Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

The Student Incentive Grant Program — This program isprovided for residents of the state who demonstrate substantial financial need. Full-time undergraduate students at colleges and vocational schools are eligible to apply for thisassistance.The Tuition Equalization Grant Program — This programis for Georgia residents attending Georgia private collegesand universities. Residents of the state enrolled as full-timeundergraduate students at accredited private colleges anduniversities in Georgia are eligible to apply for grant assistance under this program.The Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Care Program Dependents of killed or permanently disabledpolicemen, firemen, prison guards and other law enforcement personnel are eligible to apply for grant assistanceunder this program.The North Georgia ROTC Grant Program — Full-timeundergraduate students at North Georgia College in theArmy Reserve Officers Training Corps are eligible to applyfor grant assistance under this program.The North Georgia College Military Scholarship Program— Full-time undergraduate students exhibiting high academic merit, good character and leadership abilities areeligible to be recommended for award of this competitivescholarship (loan) by members of the Georgia GeneralAssembly. Under certain limited circumstances, such a scholarship may have to be repaid as if it were a loan.The State Direct Loan Program — Undergraduate andgraduate students are eligible to apply for a loan under thisprogram to attend postsecondary schools located within oroutside the state. Recipients of direct loans through theGeorgia Student Finance Authority may repay their loansin service if they complete an educational program in anoccupational area designated by the Commission as critically short of manpower. Other recipients repay their loansin cash at the applicable rate of interest.The Osteopathic Medical Loan Program — Residents ofGeorgia who elect to attend an eligible college or universityof Osteopathic Medicine may be eligible for a loan from theAuthority. Awards are based on financial need. Funds arerepayable by practicing primary care Osteopathic Medicinein a medically underserved area in Georgia, or otherwise incash plus interest.Student assistance programs administered by the GeorgiaHigher Education Assistance Corporation include:The Guaranteed Student Loan Program — The GeorgiaHigher Education Assistance Corporation guarantees loansmade to Georgia students by banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and other eligible lenders who participate in the loan program.The Plus Loan Program — The Georgia Higher EducationAssistance Corporation guarantees loans made to parentson behalf of their dependent undergraduate son or daughter, to independent undergraduate students and to graduateand professional students. Loans are made by banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and other eligiblelenders who particpate in the PLUS loan program.The Commission consists of fifteen members, one for eachcongressional district and two from the state-at-large, appointedby the Governor, and the following three statutory members:the state budget officer, the state superintendent of schools andthe chancellor of the University System of Georgia. Appointedmembers of the Commission serve six-year terms. Members ofthe Commission also serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Student Finance Authority and the GeorgiaHigher Education Assistance Corporation.Board of Directors1st DistrictBerta Adams ............................ Savannah2nd DistrictEunice Mixon .............................. Tifton3rd DistrictDr. Waights G. Henry, Jr. ................. LaGrange4th DistrictJohn F. Leak, Vice-chairman ................ Atlanta5th DistrictDr. Pearlie C. Dove ........................ Atlanta6th DistrictLucille Townsend ........................ Carrollton7th DistrictDr. Susie Wheeler....................... Cartersville8th DistrictMargaret Blitch, Chairwoman ............. Homerville9th DistrictBilly Dilworth .......................... Carnesville10th DistrictAnne Tamplin............................ MadisonMember-at-LargeJohn T. Hurley, Jr........................... AthensMember-at-LargeL.R. Turpen ........................... ClarkesvilleDr. Charles McDaniel, State Superintendent of SchoolsDr. Vernon Crawford, ChancellorUniversity System of GeorgiaClark Stevens, Director, Office of Planning & BudgetThe Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board ofDirectors of the Commission, the Authority and the Corporation.Authority and responsibilities of the Georgia Student FinanceCommission are enumerated in OCGA 20-3.HISTOR Y. The State Scholarship Commission was createdby an Act approved March 12, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 210) andwas designated a state department of government by the Reorganization Act of 1972. The name was changed from StateScholarship Commission to Georgia Student Finance Commission by Ga. L. 1980, p. 835.nDonald E. Payton, Atlanta. Exec-utive Director of the Georgia Student Finance Commission, theGeorgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation and the Georgia Student Finance Authority,Oct. 1, 1966-date. Born June 20,1929 in Coweta Co., Ga., U. ofTexas, BBA, 1956; Stanford U.Law School, J D 1959. Delta ThetaPhi, Alpha Chi, Delta Sigma Pi.Attorney. Episcopalian. US Army, 1946-53. Asst. AttorneyGeneral 1959-63. Wife, former Carol Joann Thomas; 2 children.Eugene W. Owen, Deputy DirectorDot S. Burvee, Admn. Asst. to the Executive DirectorRalph D. Roberts, Division Director. Administrative Services55