Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board
About the Board
The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board (Postsecondary Board), established pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-106-9, is a nine-member board with authority over all the state’s student financial aid programs, which include undergraduate and graduate grant and forgivable loan programs. Public, private, two-year and four-year college students may receive funds through our programs.
Members of the Postsecondary Board
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Meetings of the Postsecondary Board
Scheduled:
Special Called Strategic Planning Meetings:
March – TBD
April – TBD
Regular Meetings
May 21, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
July 1, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
September 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m.
Previous:
Called Strategic Planning Meeting 1: February 12, 2020, 2:00 p.m
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DRAFT Minutes
January 16, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
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CANCELLED: December 16, 2019, 10:00 a.m. (Subject to Call)
September 17, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
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June 26, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
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April 11, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
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CALLED: January 16, 2019
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CANCELLED: December 2018
Date: September 17, 2018
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CALLED: July 9, 2018
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CALLED: April 23, 2018
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CALLED: January 8, 2018
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Date: September 25, 2017
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Date: June 19, 2017
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Date: April 25, 2017
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Date: March 20, 2017
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Date: December 16, 2016
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Date: September 19, 2016
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Date: July 18, 2016
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Date: June 20, 2016
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Date: June 1, 2016
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Date: March 21, 2016
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Date: December 7, 2015
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Date: September 21, 2015
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Date: June 15, 2015
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Date: March 11, 2015
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Members of the Postsecondary Board
Voting Members
Debbi Braswell
Director of Financial Aid, Belhaven University
Board Position: MAICU Institutional Representative
Term: 2019-2023
Dr. Ben Burnett
Dean, School of Education, William Carey University
Board Position: MAICU Association Representative
Term: 2016-2020
Lee Bush
President and CEO, NCS/WastePro
Board Position: MCCB Board Representative
Term: 2017-2021
Mack Grubbs
Owner, Mack Grubbs Motors
Board Position: Lt. Governor’s Representative
Term: 2018-2022
Dr. Mark Keenum
President, Mississippi State University
Board Position: IHL Institutional Representative
Partial Term: 2018-2021
Ann Lamar
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Retired
Board Position: IHL Board Representative
Term: 2018-2022
Louanne Langston
District Director of Financial Aid and Student Success, Hinds Community College
Board Position: MCCB Institutional Representative
Term: 2018-2020
Sharon Ross
Retired
Board Position: Governor’s Representative
Term: 2019-2023
Dr. Jim Turcotte, 2019-2020 Chairman
VP of Enrollment Management, Mississippi College
Board Position: Governor’s Representative
Term: 2016-2020
Advisory Members
Rep.
Chair, House Universities and Colleges Committee
Board Position: Advisor
Sen. Rita Parks
Chair, Senate Universities and Colleges Committee
Board Position: Advisor
