Submission + - Senator Robert Stafford dead at age 93
purduephotog writes: "CNN Writes: Former Vermont Sen. Robert Stafford, a staunch environmentalist and champion of education whose name is familiar to countless college students through a loan program named for him, died Saturday. He was 93.
In 1988, Congress saluted his dedication to education measures, renaming the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan program the Robert T. Stafford Student Loan program. The low-interest loans are now known almost universally as Stafford loans to the millions who qualify for them each year.
Many of us owe our college experience to the loans granted in his name- I know I would not have been able to finance my college without it."
In 1988, Congress saluted his dedication to education measures, renaming the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan program the Robert T. Stafford Student Loan program. The low-interest loans are now known almost universally as Stafford loans to the millions who qualify for them each year.
Many of us owe our college experience to the loans granted in his name- I know I would not have been able to finance my college without it."
