April 20, 2007

Three New Members Join TG's Board of Directors

Round Rock, TX — Three new members have joined TG's Board of Directors following unanimous confirmation by the Texas State Senate. Phil W. Worley of Bruni, Dr. Connie S. Sitterly of Fort Worth, and Ivan Arturo Andarza of Austin — who were appointed by Gov. Rick Perry — will serve six-year terms that expire in January 2013.

Worley will serve as one of four education representatives on TG's 11-member governing board. Sitterly and Andarza are two of five business representatives on the panel.

"All three new board members bring a wealth of talent and experience to TG," said Sue McMillin, TG president and CEO. "We look forward to working with them to enhance educational opportunities for families and students."

As board members, they will provide leadership for one of the nation's largest student loan guarantors, helping to provide access to higher education to more than 350,000 students and families each year. TG currently guarantees more than $3.5 billion a year for student and parent borrowers through the Federal Family Education Loan Program. TG also provides information and guidance through a series of programs that range from planning for college to successfully managing repayment of student loans.

Worley is the dean of community education at Laredo Community College, where he previously served as department chair of social and behavioral sciences and instructor of government. He also has taught in the Webb Consolidated and Jim Hogg County Independent school districts. Worley received a bachelor's degree in education from Texas State University-San Marcos and a master's degree from Laredo State University.

Sitterly is president of Sittcom, Inc., and founder of Management Training Specialists, a consulting and international training development provider. She was previously a tenured associate professor at Amarillo College and an adjunct professor at Texas Woman's University, where she earned her doctoral degree in education. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from West Texas A&M University. Sitterly is a board member of the Institute of Management Consultants DFW chapter and a member of the Federal Government Distance Learning Association.

Andarza is an attorney in private practice in Austin. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Austin and Hispanic Bar associations. He also served as a board member of the Cameron County Bar Association and president of the Kiwanis Club of Brownsville. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Baylor University School of Law.

The Texas Senate also gave confirmation to two TG board members who have been serving as recess appointees since December 2005 — Board Secretary Yvonne Batts of Abilene and F.H. "Skip" Landis of Bryan. Batts is vice president and co-owner of Batts Communications Inc. in Abilene, and Landis is director of the Biomedical Science Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. Both will serve until January 2011.

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About TG: TG is a public, nonprofit corporation that helps create access to higher education for millions of families and students through its role as an administrator of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Its vision is to be the premier source of information, financing, and assistance to help all families and students realize their educational and career dreams. Additional information about TG can be found online at www.tgslc.org. This press release can be downloaded from www.tgslc.org/newsroom/.

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TG
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