Submitted by:  Blain B. Butner, Co-Chair of Dow Lohnes’ Higher Education practice

The Higher Education Group of Dow Lohnes PLLC is pleased to announce that Marjorie Arrington has joined the law firm as Senior Manager of Higher Education Services. Ms. Arrington will join a team of student financial aid professionals assisting schools, colleges, universities and other clients with issues arising from the management of the federal, state and private student financial assistance programs. Ms. Arrington will also be actively involved in transactional matters such as the acquisition and sale of postsecondary institutions, where she will apply her expertise and experience to the conduct of due diligence respecting compliance with regulatory obligations. Immediately prior to joining Dow Lohnes, Ms. Arrington had been a financial aid consultant to the firm.

Ms. Arrington has a long career as a financial aid professional. For over twenty years she served as Corporate Director of Financial Aid and Title IV Compliance for Strayer University, during which time the University grew from two to nearly sixty campuses. In addition to leading the administration of the University’s student financial aid programs, Ms. Arrington spearheaded the development and implementation of Strayer’s student loan default management plan and built internal compliance controls which helped Strayer achieve annual Title IV compliance audits with only minimal findings. While at Strayer, Ms. Arrington coordinated the design and implementation of an online financial aid management system that has now been adopted by more than 90 institutions.

Ms. Arrington has been an active member in student financial aid professional organizations for many years. She is Past President of the Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, past member of the Executive Council of the Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and has been a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators where she served as Co-Chair of VASFAA’s Minority Affairs Committee. She has been a speaker on various topics relating to the administration of financial aid programs at the national, regional and state levels.

Ms. Arrington received her B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Marjorie is a welcome addition to our practice,” said Blain B. Butner, Co-Chair of Dow Lohnes’ Higher Education practice. “With more than 20 years of experience in managing highly complex financial aid operations, she brings a depth of knowledge and expertise that will be of enormous value to our clients.”
Ms. Arrington can be reached at (202) 776-2062 or marrington@dowlohnes.com.