Art Young MM, CFAA

Art serves as the Executive Director in the University of Arizona’s Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA). He has a wide educational and professional background, including work and leadership experience in almost every sector of the financial aid industry (public, private, proprietary and student lending). 

In a prior life, Art taught high school for seven years, a foundation which continues to underscore his passion for education, access and supporting student success. A former president of both the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (RMASFAA) and the Utah Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (UASFAA), Art has trained and mentored colleagues and students across the country. He has served twice on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and is proud to have earned all 17 NASFAA professional credentials and be recognized as a Certified Financial Aid Administrator®. 

Art received the UASFAA Outstanding Service Award in 2009, RMASFAA’s Oscar R. “Jack” Hendrix Award in 2010, the NASFAA Regional Leadership Award in 2018, RMASFAA’s Ron Smout Award for Teaching and Mentoring in 2019, and the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) in 2021.

Art holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education and Music from Brigham Young University.