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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friendly reminder! Nomination packets are due next week, March 18<sup>th
</sup> by noon! Requests in accepting delayed packets will not be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Agvisors <agvisors-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mazon, Cecilia - (cmazon)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'agvisors@list.cals.arizona.edu' <agvisors@list.cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tabashnik, Bruce E - (tabashnb) <BruceT@cals.arizona.edu>; Scaramella, Laura V - (scaramella) <scaramella@arizona.edu>; Wilund, Kenneth R - (kwilund) <kwilund@arizona.edu>; Curry, Joan E - (jecurry) <jecurry@arizona.edu>; Arnold, Betsy - (fungi)
<Arnold@ag.arizona.edu>; Kacira, Murat - (mkacira) <mkacira@arizona.edu>; Meger, Kari - (kmeger) <kmeger@arizona.edu>; Thompson, Gary D - (gdthomps) <GaryT@ag.arizona.edu>; Stoner, Kathryn E - (kstoner) <kstoner@arizona.edu>; Merrell, Douglas Scott - (dscottmerrell)
<dscottmerrell@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Agvisors] Spring 2026 Outstanding Senior nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">DATE: </span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">February 12, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">TO: </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Department Heads, School Directors
and Undergraduate Coordinators<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">FROM: </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">James Hunt, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> Bart Cardon Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">SUBJECT:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Call for nominations for Spring 2026 Outstanding Senior<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Office of Career & Academic Services will recognize the outstanding graduating seniors selected by each academic major for
the Spring 2026 graduating class. Each department/school may nominate one senior 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 at a special luncheon hosted by the College.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The student selected by each department/school will be a candidate for the College outstanding senior award. The selection of
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Senior will be made by a College Committee. Selection of the outstanding graduating senior should be based on academic achievement and membership in student, college, university, and community organizations,
as well as other noteworthy extracurricular affiliations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Each department or school may
<u>submit only one nominee</u> for the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences Outstanding Senior Award.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please one Nomination letter from Faculty or Staff per student.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><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:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*Please see attachment for submission guidelines.* </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<b>March 18, 2026 before 12:00 p.m</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">Email nomination packets to:
</span></b></span><a href="mailto:cmazon@arizona.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">cmazon@arizona.edu</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk190259852"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red">
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