New Members Appointed to TG Advisory Committees

On September 30, 1999, three lender and eight school representatives will complete their two-year terms on Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's (TG) Lender and School Advisory (L/SA) Committees. (See member list below.) Recently, TG sent a letter from President Milt Wright to the lender and school community soliciting recommendations to fill the L/SA positions that will be vacated. The factors that industry partners were asked to consider in submitting their nominees include:

• Committee members should be the director, associate director or assistant director, or person who works in a responsible position related to loan processing and has voting and decision making authority as it relates to the committee; and
• Representatives may serve on the committee as long as they represent the appropriate institution of their committee (lender or school).

Recommended nominees came from a variety of sources, including the Association of Texas Lenders for Education (ATLE), the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA), the industry at large, and TG team members. TG's President submitted a list of recommendations to TG's Board of Directors. On June 3, the Board of Directors approved the President's list of recommendations. These newly appointed members will begin serving on the L/SA Committees effective October 1, 1999, and will serve for two consecutive years.

Newly selected school members are:

Ray Bouldreghini, University of Texas at Arlington;
Joyce Eldridge, Amarillo College;
Candace Gardner, University of Texas at Tyler;
Sherry Henry, Texas Tech Health Science Center;
Governor Jackson, Texas Woman's University;
Velda Jackson, Austin Community College;
Jimmy Parker, Angelo State university (re-appointment);
Arnold Trejo, University of Texas Pan American.

Newly selected lender members are:

Kathryn Bryan, North Texas Higher Education Authority;
Sherry Schroeder, Aggieland Credit Union;
John Tipton, Bank of America.

The L/SA Committees, which were created by TG's legislative charter, are actually two separate groups, but they generally meet together once a quarter. These two groups play a vital role by offering input to TG from a diverse environment and a practical perspective. The School Advisory Committee includes 15 representatives from Texas postsecondary institutions. The Lender Advisory Committee includes 12 representatives from TG­participating lenders, servicers, and secondary markets, including one representative of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

The L/SA Committees have both a Lender Chair (Barry Tyler, Brazos Higher Education Authority) and a School Chair (Jimmy Parker, Angelo State University). The co-chairs' responsibilities include:

• Assisting in facilitating L/SA meetings and agendas;
• Chairing subcommittee meetings where necessary;
• Providing and coordinating input as needed on an on-going basis to TG on industry issues;
• Between meetings, serving as TG's main contacts regarding L/SA issues; and
• Presenting the L/SA committees' annual report to the TG Board of Directors.

In addition to those members whose terms are ending at the end of September, the current list of the 1998 - 2000 L/SA members includes:

Mary Adams, Texas State Technical College - Harlingen;
Gordon Allen, Guaranty Federal Bank;
Lori Baggett, Center for Advanced Legal Studies;
Suzanne Bartels, Wells Fargo Bank;
Patricia Beard, Council for South Texas Economic Progress (COSTEP);
Taft Benson, Crestar Bank;
Earlene Blocker, First State Bank of Denton;
Jackie Bozeman, Parker College of Chiropractic;
Lois Hollis, THECB;
Bob Lawson, Texas A&M University;
Cliff Neel, Baylor University;
Tammy Roark, Plains National Bank of West Texas;
Richard Silva, Alamo Community College District;
Michelle Spurgeon (ATLE Representative), BankOne;
Brian Sunshine, SLMA;
Lynn Wheeler (TASFAA Representative), Angelo State University.

TG greatly appreciates the contributions made by the outgoing members and looks forward to working with the newly appointed members. Industry partners are encouraged to contact the L/SA representative in their area with any issues or input affecting the student aid community. Similarly, L/SA members are encouraged to collect information and input from the community to bring that perspective and input to Advisory Committee meetings. The next L/SA Committee meeting will be held at TG on July 1, 1999.

Members whose terms will expire on September 30:

Alma Glasgow, Security Service Federal Credit Union
Cheryl Johnson, Houston Community College
Karen Krause, Texas Wesleyan University
Karen Mangum, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Michael O'Rear, Stephen F. Austin University
Noe Ortiz, University of Texas at San Antonio
Jimmy Parker (appointed to serve an additional two-year term), Angelo State University
Michael Scott, Texas Christian University
Gail Smith, Educaid
Barry Tyler, Brazos Higher Education Authority