November 19, 2012- ALBANY, GA- Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director of Financial Aid in the Student Affairs division. Mr. Kenneth Wilson will officially begin at Albany Tech on January 2, 2013.
Having worked in the financial aid arena for 17 years, Kenneth Wilson is no stranger to Albany Tech. He served in the position at Albany Tech from April of 2001 to August of 2006. Currently, he is the Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at Elizabeth City State University in the University of North Carolina system.
Wilson holds two bachelor's degrees (Computer Science Technology and Mathematics) from Savannah State College. He also took graduate level classes in Public Administration at Savannah State University. While employed with Elizabeth City State University, Wilson implemented and managed Ellucian's Banner Student Financial Aid module. In addition, he conducted ongoing statistical reviews and reconciliation of all financial aid programs, while managing $40 million in federal, state and institutional funds.
Prior to his position with Elizabeth City State University, Wilson served as the systems analyst in the Enrollment Management office at Savannah State University where he also developed and implemented Y2K contingency plans for offices under Enrollment Management. Before serving as systems analyst at Savannah State, he worked as Financial Aid Counselor in the Financial Aid office. Among his many duties in this position, he also worked to solve technical problems between Savannah State, the Loan Origination Center, State of Georgia's Office of Information Technology, and SCT.
"My goals for the financial aid department at Albany Tech are to speed up the processing of student loans, reduce the default rate, and simplify the verification process," said Wilson. "This should allow staff to be more focused on counseling students and less time on processing paper."
Wilson said that he and his family are excited to be returning back to the Albany area. He will begin in his new position on January 2, 2013.
Mr. Kenneth Wilson, new Director of Financial Aid at
Albany Technical College.