Lifetime Membership

The Lifetime Membership award honors a longtime active member of the association for extraordinary service. Any association member may submit a nomination to the Awards Committee. After review, the Awards Committee submits the nomination to the Executive Board for approval. The winner of this award receives a plaque and lifetime membership to the association.

H. Palmer Hopkins

Roscoe Dann, Jr.

Dick Tombaugh

William Phelps

Herm Davis

Phyllis Chernault

Cissy VanSickle

Margaret Bowler (2008-2009)

Jacqueline Daughtry-Miller (2009-2010)

David Manning (2010-2011)

Margaret Bowler (2011-2012)

Barbara Williams (2012-2013) – American Law (Retired)

Ellie Geiman (2013-2014) – McDaniel (Retired)

Barb Miller (2016-2017)  - Stevenson University (Retired)

Richard Heath (2017-2018) - AACC (Retired)

Marilyn Brown Professional Excellence Award

The DE-DC-MD ASFAA Executive Board created the Marilyn Brown Professional Excellence Award in 1990 to honor the memory and life work of a dedicated financial aid administrator. Over a twenty-year career, Marilyn Brown could maintain equilibrium between the constant challenges of her profession and the needs of her students. Because of her expertise, students who would have fallen out of the system received financial aid that enabled them to complete their education. The recipients of this award demonstrate these qualities of professionalism and sensitivity. Recipients must show an exceptional contribution to students, school or the association; show professional ethics of the highest caliber; and with at least five years in the financial aid profession, show dedication to serving students in adverse situations. In the spirit of rewarding unrecognized excellence, the recipient need not be a member of the association.

1990-1991 Rosa Bailey

1991-1992 Sue Walker

1992-1993 Richard Hanson

1993-1994 Dennis Kemp

1994-1995 Veronica Pickett

1995-1996 Albertha Mellerson

1996-1997 Cindy Cole

1997-1998 Phyllis Chernault

1998-1999 No Award Given

1999-2000 Kathy Wallace

2000-2001 Ruth Kunselman

2001-2002 Barbara Smith

2003-2003 Elaine Sweeney

2003-2004 John Butler

2004-2005 Homa Arabshahi

2005-2006 No Award Given

2006-2007 Richard Heath

2007-2008 Jaqueline Cymek

2008-2009 Amy Spinnato

2009-2010 Margaret Vale

2010-2011 No Award Given

2011-2012 Deborah Yonker

2012-2013 Sue Koch

2013-2014 Carrie Ford

2014-2015 Peter Malinowski

2015-2016 No Award Given

2016-2017 Cissy VanSickle

2017-2018 Patricia "Paty" Lopez

2018-2019 No award given

2019-2020 No award given

2020-2021 No award given

2021-2022 No award given

Volunteer of the Year

Volunteer of the Year nominated by the Membership Committee and the Executive Board. 2002 first year of award.

2001-2002 David Manning

2002-2003 Ingrid Valentine

2003-2004 Sharon Hassan

2004-2005 Kenneth Robinson

2005-2006 Melissa Rakes

2006-2007 Angie Hovatter

2007-2008 Dawn Mosisa

2008-2009 Beth McSweeney

2008-2009 Pat Shoemaker

2009-2010 Danielle Ballantyne

2010-2011 Michael Poma

2011-2012 Pat Shoemaker

2012-2013 Vicki A. Smith

2013-2014 Debra Ensor

2014-2015 Andrew Harvey

2015-2016 Tisa Silver Canady

2016-2017 Breyann Williams

2017-2018 Jessica Schuler

2022-2023 Katrina Delgrosso

New Member of the Year

New Member of the Year nominated by Professional Development and Training Committee and Executive Board. 2002 first year of award.

2001-2002 Pat Shoemaker

2002-2003 Taisha Winters

2003-2004 Zhanna Golster

2004-2005 Kimberley Strickler

2005-2006 Hie Ju Seung

2006-2007 Dana Baumgartner

2007-2008 Donald Jones

2008-2009 Heather Owens

2009-2010 Alice Farnham

2010-2011 Sherrod Wilkerson

2011-2012 Brandon Hall

2012-2013 Elizabeth Chandler

2013-2014 none

2014-2015 Jennifer Sandler

2015-2016 James Roye

2016-2017 Kevin Towns

2017-2018 Vanessa Scott

2022-2023 Dr. Emma Torres

Committee of the Year

Selected by the Chair, Past-Chair and Chair-elect. 2001 first year of award.