We would like to congratulate Mildred (Mim) Brown of Ulster Community College in receiving the Mr. Thomas Monahan Service Award. Mim has contributed to the Region and NYSFAAA statewide as Region V Chair, Region V Executive Councilperson; she chaired Registration Committee for the 2001 NYSFAAA conference, and numerous other contributions to NYSFAAA. Mim is always willing to volunteer when asked. She has served the field of financial aid for over 25 years being an asset to the financial aid community and her students. Again we congratulate Mim on receiving an award well deserved.

Mr. Thomas Monahan Service Award

Mr. Monahan served in the New York City Regional Office from 1969 until 1972 as a Program Officer. He represented Title IV programs in the years following the very first Higher Education Act of 1965 when those programs were in their formative stages. It was also a period of decentralization in HEW with few formal regulations. It was his ethics, integrity, and professional credibility that directed the FAOs of this state toward the purpose and intent of the legislation. Those were also the years when NYSFAAA was in its formative stages. Its first conference was in 1969 and Mr. Monahan represented the Office of Education. His emphasis on professionalism enabled the Association to embark on high standards and goals. He was also the principal trainer at NYSFAAA's first Novice Training Workshop in 1970 at Skidmore College.

NYSFAAA announced at its 18th Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York, that a second Annual Service Award will be presented in memory of Tom Monahan, thus honoring his many contributions and his commitment to NYSFAAA.

2003 William Mack

2002 Cindy Kohlman

2001 Keith Stevenson

2000 Johanna Kelly

1999 Archie Cureton

1998 Angela Castiglione

1997 James F. Murphy

1996 Diane Dixon

1993 John K. Curtice

1992 Theresa Cantarella

1991 James Murphy

1990 George Chin

1989 Heather McDonnell

1988 Michael McGraw

1987 Amy M. Connors

1986 Fred P. Zuccala