Press Release
Dr. Keith J. Jepsen Elected Chairman of National Student Clearinghouse
Board of Directors
HERNDON, VA, October 18, 2004 - The board of directors of the
National Student Clearinghouse, the nation's most trusted source for
post-secondary degree and enrollment verification, has elected Dr. Keith J.
Jepsen to serve as chairman of its board. Dr. Jepsen, who has served on the
Clearinghouse board since 1999, will begin his term immediately.
Dr. Jepsen has more than 35 years of experience in higher education
finance at the national, state and university levels, including serving as a
senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, he is
president of the Global Student Loan Corporation, which provides private
loans to distance learners and international students, and is an adjunct
professor of Higher Education at New York University (NYU). Dr. Jepsen is
the former national chairman of Project EASI (Easy Access for Students and
Institutions), a collaborative effort among government, business and
education leaders to reengineer the U.S. student financial aid delivery
system. In addition, Dr. Jepsen has held positions as director of financial
aid at NYU, chief operating officer at the Illinois State Scholarship
Commission, and assistant vice president and director of operations at the
American College Testing Program.
"I've enjoyed serving on the Clearinghouse board of directors for
the past five years," said Dr. Jepsen, "I am excited by this new
opportunity to help this unique organization further develop and expand its
state-of-the-art verification services to keep pace with the changing needs
of the nation's colleges."
"We're honored to have Dr. Jepsen serve as chairman of the
Clearinghouse board," said Daniel R. Boehmer, president of the National
Student Clearinghouse, "His impressive track record of leadership in
working with the higher education and lending communities as well as all
levels of government offers a unique level of expertise that will be highly
beneficial to the Clearinghouse and the institutions and organizations that
utilize our services."
About The National Student Clearinghouse
The National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization founded by
the higher education community, streamlines the student record verification
process for colleges and universities, students and alumni, lending
institutions, employers, and other organizations. The Clearinghouse
maintains a comprehensive electronic registry of student records that
provides a single, automated point-of-contact for organizations and
individuals requiring timely, accurate verification of student enrollment,
degree, and loan data. More than 2,700 colleges, enrolling 91% of US college
students, participate in the Clearinghouse.
Student loan providers, employers, student credit issuers, student health
insurance providers, the federal government and others access the
Clearinghouse's registry over 100 million times annually to conduct
electronic student record verifications.
For more information, visit www.studentclearinghouse.org.
National Student Clearinghouse Contact:
Kathleen Dugan
Marketing Director
703-742-4208
dugan@studentclearinghouse.org
