On behalf of both NASFAA's 2009 Graduate and Professional Issues Committee (GPIC) and 2009 Research Committee, we would like to thank you for your efforts in supporting NASFAA 2009 Survey of Graduate Aid Policies, Procedures and Practices (SOGAPPP).

This has been a very challenging year in student financial aid administration, and we are aware of how many competing demands you have for your attention and action. It is critical that NASFAA periodically survey its graduate and professional school membership to determine the state of graduate/professional aid administration. Your support of SOGAPPP is deeply appreciated and has provided valuable data for our studies. We are indebted to you for taking the time to report your data.

The aggregated data will be analyzed by NASFAA staff and a specialized interest session will be conducted at the annual NASFAA Conference, summarizing the findings and leading to renewed discussion of graduate/professional financial aid practices and challenges.

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Melanie Baker from Institute for the Psychological Sciences and Mr. Lennie Fuller from Mount Sinai School of Medicine are the two lucky people who won a complimentary registration to the 2009 NASFAA National Conference in San Antonio, TX and a complimentary NASFAA one-year school membership respectively for their support of the survey. Congratulations, Melanie and Lennie!

Again thank you very much for your support. See you in San Antonio!

Jim Eddy
NASFAA 2008-09 Graduate and Professional Issues Committee Chair
Assistant Director for Counseling
Office of Financial Aid
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Fred Carter
2008-09 Research Committee Chair
Director of Financial Aid
Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham, AL

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