UCA financial aid director receives national award

Cheryl Lyons, UCA’s Director of Financial Aid, this month received a State and Regional Leadership Award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators during the organization’s annual conference in Washington D.C. The NASFAA State and Regional Leadership Awards are presented to one individual in each region who exhibits high integrity and character, who has shown creative leadership and has inspired and encouraged others to actively participate in professional development, who has made outstanding contributions at the regional and state levels over a sustained period of time, and who supports the goals and objectives of NASFAA. Lyons was recognized as a dedicated member of the Arkansas Association, the Southwest Association and NASFAA. She has been the Director of Financial Aid at UCA since Februrary 1999.