Steve Loflin
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Steve Loflin is the founder and CEO of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
. Originally from South Carolina, Steve attended the University of South Carolina, receiving a B.S. in Business Administration Marketing. Upon graduation, Steve attended Florida State University where he received an M.S. in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis on College Student Development.
Steve has held professional positions at the University of North Florida, The George Washington University, Georgetown University and the Semester at Sea Program.
He was particularly active in new student orientation programs including the National Orientation Directors Association.
In 1994, Steve founded NSCS to recognize students who had done well academically during their first years in college and to provide members with an opportunity to take a leadership role in an organization devoted to scholarship, integrity and service. NSCS expects to have 1 million lifetime members by the end of 2012. The organization is also reaching out to community colleges, discussing international expansion and planning to dole out at least $750,000 in member scholarships in 2012.
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a national nonprofit academic honor society for college students in the United States. NSCS has active chapters at more than 280 colleges and universities in the United States, including in the District of Columbia, and in Puerto Rico, consisting of a...
. Originally from South Carolina, Steve attended the University of South Carolina, receiving a B.S. in Business Administration Marketing. Upon graduation, Steve attended Florida State University where he received an M.S. in Higher Education Administration with an emphasis on College Student Development.
Steve has held professional positions at the University of North Florida, The George Washington University, Georgetown University and the Semester at Sea Program.
Semester at Sea
Semester at Sea is a study abroad program founded in 1963, now managed by the Institute for Shipboard Education in Charlottesville, Virginia. The University of Virginia is the current academic sponsor for the program while the program, itself, is run on a cruise ship called the MV Explorer...
He was particularly active in new student orientation programs including the National Orientation Directors Association.
In 1994, Steve founded NSCS to recognize students who had done well academically during their first years in college and to provide members with an opportunity to take a leadership role in an organization devoted to scholarship, integrity and service. NSCS expects to have 1 million lifetime members by the end of 2012. The organization is also reaching out to community colleges, discussing international expansion and planning to dole out at least $750,000 in member scholarships in 2012.