Beth Post has been named director of financial aid at
Union College, it was announced by Dan Lundquist, vice president for admissions and
financial aid.
“Beth's
vast experience in the field of higher education financial aid has been
critical in making it possible for thousands of promising students to get a Union
education,” Lundquist said. “Her tireless work as an advocate for affordable
higher education, has allowed students everywhere to have access to a first-rate
college education.”
Post, who
has been in the field of financial aid for 15 years, started at Union College in 1993 as associate director of
financial aid. She was promoted to
senior associate director and then director of financial aid planning before
taking her current position.
A
graduate of Siena College, she previously worked in the
financial aid office at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
In 1997, Post received the Academic
Opportunity Program/Higher Education Opportunity Program's Mary McLeod Bethune
Award for service and dedication to students.
She is an active member of the New York State
Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA, the Eastern Association of
Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA) and the National Association of Student
Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). She is co-chair of NYSFAAA's Government
Relations Committee, and she is a member of the Legislative Forum Steering
Committee, a consortium of admissions financial aid and school counselors who
advocate for students with state legislators.