Jessie Dufner of Miles City, Miles Community College Director of Student Financial/Enrollment Services, was recognized as the recipient of the Oscar R. "Jack" Hendrix Rookie of the Year at the RMASFAA (Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Administrators) Annual Conference held October 19-22 in Sioux City, SD. The award is presented to an individual who is a RMASFAA member and has made a significant "first contribution" to the Association within the last year. Jessie is currently serving as the Membership Chair of RMASFAA and is President-Elect of MASFAA (Montana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Jessie was also spotlighted in the October 2008 "Rocky Mountain Exchange", the RMASFAA quarterly newsletter. RMASFAA is a professional organization of individuals that work at institutions dedicated to administering college financial aid and represent all types of colleges in Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas and Colorado.

Ms. Dufner began employment at Miles Community College in 2002. She was hired as a student recruiter and Carl Perkins coordinator then assumed the Financial Aid Director position from 2003-2006. Jessie was employed as a campus outreach manager for Student Financial Assistance (SAF) for a time before she returned to Miles Community College as the Director of Student Financial/Enrollment Services in 2007.

Jessie and her husband Erik live in Miles City and have a son, Jerek.