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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>REMINDER: Packets are due this Wednesday!!!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='page-break-after:avoid;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>MEMORANDUM</span></u></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>DATE: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>January 31, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>TO: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Department Heads, School Directors, and Graduate Advisors</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>FROM: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Elaine Marchello, Ph.D. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Interim Bart Cardon Associate Dean</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>SUBJECT: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Call for Nominations<b> </b>– Spring 2012 Meritorious Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I am pleased to inform you that this year, the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences will be providing two awards for meritorious performance as an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Due to the diversity and competitiveness of applicants at the various levels, we are giving two awards, one for a master’s level student and one at the Ph.D. level. This way we hope you will be able to recognize teaching assistants whose performances have been at the highest level in each category.<i> </i><u>Only Graduate Assistants with specific teaching responsibilities will be eligible for this award. </u></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>The selected outstanding GTA of the college for each category will be recognized at a luncheon honoring them as well as the outstanding graduating seniors from each department or school.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Each department or school may <u>submit one nominee for each category</u> for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Meritorious Award for Graduate Teaching Assistant.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Students who applied for the award previously but were not selected are encouraged to reapply. There is no limit on the number of times a student can be nominated.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>All submissions must <u>follow the format, including the categories and sub-categories, as outlined or the nominee will not be eligible for review</u>. Updates have been made to the outline, so please follow the instructions. (Per I.R.S. regulations, honoree must be a US citizen and have a valid SS#)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>*Please see attachment for submission guidelines.*</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Nominations are due</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> <b>February 29, 2012 before 12:00 p.m</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Send packets to: Office of Academic Programs, Forbes 201, attention: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:red'>Cecilia Mazon</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Questions regarding the process can be directed </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:red'>to Cecilia Mazon (<a href="mailto:cmazon@cals.arizona.edu">cmazon@cals.arizona.edu</a>)</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>