Highlights
CSS Fiftieth Anniversary
Applauding Hall of Fame honorees at the CSS Assembly meeting
Joe Paul Case accepts the John Monro Memorial Award
Bob Huff takes the stage to receive the John Monro Award
The College Scholarship Service (CSS) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2004, and the culmination of the celebration was at the College Board Forum in Chicago. The theme of equity and access was visible throughout the meeting, with outstanding general sessions and breakout sessions. Many retired financial aid professionals accepted the College Board's invitation to attend the Form. During the course of the meeting, the CSS Assembly recognized a number of distinguished educators through two new awards programs established in recognition of this important milestone, the John Monro Memorial Award and the CSS Hall of Fame Awards, and through its Distinguished Service Award.
John Monro Memorial Award
The John Monro Memorial Award was given in honor of one of the founders of CSS and the engineer of the quantified need analysis system that is still used as the basis for measuring student eligibility for financial aid. As dean of Harvard College, John Monro dedicated himself to bringing higher education within reach of poor and minority students. The CSS Council, on behalf of the CSS Assembly, bestowed the John Monro Memorial Award upon the following recipients in recognition of their commitment to need analysis as a means to accomplish the goals of access and equity.
Joe Paul Case, Amherst College
Eunice Edwards, Fisk University (awarded posthumously)
Robert P. Huff, Stanford University (retired)
CSS Hall of Fame Awards
The CSS Hall of Fame awards were given to 50 individuals who have, through CSS and College Board activities and services, made significant and lasting contributions to the financial aid profession. These awards were presented to financial aid administrators and other educators, living or deceased, who have significantly contributed to best practices in the field, the body of knowledge underpinning the financial aid profession, the development of successful advocacy and outreach programs, and/or the development of professional development programs. The CSS Council, on behalf of the CSS Assembly, proudly recognized the following educators.
Sandy Baum, Skidmore College and the College Board
James A. Belvin, Jr., Duke University
Don Betterton, Princeton University
James L. Bowman, Educational Testing Service (awarded posthumously)
Steven E. Brooks, North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
John F. Brugel, Rutgers University (retired)
Joe Paul Case, Amherst College
Karl E. Case. Wellesley College
William J. Cavanaugh, The College Board (retired)
Ann S. Coles, Education Resources Institute
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, Harvey Mudd College
Grant Curtis, Tufts University (awarded posthumously)
Jerry S. Davis, Lumina Foundation (retired)
Georgette DeVeres, Claremont McKenna College
Douglas R. Dickson, University of Pennsylvania (awarded posthumously)
Eunice Edwards, Fisk University (awarded posthumously)
William Geer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (awarded posthumously)
Lawrence E. Gladieux, Higher Education Policy Analyst
Robert Hage, Dartmouth College (awarded posthumously)
Daniel Hall, University of Chicago (awarded posthumously)
Rodney J. Harrison, The Ohio State University (retired)
Natala K. Hart, The Ohio State University
Robert P. Huff, Stanford University (retired)
Edmund Jacobson, The College Board (retired)
Kingston Johns, The College Board (retired)
J. Samuel Jones, MIT (awarded posthumously)
Francis Keppel, U.S. Commissioner of Education (awarded posthumously)
Kathleen Little, The College Board
Arthur Marmaduke, California Student Aid Commission (retired)
Michael S. McPherson, The Spencer Foundation
John U. Monro, Tougaloo College (awarded posthumously)
Rexford G. Moon, Jr., The College Board (retired)
Eleanor S. Morris, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (retired)
Walter H. Moulton, Bowdoin College (retired)
James E. Nelson, The College Board (retired)
Rhonda Norsetter, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Walter M. North, Knox College (retired)
John J. O'Hearne, The College Board (awarded posthumously)
Lois Dickson Rice, The Brookings Institution
Donald Routh, Yale University (retired)
Joseph A. Russo, University of Notre Dame
Donald R. Ryan, San Jose State University (retired)
Donald A. Saleh, Syracuse University
Edson W. Sample, Indiana University (retired)
J. Edward Sanders, The College Board (awarded posthumously)
James J. Scannell, Scannell & Kurz, Inc.
William Schilling, University of Pennsylvania
Donald M. Stewart, Chicago Community Trust and former president, The College Board
William Van Dusen, The College Board (awarded posthumously)
James W. White, Oberlin College (retired)
Distinguished Service Award
In addition to the new awards described above, the CSS Council presented its Distinguished Service Award to Steven E. Brooks, North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, for his long commitment to and support of the College Scholarship Service®, the financial aid profession, the principles and practices of need-based financial aid and, above all, students.
