As a member of both AAUW and NASPA, as well as a student affairs professional/associate professor who prepares leaders for careers in higher education, I have chosen to be a champion to encourage the financial support of college women to attend this annual conference. Please read the brief description provided by the AAUW website about this cause. Afterwards, I encourage you to designate it as your one cause which will benefit many current and future leaders' professional development through AAUW-LTI Scholarships. "Each year, leading college women from around the country gather in Washington, D.C. for a unique event, the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. With 500 students expected, this conference provides a transformative experience for attendees, where students discover and enhance leadership skills, build relationships, network for the future, and meet national experts and workplace leaders. This conference provides supporters with an opportunity to showcase their organization in conjunction with the AAUW (American Association of University Women), one of the nation's leading voice promoting education and equity for women and girls, and NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education), the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice. For over 125 years, AAUW has focused on the promotion of women and girls through education and advocacy. With a network of 100,000 members 1,300 branches and 550 college and university members, AAUW has the capacity to affect and sustain a more promising future and a powerful voice for women and girls. NASPA with more than 11,000 members at 1,400 campuses, and representing 29 countries, is the largest professional association for student affairs administrators, faculty and graduate students. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, service, fellowship and the spirit of inquiry." (Source: http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/2009/sponsorships.cfm retrieved 5/28/09)