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State Residency Certification Officers

Arkansas
F. June Morgan, ARHEG Program Coordinator
Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education
114 E. Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-2000 or 2058
junem@adhe.arknet.edu 

Georgia
Deborah B. Sullivan
Administrative Specialist-Managerial
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-0765
Deborah.sullivan@usg.edu

Kansas
Linda Oldham Burns
Public Service Administrator
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Suite 520
Topeka KS 66612-1368
Phone: 785-296-3518
Email: loldhamburns@ksbor.org 
www.kansasregents.org 

Kentucky
Dr. Rana Johnson
Council on Post Secondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr., # 320
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
Phone: (502) 573-1555, ext. 243
Fax: (502) 573-1535

Louisiana
Ms. Carolyn Blanchard
Louisiana Board of Regents
P. O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
Phone: (225) 342-4253, ext. 630
Fax: (225) 342-9318

Mississippi
Ms. Susan Eckels, Board of Trustee
MS Office of Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: (601) 432-6570 (Out of State); 1-800-327-2980 (In State)
Fax: (601) 432-6527
Email: seckels@ihl.state.ms.us 

Nebraska
Carmen Varejcka-McGee
Assistant Director
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
1410 Que Street
Lincoln, NE 68588-0417
Office: (402) 472-0981
Fax: (402) 472-0670

North Carolina
Mr. Robbie Schultz
Outreach Manager
NC State Education Assistance Authority
P.O. Box 13663
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3663
Phone: (919) 248-4686
Fax: (919) 248-4687

South Carolina
JoAnn Biga
SREB Contract Program
SC Commission on Higher Education
1333 Main Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 737-2245
Fax: (803) 737-2297
Email: jbiga@che.sc.gov

Tennessee
Ms. Rosie Padgett
Certification Officer
TN Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite #1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Phone: (615) 741-3605
Fax: (615) 741-6230
www.state.tn.us/thec 

West Virginia
Dr. Mark Stotler
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
WV Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd. East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-0262
Fax: (304) 558-1646

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