RESTON, Va., Feb. 26, 2008—Sallie Mae, the nation's leading saving- and paying-for-college company, today announced recent scholarship winners of its College Answer Sweepstakes. The College Answer Sweepstakes is a program that awards a $1,000 scholarship each month to a registered user of CollegeAnswer.com, the company's planning- and paying-for-college Web site.
Launched in spring 2000, CollegeAnswer.com Web site offers students and parents the most comprehensive source of free, interactive college-planning tools — from preparing for entrance exams to selecting a college to paying for education. The site contains the largest, free online scholarship database, with more than 2.8 million scholarships worth in excess of $16 billion.
CollegeAnswer.com has provided free money to these registered users in 2007:
| Corinne Valenzuela |
San Rafael, CA |
$1,000 |
| Glenn Ozaki* |
Diamond Bar, CA |
$1,000 |
| Brandi Wilson |
Toccoa, GA |
$1,000 |
| Kamis Perry |
Chicago, IL |
$1,000 |
| Andrew Haney |
Thorntown, IN |
$1,000 |
| Shameia Green |
Capitol Heights, MD |
$1,000 |
| Christopher Bailey |
Taylor, MI |
$1,000 |
| Oliver Gombart |
Roseburg, OR |
$1,000 |
| John Garman* |
Galeton, PA |
$1,000 |
| Michele Brown |
Houston, TX |
$1,000 |
| Chanel Buehner |
Pacific Beach, WA |
$1,000 |
* Based on College Answer Sweepstakes $1,000 official rules, when a guidance counselor wins, and is not a parent, the scholarship fund may be awarded to one student or divided into smaller amounts to award multiple students at their high school. Glenn Ozaki of Calif., awarded a $500 scholarship to Bellona Yuan and April Holsey of Diamond Bar High School, Calif., and John Garman of Penn, awarded a $500 scholarship to Geoffrey Proctor and Dani Doud of Galeton Area High School, Penn.
Sallie Mae's College Answer Sweepstakes is part of its commitment to helping students and families to follow a 1-2-3 approach to paying for college:
- Use Free Money First: Apply for scholarships and grants, such as College Answer Sweepstakes, and use current income, savings, and Sallie Mae’s TuitionPay interest-free monthly tuition payment plan.
- Explore Federal Loans: Federal loans generally offer low fixed interest rates and flexible repayment options.
- Fill Gap With Private Education Loans: Private loans are convenient and designed to help students meet the total cost of college.
Individuals may enter the College Answer Sweepstakes by completing a free online registration form at www.CollegeAnswer.com. A complete list of program terms and conditions can be found at www.CollegeAnswer.com/
sweepstakes. Visit www.CollegeAnswer.com for more information.
For more information contact:
Erica Eriksdotter (703) 984-5628
SLM Corporation (NYSE:
SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation’s leading provider of saving- and paying-for-college programs. The company manages nearly $172 billion in education loans and serves 10 million student and parent customers. Through its Upromise affiliates, the company also manages more than $19 billion in 529 college-savings plans, and is a major, private source of college funding contributions in America with 9 million members and $450 million in member rewards. Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries offer debt management services as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients, including higher education institutions, student loan guarantors and state and federal agencies. More information is available at
www.salliemae.com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.