Representing the 16th District of Ohio, Ralph Regula has spent his career as an advocate of increased funding for eduction, health research, job training, and assistance for families with special education and health needs. One of his highest priorities has been to ensure that low-income students have access to a college education.
During his 2000-2006 tenure as chariman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Rep. Regula defied demands from his party's leadership to deeply cut education programs. Instead, he increased the Pell Grant maximum by $750 over a six-year period. His regular meetings with Ohio college presidents and students reaffirmed and reinforced his position, despite the intense pressure to reduce student aid funding.
The 15th Annual NAICU Award for Advocacy of Independent Higher Education honors Ralph Regula for his career-long support of increased student aid. Students at independent colleges in Ohio and across the nation are able to pursue their higher education dreams because Rep. Regula has been their champion.
Click here for local coverage of the award (The Alliance Review).
View images from this session in the Annual Meeting Gallery.
Image Caption: Mount Union College president Richard Giese presents the 2008 NAICU Advocacy Award to Mount Union alumnus Rep. Ralph Regula.
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