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<a name="_Hlk49512437"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></span></span></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><a name="_Hlk49512473"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MEMORANDUM</span></u></i></b></a></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DATE: </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
August 27, 2025</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">TO: </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><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></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">FROM:
</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">James Hunt, Ph.D.
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Interim Bart Cardon
Associate Dean</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">SUBJECT:
</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Call for Nominations<b>
</b>– Fall 2025 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Meritorious
Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The College
of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences will be providing two awards for meritorious performance, 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></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Only
Graduate Assistants with specific teaching responsibilities will be eligible for this award.</span></u></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
Each department/school will be allowed to nominate one GTA, each department/school may nominate one GTA per
<b><i>MAJOR</i></b>. Each senior selected by the College’s schools and departments will receive a plaque from the Darrel S. and Lucille Metcalfe Agricultural Endowment fund.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><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></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*Please see attachment for submission guidelines.
*</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Nominations
are due by noon on October 15, 2025</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512437"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Email compl</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">eted
packets to cmazon@arizona.edu</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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