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Ron Herrell

Ron Herrell

Ivy Tech Community College

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Ron's work combines: Education, Numbers, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Director of Financial Aid

Manage multiple financial aid offices, making sure we are following all rules and regulations.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    New Haven High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    Indiana Institute of Technology

  • Graduate Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    Indiana Institute of Technology

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Loan Officers:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Barely graduated high school.

  • 2.

    Then I began working in factories.

  • 3.

    Then I began working as a bartender.

  • 4.

    Then I decided I was tired of those jobs.

  • 5.

    Then I went to college after 10 years since graduating high school.

  • 6.

    Then I accepted my first position in financial aid because of my Career Services department.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Family:

    You will never follow through with college, you never follow through with anything.

  • How I responded:

    You cannot listen to the noise, they may think they know what is best for you, but they are not you. They cannot live your life, only you can do that.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • I was working dead end jobs and never had money left over. So I thought there was no way I could go to college, because I couldn't pay for it. I had no idea that there was such a thing as financial aid.

  • With the grades I earned in high school, I never thought I could be successful in college. When I found something I loved (buisness classes) I made the Dean's list repeatedly and was selected as graduation speaker for my Associate Degree.