SCASFAA is proud to recognize members and non-members with various Awards and other Recognition.  Please find the recipients listed, by type, below:

SCASFAA Distinguished Service Award

The SCASFAA Distinguished Service Award is given in recognition of non-SCASFAA members who have made outstanding, significant, and meritorious contributions to the advancement of student financial aid.

Year	Recipient
2019	Cheryl Hughes
2017	Gilda Cobb-Hunter
2014	Justin Draeger
2012	Chip Limehouse
2012	John Courson
2005	Bill Mackie
2003	David Bartnicki
2003	J. Kenneth Player
1999	William D. Boan
1999	Nikki Setzler
1998	Dr. Dallas Martin
1997	Sterling Smith
1992	Francine Reeves
1985	Richard W. Riley
1984	Ed Sexhauer
1983	H. Rembert Dennis

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Fearless Nine Service to SCASFAA Award

Individuals recognized with the Fearless Nine Service to SCASFAA Award are practicing financial aid administrators and SCASFAA members who have made outstanding, significant, and meritorious contributions to SCASFAA through their leadership, activities, and/or research over an extended period of professional involvement.

Year	Recipient
2021	Kisha Howze
2020	Katie Harrison
2019	Keith Reeves
2018	Mike Fox
2017	Jeffrey Dennis
2016	Dr. Tabatha McAllister
2015	Dr. Edgar (Ed) Miller
2014	Nancy Tate
2013	Ellen Green
2012	Elizabeth Milam
2011	Earl Mayo
2010	Betty Whalen
2009	Robert Godfrey
2008	Marvin Carmichael

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SCASFAA Emerging Leader Award

Individuals recognized with the SCASFAA Emerging Leader Award are practicing financial aid administrators and SCASFAA members who have made outstanding contributions to SCASFAA through their leadership and/or involvement in the Association.

Year	Recipient
2021	Michelle Upchurch
2020	Samantha Hicks
2019	JW Kellam
2018	Zachary "TAZ" Christian
2017	Carla Duncan Brewer
2016	Kyle Phillips
2015	April Baur
2014	Ken Bernard
2013	Kevin Delp
2012	Donna Quick
2011	Rosalind Stevenson Elliott
2010	Katie Harrison
2008	Missy Lutz Perry

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SCASFAA Achiever Award

Individuals recognized with the SCASFAA Achiever Award are practicing financial aid administrators and SCASFAA members who have made outstanding contributions to SCASFAA through their leadership and/or involvement in the Association.

Year	Recipient
2021	Gena Miles
2020	Kisha Howze
2019	Melanie Gillespie
2018	Elizabeth "Biz" Daniel
2017	Cindy Peachey
2016	Katie Harrison
2015	Jennifer Williams
2014	Kevin Perry
2013	Nancy Tate
2012	Jeffrey Dennis
2011	Violette Hunter

SCASFAA Lifetime Membership

Lifetime Membership is bestowed upon all charter members of the Association and to those individuals who have honored themselves and SCASFAA with their service and devotion, and who are retiring from the profession of financial aid. The following individuals have been bestowed Lifetime Membership in SCASFAA:

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SCASFAA Quarter-Century Honorees

Quarter-Century recognition is bestowed upon current members of the Association who have been members for 25 years or more. The following SCASFAA members have been recognized as Quarter-Century Honorees: