Press Release

Richard Reeves Joins Clearinghouse As Director of Research

HERNDON, VA, June 7, 2006 - The National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization founded by the higher education community that provides educational verification and research services to post-secondary institutions and high schools, today announced the appointment of Richard Reeves as its Director of Research. In his role as Director of Research, Mr. Reeves will manage the Clearinghouse's educational research service, StudentTracker, which is used by educational institutions and organizations throughout the country to query the Clearinghouse's national student record database in order to analyze enrollment and graduation patterns.

"Richard offers a wealth of real world experience in data mining and research from within the university environment," said Dr. Jeffery M. Tanner, Vice President of Higher Education Development at the Clearinghouse, "I believe his knowledge and insights will help us more fully understand and utilize the Clearinghouse's unique student data resources in ways that will better benefit both our member institutions and the higher education community."

"The Clearinghouse's comprehensive enrollment and degree database offers an unprecedented opportunity to learn how well students are progressing through their post-secondary education," said Mr. Reeves, "I'm excited by this opportunity to work with my peers in educational research throughout the country to advance their understanding of the higher educational achievements of their students."

Mr. Reeves has nearly a decade of experience in data research and analysis in higher education. Before joining the Clearinghouse, Mr. Reeves was a Senior Research and Planning Associate at Cornell University. There he was responsible for financial aid research and reporting and enrollment management modeling for the university's admissions offices. He also conducted policy analysis for undergraduate financial aid and admissions, reviewed and tested several student data marts, and designed and administered the athletic recruitment database. Prior to Cornell, Mr. Reeves was the Director of Enrollment Research and Technology at Johns Hopkins University where he was responsible for the institution's undergraduate data warehouse, survey research program, policy analysis, and providing research consulting to its administrative offices. He has also taught statistical concepts as an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University. Mr. Reeves is a Ph.D. candidate in the Statistical Sciences Department at Cornell University, where he received an MS in Statistics. He also has an MA in Experimental Psychology from Towson University and a BA in Psychology from Frostburg State University.

About The National Student Clearinghouse®

The National Student Clearinghouse (a non-profit formed in 1993) is the unique and trusted source for higher education enrollment and degree verifications. The Clearinghouse serves as a single point of contact for the collection and timely exchange of accurate and comprehensive enrollment, degree and certificate records on behalf of its more than 3,300 participating higher education institutions, which represent over 92% of the national enrollment.

Through its verification and reporting services, the Clearinghouse saves higher education institutions cumulatively more than a hundred million dollars annually. Most Clearinghouse services are provided to colleges and universities at little or no charge, including enhanced transcript and research services, enabling institutions to redistribute limited staff and budget resources to more important student service efforts. All Clearinghouse services are operated in full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

In addition, the Clearinghouse provides accurate FERPA compliant verifications to student loan providers, employers, student credit issuers, student health insurance providers, the U.S. Department of Education, and others who access its registry more than 100 million times annually.

For more information, visit www.studentclearinghouse.org.

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