Sallie Mae's Great Giveaway Program Tops $1 Million in Student Loan Relief

RESTON, Va., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sallie Mae, the nation's leading provider of education funding, today announced that it has awarded more than $1 million in student loan relief since the inception of its Great Sallie Mae Giveaway program. The Great Sallie Mae Giveaway is a sweepstakes that rewards one student loan borrower each month with up to $25,000 toward his or her outstanding Sallie Mae student loan balance.

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The most recent winner, Saint Cloud, Minn., resident Kristin Stewart, was awarded $25,000 by Sallie Mae to satisfy the majority of her outstanding student loan obligations. Stewart graduated in 1993 with a law degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., and is a manager of the compliance consultant services group for a financial services company. Stewart first learned of the sweepstakes while reviewing her monthly loan payments on Sallie Mae's online loan payment Web site, http://www.manageyourloans.com/.

Since 2001, the program has provided repayment relief to 70 student loan customers:

Alabama Joseph Mackey Sycamore, Ala. $8,478.36 Subtotal: $8,478.36 Arkansas Mary Hammond Benton, Ark. $1,754.84 Subtotal: $1,754.84 California Sharon Hayes Long Beach, Calif. $25,000.00 Peter Roth Long Beach, Calif. $25,000.00 Robert LeNoir Dulzura, Calif. $16,976.06 Christina Mueller San Francisco, Calif. $13,364.66 Nichole Dodd Long Beach, Calif. $12,893.80 Carmen Simmons San Diego, Calif. $6,028.05 David Hawkins Rio Vista, Calif. $3,931.19 Yacov Lunger N. Hollywood, Calif. $944.46 Christina Schwenkel Irvine, Calif. $564.57 Subtotal: $104,702.79 Florida Melissa Doyle Gainesville, Fla. $25,000.00 Emily Robida Tallahassee, Fla. $18,620.06 Rosalyn Bourn Orlando, Fla. $15,017.37 John Godfrey Sarasota, Fla. $8,774.00 Susan Pascul Miami Beach, Fla. $1,108.04 Subtotal: $68,519.47 Georgia Lawanda Reese Decatur, Ga. $25,000.00 Jessica Evans Marietta, Ga. $16,394.48 Subtotal: $41,394.48 Illinois Kathryn Florczak Evanston, Ill. $6,316.01 Subtotal: $6,316.01 Indiana Leon Moffett Indianapolis, Ind. $25,000.00 Kelly Berry Madison, Ind. $23,827.98 Sonja Bumbalough Indianapolis, Ind. $17,310.86 John Spruill W. Lafayette, Ind. $4,426.42 Misty Hudson Dillsboro, Ind. $3,500.00 Subtotal: $74,065.26 Iowa James Licandro Bettendorf, Iowa $25,000.00 Subtotal: $25,000.00 Kansas Lenita Richardson Lawrence, Kan. $25,000.00 Subtotal: $25,000.00 Louisiana Ronnie Self Houma, La. $25,000.00 Subtotal: $25,000.00 Massachusetts Ganesa Curely Framingham, Mass. $17,780.47 Kelli Dawley Attleboro, Mass. $4,213.30 Subtotal: $21,993.77 Minnesota Kristin Stewart Saint Cloud, Minn. $25,000.00 Earl Antell Cass Lake, Minn. $23,707.89 Paul Humbert Saint Paul, Minn. $12,113.81 Subtotal: $60,821.70 Mississippi Daniel Gardner II Madison, Miss. $4,955.52 Subtotal: $4,955.52 Missouri Anthony Admire Saint Louis, Mo. $25,000.00 Reva Thompson Saint Charles, Mo. $25,000.00 Judy Fenkemeir Wellington, Mo. $15,343.33 Subtotal: $65,343.33 New Hampshire Jennifer Gannon Keene, N.H. $25,000.00 Subtotal: $25,000.00 New Jersey Amy Trouwborst Ocean Grove, N.J. $18,607.00 Subtotal: $18,607.00 New York Allison Quinlan Long Beach, N.Y. $25,000.00 Elizabeth Yerves Buffalo, N.Y. $25,000.00 Lisa Sweeting Syracuse, N.Y. $1,957.35 Christina Seglem New City, N.Y. $1,168.88 Subtotal: $53,126.23 Ohio Glenn Schiller North Canton, Ohio $25,000.00 Bobbi Long Wilmington, Ohio $21,139.34 Reanad Marzouk Cleveland, Ohio $20,956.17 Jessica Dabolcyn Mogadore, Ohio $9,378.69 Alpha Short II Connelsvle, Ohio $8,039.02 Patrick Murphy Akron, Ohio $5,832.26 Subtotal: $90,345.48 Oklahoma Robert Hamilton Yukon, Okla. $10,114.15 Molly Prewitt-Farrier Chelsea, Okla. $8,547.43 Subtotal: $18,661.58 Oregon Shelley Harper Albany, Ore. $13,137.02 Kristin Chrisman Portland, Ore. $6,164.63 Subtotal: $19,301.65 Pennsylvania Dr. Peter Murray Leetsdale, Pa. $25,000.00 Audra Flanagan Secane, Pa. $14,087.35 Eric Carlino Bensalem, Pa. $9,535.58 Subtotal: $48,622.93 Rhode Island Tracy Walton Cumberland, R.I. $8,652.85 Subtotal: $8,652.85 Texas Stacy Cutchall Dallas, Texas $25,000.00 Michael Ripp Jr. Austin, Texas $25,000.00 Mary Wheaton San Angelo, Texas $25,000.00 Jennie Sanders Austin, Texas $11,590.28 Subtotal: $86,590.28 Virginia Alicia Pitts Reston, Va. $25,000.00 Jill Pesce-Watkins Manassas, Va. $2,628.46 Nancy Harger Manassas, Va. $2,324.62 Evans Budu Chester, Va. $2,231.82 Subtotal: $32,184.90 Washington Aimee Thompson Redmond, Wash $25,000.00 Susan Chiat Seattle, Wash. $12,386.96 Troy Blonski Gig Harbor, Wash. $12,099.68 Patricia Hattori Burlington, Wash. $9,037.27 Subtotal: $58,523.91 West Virginia Patrick Barker Ravenswood, W. Va. $4,992.61 Subtotal: $4,992.61 Canada Ryan Riley Ottawa, Canada $14,368.80 Subtotal: $14,368.80

Borrowing customers may enter the Great Sallie Mae Giveaway by completing an online registration form at http://www.greatgiveaway.salliemae.com/. Details on Great Sallie Mae Giveaway program terms and conditions can be found on http://www.salliemae.com/greatgiveaway/rules.

SLM Corporation , commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the nation's leading provider of education funding, managing more than $130 billion in student loans and serving 10 million customers. Sallie Mae was originally created in 1972 as a government-sponsored entity (GSE) and terminated its ties to the federal government in 2004. The company remains the country's largest originator of federally insured student loans. Through its specialized subsidiaries and divisions, Sallie Mae also provides debt management services as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients, including colleges, universities and loan guarantors. More information is available at http://www.salliemae.com/. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.