This Year in IASFAA History - 2000's
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2000
- 2001
It was the year that —
Several changes were initiated during the 2000-2001 year
for the Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
The elected officers were Tim Kremer, President, Anna Mae
Remmen, Past President, Laurie Wolf, President Elect, Mike
Epema, Vice-President, Tracy Pavon, Secretary, Christina
Hlas, Treasurer and the three Delegate-at-Large positions
held by Teresa Thiede, Julie Molenburg, and Tracy Havenor.
This is the year IASFAA moved toward providing electronic
services to the membership. It was proposed to create a
new Standing Committee, the Electronic Services Committee
to move the association into the arena of electronic processing.
The plan was brought to the Executive Council to eliminate
the Directory Committee and the Membership Committee and
to roll those responsibilities into a newly formed Electronic
Services Committee. The proposal was passed by the Executive
Council and later voted on and passed by the membership
at the April 6, 2001 IASFAA Business meeting. As a result,
the web site provided an on-line membership registration
and directory. This was also the first year the Newsletter
was provided on-line. On June 22, 2001, the Electronic Services
Committee reported a membership total of 298 paid members
for 2000-2001.
The Long Range Planning Committee was brought out of dormancy
and re-activated. Debbie Craig chaired the committee and
moved IASFAA toward a five year plan which not only included
a fiscal plan, but created visions, goals and a revised
mission statement for the association. Tim Kremer developed
a five year fiscal plan which included increases in membership
fees to $50, $55 and capping at $60 by the year 2006, to
keep the association fiscally viable. The plan was passed
by the Executive Council and later approved at the IASFAA
April 6, 2001 Business meeting.
The Professional Development Committee moved toward meeting
the membership’s needs by becoming a repository for
training activities. The committee archives both paper,
electronic and videotapes of the IASFAA conference sessions.
The Community Outreach Committee’s budget was increased
to allow for additional responsibilities in developing early
awareness programs and projects.
The Association bought a new Bonding and Liability insurance
policy to provide protection at all its activities and conferences.
Coverage IASFAA did not have previously was an “employee
dishonesty” to protect against loss of cash for those
officers with access to the Association’s liquid assets.
Tim Kremer worked with Cottingham & Butler from Dubuque,
Iowa in providing coverage to include general liability
insurance for $2,000,000, employee dishonesty clause for
$100,000, fire damage expense for $50,000, medical payments
of $5,000, property coverage (computers, cameras, etc.)
of $10,000, forgery and alteration for $2,500, coverage
to rebuild accounts receivable in case of damaged records
for $10,000, coverage on money and securities on premises
for $10,000 and $5,000 for off-sight premises (new to IASFAA),
and $10,000 coverage on valuable papers (replacement cost
for lost or damaged papers). The most important part of
the new policy was having the Treasurer and one other person
with access to the cash covered without requiring the individual
to be bonded.
The IASFAA Leadership Symposium was re-activated at the
discretion of the President, Tim Kremer. The Symposium is
a great way to train, reward and give back to the members
of IASFAA. Since it is not a self-supporting training, a
line was added to the budget to fund the symposium from
other income sources of the organization, such as membership
dues, cash above and beyond the reserve, sponsors and friends
of the Association. Cathy Remakel was asked to be the leader
of the Symposium and along with her team, brought back the
IASFAA Leadership Symposium with resounding success.
All the committees played a vital role in another successful
year for IASFAA. The chairs of the Associate Members (Mary
Jo Smith), Awards (Karna Hofmeyer), By-Laws (Roberta Johnson),
Community Outreach (Mary Jacobsen), Professional Development
(Beth Oakes), Long Range Planning Committee (Debbie Craig),
Program (Chris Morgan), Research (Nancy Ankeny), School
Relations (Brenda Nicholson-Easter), Electronic Services
(Debbie Barger), Federal and State Issues (Lois Mulbrook),
Site Selection (Curt Bolte), Site Coordinating (Cathy Hoch),
and Sponsorship (Sharon Miles), all did an outstanding job.
The 2000-2001 year was one of many changes that could not
have been accomplished without the many volunteers of IASFAA
including the elected officers, the committee chairs, and
the many committee members.
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2001
- 2002
This was the year that —
Terrorism struck at the hearts of Americans with the September
11th attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
Towers.
Americans questioned the ethics of business with the collapse
of the Enron Corporation. At the same time, the accounting
firm of Arthur Andersen lost creditability after directing
Enron officials to shred documents.
Janice Cordell, Luther College, elected MASFAA Treasurer.
Laurie Wolf, Des Moines Area Community College, was chosen
to chair NASFAA's Reauthorization Task Force.
The Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
voted to bond its treasurer.
The Iowa Legislature revised the Iowa Vocational Technical
Tuition Grant Program's allocation formula to maximize a
students combined eligibility of federal and state financial
aid dollars. By making this adjustment, 'double awarding'
was eliminated and the number of students receiving aid
from federal and state programs doubled.
John Heisner, former Director of State Scholarship and
Grant Programs at the Iowa College Student Aid Commission,
passed away. To honor John's long time commitment to students
and the financial aid industry, the Iowa Association of
Student Financial Aid Administrators renamed its Lifetime
Achievement Award to the John W. Heisner III Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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2002
- 2003
It was the year that —
The United States went to war with Iraq.
Economic conditions continue to worsen as the stock market
is unstable, more corporate scandals come to light and terror
attacks continue to threaten.
The Federal Reserve slashed a key short-term interest rate
to a 40-year low.
President Bush signs into law a bill to create a new cabinet-level
position for Homeland Security.
The three state universities suffer from state budget cuts
that cause them to raise tuition as high as 18.5%.
State budget cuts hit the community college sector and
the Iowa Tuition Grant suffers a $400 mid-year reduction.
IASFAA concentrates on the budget woes of its membership
as it tries to control costs in order to help the members.
A new award to recognition new contributors to IASFAA was
created.
A mentor task force was started in order to help new financial
aid professionals in the state.
IASFAA’s policies and procedures were completed updated
by the delegates.
The elections for IASFAA officers were held for the first
time on the web.
Tracie Pavon received the MASFAA Outstanding New Professional
Award.
Laurie Wolf was elected as NASFAA delegate-at-large and
Susan Ladd was elected as the MASFAA representative to NASFAA.
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2003
- 2004
It was the year that —
President Bush, under pressure from both parties, calls
for independent commission to study the country's intelligence-gathering
operations. The move followed report that U.S. weapons inspectors
failed to find any evidence of chemical, biological, and
nuclear weapons in Iraq.
Martha Stewart was convicted of four counts of obstruction
of justice. Charges stemmed from her December 2001 sale
of shares of the biotech stock ImClone the day before the
FDA announced it had declined to review ImClone's new cancer
drug—news that sent shares tumbling.
In one of the most important rulings on the issue of affirmative
action in twenty-five years, the Supreme Court decisively
upholds the right of affirmative action in higher education.
U.S. Helicopter Crashes in Iraq - Black Hawk helicopter
goes down in Nuaymiya, near Falluja, killing nine soldiers.
Witnesses say it was shot down by a missile.
Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunctioned at the Super
Bowl XXXVIII causing many “live-broadcasted”
programs to move to an 8 second delay.
Massachusetts senator John Kerry stages surprise win in
Iowa caucuses, taking 38% of the vote. North Carolina senator
John Edwards places a strong second.
California governor Gray Davis was ousted in recall vote
and actor Arnold Schwartzenegger was elected in his place.
At least eight people die when fourteen twisters hit Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma on April 21. Illinois
was hit hardest.
Ronald Reagan, the 40th president, dies at age 93. He had
been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. World leaders,
including the five surviving U.S. presidents, gather in
Washington, D.C., for the funeral services.
IASFAA celebrated its 35th birthday with a Birthday Bash
at our fall conference in Waterloo, Iowa. IASFAA celebrated
in style with 20 of our 28 presidents present, including
founder John E. Moore.
Lois Mulbrook was elected as a delegate-at-large of MASFAA.
Colleges and Universities across the nation, including
Iowa, continue to suffer devastating cuts to state financial
aid budgets and state universities are again forced to implement
large tuition increases.
The mentoring task force initiated several programs to
welcome new members and to help bring some experienced members
into a mentoring group.
IASFAA votes at the spring business meeting on April 16,
2004 amend our by-laws to elect a treasurer-elect, thereby
splitting the duties of the treasurer and creating more
longevity and training in the position.
The Community Outreach Committee hosted its second annual
Make HS Count program, where over 200 participants benefited
from a free program.
Susan Ladd is elected as Commission Director from the MASFAA
region to NASFAA’s board of directors
John Benecke was elected as President-Elect of IASFAA.
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