Direct Loan Tools: Mentor List

Colleagues at schools using the Federal Direct Loan Programs volunteered to share their expertise and experience. Feel free to contact anyone on the list to discuss implementation strategies or issues and best practices.

Name / Phone / Email

School

System

Type of School

No. students enrolled

Chuck Knepfle
513-529-8555
knepflcr@muohio.edu

Miami University

Banner

4 year public

21,000

Phyllis Hooyman
616-395-7765
hooyman@hope.edu

Hope College

Banner

4 year private 

  

Elizabeth Bickford
541-346-1192
ebick@uoregon.edu

University of Oregon

Banner

Public; quarter system; BBAY; semester law school

20,000

Dan Davenport
208-885-7616
dand@uidaho.edu

University of Idaho

Banner

Public; undergraduate and graduate

13,000

Nancy Wencl
231-591-2116
wencln@ferris.edu

Ferris State University

Banner

4 year public; certificates; associate degrees, master degrees; 2 doctoral programs; summer as a trailer

  

Vera Riddick
757-683-4786
vriddick@odu.edu

Old Dominion University

Banner

4 year public; graduate programs; certificate programs; semesters

23,833

Carla J. William
970-491-3595
Carla.William@colostate.edu

Colorado State University

Banner

4 year public; graduate; professional (Veterinary medicine); semesters

23,246 FTE

Andy Carter
970-491-2564
Andy.Carter@colostate.edu

Colorado State University

Banner

4 year public; graduate; professional (Veterinary medicine); semesters

23,246 FTE

Maria Mekerdij
312-341-3577
mmekerdi@roosevelt.edu

Roosevelt University

Banner

4 year private

7,500

Earl E. Dowling
847-925-6686
edowling@harpercollege.edu

Harper College

Banner

2 year public

25,531

Harlan Plunkett
913-971-3724
hplunket@mnu.edu

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Banner

4 year private

1,700

Chad R. Nosbusch
651-962-4051
chad.nosbusch@stthomas.edu

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

Banner

4 year private
Graduate programs, Certificate programs, Doctoral programs,
Law program

11,000

Julie Ellis
651-635-8729
j-ellis@bethel.edu

Bethel University

Banner

4 year private; undergraduate and graduate programs; semesters

6,400

Jodie Laraway
269-387-6017
jodie.laraway@wmich.edu

Western Michigan University

Banner

4 year public with graduate professional programs

25,000

Otto Reyer
909-469-5350
oreyer@westernu.edu

Western University of Health Sciences

Banner

Professional schools (no undergraduate)

  

Carolyn Baumgartner
419-530-5812
carolyn.baumgartner@utoledo.edu

University of Toledo

SCT Banner

Public

23,000

Betsy Johnson
567-661-7883
betsy_johnson@owens.edu

Owens Community College

Banner

2 year public

23,000

John Nickless
517-629-0148
jnickless@albion.edu

Albion
College

Banner

4 year private undergraduate

1,750

Bradley Honious
407-582-1458
bhonious@valenciacc.edu

Valencia Community College

Banner

Community College

44,062

Michael J. Hargrave
503-654-8000, ext. 242
michael.hargrave@pioneerpacific.edu

Pioneer Pacific Colleges

Campus View

   

1,700

Phyllis Schroeder
219-464-6886
phyllis.schroeder@valpo.edu

Valparaiso University

Datatel

4 year private; certificate programs; graduate programs; semesters

3,700

Judy Florian
586-445-7535
florianj@macomb.edu

Macomb Community College

Datatel

  

  

Margaret Vale
410-617-2565
MVale@loyola.edu

Loyola College in Maryland

Datatel

4 year private

  

Peg Julius
319-398-1274
pjulius@kirkwood.edu

Kirkwood Community College

Datatel

2 year public

17,000

La Toshia Everson
765-361-6370
eversonl@wabash.edu

Wabash College

Datatel

4 year private

900

Kevin Lamb
740-376-4714
kevin.lamb@marietta.edu

Marietta College

Datatel/
EdExpress

4 year private Liberal Arts w/some graduate programs

~1,400 UG
~200 Grad

Janice Lindstrom
508-565-1076
jlindstrom@stonehill.edu

Stonehill College

EdExpress

4 year private

2,500

Jane McLean
509-533-3402
JaneM@spokanefalls.edu

Spokane Falls Community College

EDExpress and SAFER

2 year public; certificate programs

6,000

Janet L. Rice
509-533-7023
JRice@scc.spokane.edu

Spokane
Community
College

EDExpress and Safers

2 year public; Liberal arts transfer education, professional/technical, nursing and health sciences

6,600

Marjorie Gildersleeve
218-755-2741
MGildersleeve@bemidjistate.edu

Bemidji State University

  EDExpress and home grown

 4 year public, Bemidji State University -- 2 year public, Northwest Technical College-Bemidji

7,553 

Mss. Criss Jass
512-245-2416
Cj03@txstate.edu

Texas State University - San Marcos

FAM PLUS Stand Alone

4 year public

28,000

Chris Bell
207-768-9511
chris@maine.edu

University of Maine at Presque Isle

Financier

4 year public

1,220 FTE

Kay Lewis
206-543-6107
sklewis@u.washington.edu

University of Washington

Home grown

4 year public

   

Roberta Johnson
515-294-0109
rljohns@iastate.edu

Iowa State University

Home grown

Public doctoral-granting institution; (Research I)

26,160

Anne D. Pelak
914-654-5225
apelak@cnr.edu

The College of New Rochell

Home grown

Private; we offer BA, BS, BFA, BSN, MA, MS, MFA

6,700

Melissa Kunes
814-863-0507
mjk5@studentaid.psu.edu

Penn State University

Home grown

4 year public

90,083

Leah Barry
617-353-4091
lbarry@bu.edu

Boston University

Home grown

4 year private research

31,000

Karen Fooks
352-392-1271
kfooks@ufl.edu

University of Florida

Home grown

4 year public; research; semesters; graduate and professional students

51,000+

Kathy Chambers
413-796-2071
kchamber@wnec.edu

Western New England College

Home grown - EDExpress

4 year private (Graduate school); law school; semesters

2,500 FTE and 400 part time

Charlotte Hardy
740-351-3548
chardy@shawnee.edu

Shawnee State University

JenzabarCX

  

4,300

Jean Rash
732-932-7057 x605
jrash@rci.rutgers.edu

Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey

Mainframe (FAMS) EDExpress Combination

4 year public

51,000

Margaret Rodriguez
734-763-4119
mhr@umich.edu

University of Michigan

PeopleSoft

4 year public

41,000

Joan Weaver
785-864-5478
jweaver@ku.edu

University of Kansas

PeopleSoft

4 year public; graduate; professional (law and pharmacy); semesters

21,195 FTE

Kris Wright
612-626-0302
wrigh084@umn.edu

University of Minnesota

PeopleSoft

4 year public

60,000

Rick Gardner
540-568-2759
gardnerm@jmu.edu

James Madison University

PeopleSoft

4 year public
(Summer as Header)

17,000

Nicholas W. Zinser
617-373-5830
n.zinser@neu.edu

Northeastern University

Powerfaids

4 year private 

20,000+

Anthony R. Erwin
617-373-4624
a.erwin@neu.edu

Northeastern University

Powerfaids

4 year private

20,000+

Kevin Jensen
208-562-3251
kevinjensen@cwidaho.cc

College of Western Idaho

Powerfaids

2 year public

3,700

LeAnn Hunter
509-452-5100
lhunter@pnwu.org

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Powerfaids

graduate (medical) students

150

Cheryl Resh
510-642-0645
chaigh@berkeley.edu

UC Berkeley

SIGMA Systems; currently classic sam; converting to prosam

4 year public; research; semesters; graduate and professional students

31,500

Roberta C. Johnson
510-642-6819
Robertaj@berkeley.edu

UC Berkeley

SIGMA Systems; currently classic sam; converting to prosam

4 year public; research; semesters; graduate and professional students

31,500

Leslie Wills
510-643-8356
lwills@berkeley.edu

UC Berkeley

SIGMA Systems; currently classic sam; converting to prosam

4 year public; research; semesters; graduate and professional students

31,500

Linda Chalmers
585-475-7269
LLCSFA@rit.edu

Rochester Institute of Technology

SIGMA Systems; currently classic sam; converting to prosam

4 year private; undergraduate and graduate; quarter system with co-op

15,989 FTE; 2,500 part time

Verna Hazen
585-475-5520
VJHSFA@rit.edu

Rochester Institute of Technology

SIGMA Systems; currently classic sam; converting to prosam

4 year private; undergraduate and graduate; quarter system with co-op

15,989 FTE; 2,500 part time

Craig D. Munier
cmunier@unlnotes.unl.edu

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Sungard SIS+ on DB2

4 year public

  

Marty Habrock
402-472-9144
mhabrock@unl.edu

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Sungard SCT SIS PLUS

4 year public

  


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