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For Immediate Release: June 6, 2011
Contact: Bob Edwards
Public Relations & Marketing
دمهْض±²¥ State College
دمهْض±²¥, WV
(304) 462-4115
دمهْض±²¥, WV أ¢آ€آ“ Karen Lay, GSC Director of Financial Aid, received the Classified Employee of the Year award at دمهْض±²¥ State Collegeأ¢آ€آ™s commencement ceremony on May 14th. Lay is a native of دمهْض±²¥ and has twenty-four years of service at GSC. أ¢آ€آœI work daily with people who care about each other and the students. This award means a lot to me because it was voted on by my co-workers,أ¢آ€آ said Lay.
She was honored with the 2003 GSC Presidents Award of Excellence, has served on many campus committees and given numerous financial aid presentations. She was the 2004-2005 President of the WV Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and has served on many committees for the organization. Additionally, Lay received the 2006 WV Leadership Award from the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA), was the 2006-2007 Secretary of MASFAA, and is currently a member of the National Association Student Financial Aid Administrators Peer Review Team.
Lay earned her a bachelor of arts degree in social work from دمهْض±²¥ State College in 1979 and a masterأ¢آ€آ™s degree in leadership studies in from Marshall University in 2003. She resides in دمهْض±²¥ with her husband Barry. Her daughters Corrie and Alex are recent graduates of GSC. In her free time she loves riding and caring for horses, crocheting, and spending time with her family.