - Weber & Associates, Inc.
• Sharon Hassan - Goucher College
• Richard S. Heath - Linfield College
• Jennifer Jackson - NASFAA staff
• Bonnie C. Joerschke - University of Georgia
• Terra Jones-Sims - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Sterling M. Lloyd, Jr. - Howard University College of Medicine
• Christine A. Lodge - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Cruzita Lucero - Northeast State Technical Community College
• Alice Murphey - City University of New York
• Sheila Nelson-Hensley- Bluefield College
• Patricia Norwood - Southwestern Adventist University
• Cathleen A. Patella - Wells College
• Stephen A. Queisser - Edamerica
• Elaine L. Rivera - The University of Texas-Pan American
• Michele Rizzo - Canisius College
• Miriam Safir - Ashford University
• Patricia W. Scott - Michigan Department of Treasury
• Robert D. Shorb - Skidmore College
• Phil Shreves - University of Central Missouri
• Kay W. Soltis - Pacific Lutheran University
• Mary Sommers - University of Nebraska at Kearney
• John H. Starnes - Ball State University
• Wayne Tesmer - NASFAA Retiree Group
• Alvina Thomas - Louisiana Delta Community College
• Richard L. Woodland - Curtis Institute of Music
• Meg Woolmington - Bennington College
• Susan Yuk - NASFAA staff
• Joan A. Zanders - Northern Virginia Community College
• Meihua Zhai - Association for Institutional Research

Help NASFAA grow tomorrow's student aid leaders. Support the Dallas Martin Endowment. And to read more about how Dallas Martin is enjoying his first year of retirement, see the article, "How's Dallas?" in the most recent issue of Student Aid Transcript.

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