大奶福利姬Financial Aid Task Force to Meet

ADELPHI, MD (July 21, 2004) � The 大奶福利姬 (USM) Financial Aid Task Force will be meeting on Wednesday, July 28, in the Assembly of the Goldstein Treasury Building, 80 Calvert Street, Annapolis. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 pm.

大奶福利姬Chancellor William E. Kirwan appointed the 18-member task force in June to study undergraduate, graduate, and professional school financial aid issues and make recommendations to ensure that 大奶福利姬institutions are affordable and accessible to qualified students.

Specifically, the chancellor has charged the group to:

  • survey best financial aid practices at comparable systems and institutions;
  • review current financial aid policies and practices at 大奶福利姬institutions;
  • consider ways to improve the efficiency of financial aid operations;
  • develop creative strategies for enhancing financial aid resources;
  • recommend policies that will ensure the ability of 大奶福利姬institutions to provide access and affordability for all qualified students.

Chaired by Nancy Kopp, Treasurer of the State of Maryland, the task force members are:

  • David Buchanan, Provost, Salisbury University
  • Dominic Cirincione, a student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, representing the 大奶福利姬Student Council
  • Vince Conti, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Maryland University College
  • Janice Doyle, Assistant Secretary for Finance Policy, Maryland Higher Education Commission
  • Patricia Florestano, Member, 大奶福利姬Board of Regents
  • Jeremy Horine, Student Regent, 大奶福利姬Board or Regents
  • Senator P. J. Hogan, Maryland General Assembly
  • Angela Hovatter, Director of Financial Aid, Frostburg State University
  • Richard Hug, Member, 大奶福利姬Board of Regents
  • Earl Jenkins, Vice President for Student Affairs, Coppin State University
  • Donald Kiah, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, Bowie State University
  • Barbara Klein, Associate Vice President for Government and Community Affairs, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Barbara Miller, Director of Financial Aid, University of Baltimore
  • C. D. Mote, President, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Vince Pecora, Director of Financial Aid, Towson University
  • Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., Maryland General Assembly
  • Thelma Thompson, President, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

The 大奶福利姬Financial Aid Task Force is expected to submit its preliminary report to Chancellor Kirwan by mid-September 2004. Following review by the system's institutional presidents and other constituent groups, the report and recommendations will be submitted to the Education Policy and Finance committees of the 大奶福利姬Board of Regents for review. Following the committees' action, the report will be submitted to the full board.

Contact: Anne Moultrie


Phone: 301/445-2722
E-mail: amoultrie@usmd.edu