In 1978, the Executive Board created the Service Award to recognize the achievements of members whose active participation on committees or other organization activities had contributed to the betterment of the association. An Executive Board member or a Committee Chairperson makes nominations for the Service Award. This recipient has served the association in one or more of the following ways: (1) increasing membership participation, (2) enhancing the image of the association in the wider community, (3) promoting professional development of the membership.
1978-1979 Clarence Hicks
1979-1980 No award given
1980-1981 Diane Wilson
1981-1982 No award given
1982-1983 John Cantalupo
1983-1984 Carl Emerick
1984-1985 Roscoe Dann Jr.
1985-1986 Richard Hanson
1986-1987 Joni Som de Cerff
1987-1988 Lou Vangieri
1988-1989 Vince Pecora
1989-1990 No award given
1990-1991 William Phelps
1991-1992 Terra Jones
1992-1993 No award given
1993-1994 Lynn Lee
1994-1995 Vince Pecora
1995-1996 Marilyn Ambrose
1995-1996 Jerome Lovick
1996-1997 Janet Walker
1997-1998 No award given
1998-1999 Sharon Austin Hassan
1999-2000 Cissy VanSickle
2000-2001 No award given
2001-2002 Richard Gallagher
2002-2003 Margaret Bowler
2003-2004 Ellie Geiman
2004-2005 Patricia Rhodes
2005-2006 No award given
2006-2007 Andrea Cipolla
2007-2008 David Manning and Melissa Rakes
2008-2009 Christine Lodge
2009-2010 Pat Shoemaker
2010-2011 Dawn Mosisa
2011-2012 No award given
2012-2013 Kerri Mosely-Hobbs
2013-2014 Beth McSweeney
2014-2015 Aristea Williams
2015-2016 Melanie Mason
2016-2017 Beth McSweeney
2017-2018 Donna Thomas
2022-2023 Mason White
2023-2024 Andrea Cipolla
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
2008-2009 Margaret Bowler
2009-2010 Jacqueline Daughtry-Miller
2010-2011 David Manning
2011-2012 Margaret Bowler
2012-2013 Barbara Williams, American University Washington College of Law (Retired)
2013-2014 Ellie Geiman, McDaniel College (Retired)
2016-2017 Barb Miller, Stevenson University (Retired)
2017-2018 Richard Heath, Anne Arundel Community College (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
2018-2022 No awards given
2023-2024 Susan Creager
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
2019-2021 No awards given
2022-2023 Katrina Delgrosso
2023-2024 Sherise Morris
New Member of the Year nominated by Professional Development and Training Committee and Executive Board.
Spring 2002 was the first year for this 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 No award given
2014-2015 Jennifer Sandler
2015-2016 James Roye
2016-2017 Kevin Towns
2017-2018 Vanessa Scott
2019-2022 No awards given
2022-2023 Dr. Emma Torres
2023-2024 Rosina Delp
Selected by the Chair, Past-Chair and Chair-elect. Spring 2001 was the first year for this of award.
2000-2001
Professional Development and Training
Rachel Brinkley, Co-Chair
Bridget Watson, Co-Chair
2001-2002
Development Committee
Susan Stitely, Chair
2002-2003
Federal Relations Committee
Holly Zalganiczny, Co-Chair
Sharon Clough, Co-Chair
2003-2004
Electronic Services and Technology
Patricia Rhodes, Chair
2004-2005
Professional Development and Training
Lynn Lee, Co-Chair
Melvina Johnson, Co-Chair
2005-2006
Historical Committee
Jacqueline Daughtry-Miller, Chair
2006-2007
Awards and Scholarships Committee
Vicki Smith, Chair
2007-2008
Federal Relations Committee
Dawn Mosisa, Co-Chair
Angie Hovatter, Co-Chair
2008-2009
Conference Committee
Melissa Rakes, Chair
Professional Development and Training
Aristea Williams, Co-Chair
Andrea Cipolla, Co-Chair
MD State Committee
Nasim Keshavarz, Chair
2009-2010
Federal Relations Committee
Dawn Mosisa, Co-Chair
Virginia Zawodny, Co-Chair
2010-2011
Conference Committee
Nasim Keshavarz
2011-2012
Professional Development and Training
Dawn Shockley, Co-Chair
Vianela Fernandez, Co-Chair
2012-2013
Federal Relations Committee
Dawn Mosisa, Co-Chair
Aristea Williams, Co-Chair
2013-2014
Conference Committee
Angie Hovatter, Chair
2014-2015
Electronic Services
Tisa Silver, Chair
2015-2016
Maryland State Committee
Sarah Mariner, Chair
2016-2017
Professional Development & Training Committee
Melanie Mason, Co-Chair
Kevin Painter, Co-Chair
2017-2018
Electronic Services & Social Media Committees
Tisa Silver Canady & Keia Brown
2018-2022
No awards given
2023-2024
Conference Committee
Mason White, Co-Chair
Kat Delgrosso, Co- Chair