|
Features: April 22, 2002
Rensselaer Student Named to State Agency
Anne Marie Lisuzzo '04, a 19-year-old sophomore
from Albany, has been appointed by Governor George Pataki
and the New York State Senate as a student member of the
board of trustees of the New
York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC),
the state agency that helps people pay for college.
 |
|
(Standing):Lisa Simpson, associate
director of financial aid at Rensselaer
(Left to right): Jim Stevenson,
director of financial aid at Rensselaer; Anne Marie
Lisuzzo '04;
Peter Keitel, president of HESC
|
On the board, which handles
more than $2.2 billion in student loans each year, Lisuzzo
will represent needs at private colleges and universities.
| |
Lisuzzo, a management major, is one
of four student representatives on the 13-member HESC
board. The three other students represent the state
and New York City university system and community colleges
on the board, which sets HESC policy.
|
"Money is tight on college campuses,
no matter where you are," said Lisuzzo, a recipient
of college loans and a state Tuition Assistance Program
(TAP) grant. "This will be a great opportunity for
me to bring my student loan and grant experiences to the
corporate board room."
Lisuzzo, a management major, is one of four
student representatives on the 13-member HESC board. The
three other students represent the state and New York City
university system and community colleges on the board, which
sets HESC policy. Lisuzzo's unpaid term begins with the
HESC board meeting May 15 in Albany.
"HESC is fortunate to have such high-caliber
students on our board of trustees and Anne Marie's enthusiasm
and new ideas will keep this corporation in touch with the
hundreds of thousands of students it serves," said
HESC President Peter Keitel.
"We are all so proud of Anne Marie
and know she will represent well all private university
and college students across the state in her role as a spokesperson
on the HESC board," said Jim Stevenson, director of
financial aid at Rensselaer.
President of her freshman and sophomore
classes, Lisuzzo has a 3.85 grade point average, and serves
as a Red & White ambassador, representing Rensselaer
at campus and community functions. She has served on the
Town of Colonie Youth Board Advisory Council and has coordinated
events for incoming freshmen at Rensselaer.
|
