Datatel's Pete Nalli Appointed Board Chair for PESC.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Datatel, Inc., a premier provider of information management solutions for higher education, announced today that the Board of Directors of the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) has appointed Datatel's Pete Nalli to Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nalli's appointment became effective at a Board of Directors meeting held in Atlanta, GA during PESC's Fall 2005 Workgroup Summit. The vacancy was created when PESC's former Chair Keith Riccitelli announced to the Board of Directors that he is being appointed Chief Procurement Officer for Sallie Mae.

"It's an exciting and thrilling time for PESC, and I am honored to serve in this role for the education community," states Mr. Nalli, director of Architecture and Software Development for Datatel. Mr. Nalli has been designing and building software development tools since the mid 70's. In the early 80's, Mr. Nalli co-designed Datatel's first application development environment, which used application generators to build Benefactor, Datatel's first fund-raising solution, and Colleague(R) Datatel's integrated information technology solution specifically designed for higher education. In the 90's, Mr. Nalli led Datatel's research and development group, and was instrumental in moving Datatel's architecture from a single database focus to its current three-tier, database-independent design.

For over thirty years, Mr. Nalli has been an innovator of development tools and technical architectures with a constant vision for the future that incorporates solving the business needs of higher education institutions. With this appointment, Mr. Nalli becomes the 4th Chair of PESC's Board of Directors. Founding Chair Mr. Jerry Bracken of Brigham Young University, representing AACRAO, served as Chair from 1997 through 1999; Ms. C.J. Thoma of Collegiate Funding Services, representing the Student Loan Servicing Alliance (SLSA), served as Chair for the fiscal year 1999-2000; and Mr. Keith Riccitelli of Sallie Mae served as Chair from 2000.

"The Board and community are very thankful and appreciative to Jerry, C.J., and Keith for their leadership within PESC over the years," Mr. Nalli continued. With the Vice Chair role vacant, as it was previously occupied by Mr. Nalli, the Board of Directors appointed Craig Cornell as Vice Chair. Mr. Cornell has served as Director of Student Financial Aid at Bowling Green State University since June 2003. Prior to that position, he served as Associate Director of financial aid at Kent State University. Mr. Cornell has held various positions within the financial aid community, including Chair of the Technology Initiatives Committee under the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). In 2002 that Committee was named NASFAA Committee of the Year. The PESC Board of Directors appointed Mr. Cornell based on a recommendation from Dr. Dallas Martin, President of NASFAA and founding PESC Board Member.

About Datatel, Inc.

Datatel is a leading provider of fully-integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has more than 650 client institutions throughout North America. For more than 25 years, Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities, helping institutions operate more efficiently so they may better serve their constituents. For more information, please visit www.datatel.com.

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