Eleanor Saunders Morris, longtime financial aid adminstrator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, passed away on February 16. She was 92 years old.
A native of Chapel Hill, Morris began her undergraduate education at the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). After one year, she transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English.
In 1964, Morris joined the staff of UNC Chapel Hill’s student aid office. Five years later, she was named student aid director at UNC Greensboro. In 1980, she returned to the Chapel Hill campus to serve as director of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. She served in that capacity until her retirement in 1998.
Outside of her work at UNC, Morris was active in the broader field of higher education. She had a stint as president of the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and as chair of the College Scholarship Service Council. She also served as a trustee of The College Board.