Press Release
Dannette M. Sullivan Joins Clearinghouse As Regional Director
HERNDON, VA, January 8, 2007 - 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 Dannette
M. Sullivan as its newest regional director, effective January 2, 2007. More
than 2,800 post-secondary institutions
— representing over 91% of the
nation's college enrollment
— participate in the Clearinghouse.
Ms. Sullivan will promote Clearinghouse services to registrars,
admissions officers and institutional researchers at colleges, universities
and high schools located in Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Utah, and Washington. She will be responsible for increasing participation
in the Clearinghouse's free web-based degree and enrollment verification
services (DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify, respectively), free online
Transcript Ordering service, and its subscription-based educational research
service, StudentTracker.
"Dannette's impressive background in registration, enrollment
management, admissions and student affairs gives her exceptional insight
into the advantages of using Clearinghouse services," said Dr. Jeffery
M. Tanner, vice president of Higher Education Development at the
Clearinghouse, "Her experience will benefit the colleges and
universities in her region and we are pleased that she is joining our
Clearinghouse team."
"As a long-time Clearinghouse user, I've had the opportunity to
experience firsthand the advantages of its many services," said Ms.
Sullivan, "I am looking forward to working with my peers in the western
region to bring a better understanding of how to take full advantage of
Clearinghouse services to realize greater efficiency, service and time
savings."
Ms. Sullivan has more than 30 years of experience in higher education.
Before joining the Clearinghouse, she was the associate vice chancellor and
director of Student Affairs at the University of Washington Bothell. Her
areas of responsibilities included recruiting, admissions, financial aid,
student life, career development, and counseling. Prior to that, Ms.
Sullivan was the assistant provost for Enrollment Services and Student
Success at Seattle University, where she worked for almost 20 years. Ms.
Sullivan began her career as the registrar at Carroll College in Helena,
Montana.
Ms. Sullivan is an active member of the Pacific Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions (PACRAO) and the American Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). She is a past
president of PACRAO and the founding chairperson for the Private Registrars
of Washington (PROW).
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 96% of all students in public and
private U.S. institutions. The Clearinghouse also provides thousands of high schools and
districts with continuing collegiate enrollment, progression, and completion
statistics on their alumni.
Through its verification and reporting services, the Clearinghouse saves
higher education institutions cumulatively nearly four 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, the
U.S. Department of Education, and others who access its registry more than half
a billion times annually.
For more information, visit www.studentclearinghouse.org.
For Questions About This Press Release Only, Contact:
media@studentclearinghouse.org
For Help With or Questions About Any Clearinghouse Service, Contact:
service@studentclearinghouse.org
