SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Dorsey Walker & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Minor-Brown Sens. Gay, Hansen, Pinkney, Sokola, Walsh; Reps. Bolden, Briggs King, Heffernan DELAWARE STATE SENATE 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 82 RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 18, 2023, AS "FINANCIAL AID DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Dorsey Walker & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Minor-Brown Sens. Gay, Hansen, Pinkney, Sokola, Walsh; Reps. Bolden, Briggs King, Heffernan SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Dorsey Walker & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Minor-Brown Sens. Gay, Hansen, Pinkney, Sokola, Walsh; Reps. Bolden, Briggs King, Heffernan SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Dorsey Walker & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Minor-Brown Sens. Gay, Hansen, Pinkney, Sokola, Walsh; Reps. Bolden, Briggs King, Heffernan DELAWARE STATE SENATE 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 82 RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 18, 2023, AS "FINANCIAL AID DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. WHEREAS, Financial Aid Day (FAD) is a special day set aside to celebrate and recognize the contribution of all financial aid professionals across the United States for helping students make their college-going dreams a reality; and WHEREAS, millions of students rely on and benefit from federal student aid each year; and WHEREAS, assisting citizens of all ages to attain a higher education puts aid administrators among the forefront of this nations efforts to compete in the global economy and contribute to the common good; and WHEREAS, without such dedicated administrators, an untold number of students from diverse financial backgrounds would not be able to continue their pursuit of higher education due to a lack of necessary information and counseling; and WHEREAS, the National Student Financial Aid Council, the precursor to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) was formed on October 24, 1966, just after the Higher Education Act of 1965 was signed into law, because financial aid administrators understood that access to higher education has the ability to change people's lives for the better and recognized the need for an entity to aid in those efforts; and WHEREAS, FAD was created by Neville R Brown, the President of EASFAA, Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; and WHEREAS, the first FAD was held on October 20, 2010; and WHEREAS, FAD is traditionally celebrated on the 3 rd Wednesday in October; and WHEREAS, on FAD colleagues are encouraged to do something special - have an office party, a potluck, a toast, etc. to celebrate financial aid administrators' contributions to the profession. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, recognizes October 18, 2023, as Financial Aid Day in Delaware and encourages Delawareans to recognize the contr ibution of all financial aid professionals. WHEREAS, Financial Aid Day (FAD) is a special day set aside to celebrate and recognize the contribution of all financial aid professionals across the United States for helping students make their college-going dreams a reality; and WHEREAS, millions of students rely on and benefit from federal student aid each year; and WHEREAS, assisting citizens of all ages to attain a higher education puts aid administrators among the forefront of this nations efforts to compete in the global economy and contribute to the common good; and WHEREAS, without such dedicated administrators, an untold number of students from diverse financial backgrounds would not be able to continue their pursuit of higher education due to a lack of necessary information and counseling; and WHEREAS, the National Student Financial Aid Council, the precursor to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) was formed on October 24, 1966, just after the Higher Education Act of 1965 was signed into law, because financial aid administrators understood that access to higher education has the ability to change people's lives for the better and recognized the need for an entity to aid in those efforts; and WHEREAS, FAD was created by Neville R Brown, the President of EASFAA, Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; and WHEREAS, the first FAD was held on October 20, 2010; and WHEREAS, FAD is traditionally celebrated on the 3 rd Wednesday in October; and WHEREAS, on FAD colleagues are encouraged to do something special - have an office party, a potluck, a toast, etc. to celebrate financial aid administrators' contributions to the profession. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, recognizes October 18, 2023, as Financial Aid Day in Delaware and encourages Delawareans to recognize the contr ibution of all financial aid professionals. SYNOPSIS This resolution recognizes October 18, 2023, as "Financial Aid Day" in Delaware. Author: Senator Brown SYNOPSIS This resolution recognizes October 18, 2023, as "Financial Aid Day" in Delaware. Author: Senator Brown