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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">I received several extremely well-qualified and supported nominees to become the Interim Director of University of Arizona Cooperative Extension System from both

 internal and external stakeholders. I would like to thank all the nominees who were prepared to take on a very large responsibility and who went through an extensive review process. I would also like to thank those who put in the time to compile very extensive

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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">I would like to announce that

</span><b style="font-size:12pt; font-style:inherit; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit">Dr. Ed Martin has graciously accepted the position of Interim Director of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension System, effective June

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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Ed has a BS in Agricultural Engineering and a M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education both from Michigan State University (MSU) in 1984. He joined MSU Extension

 as an Associate in Extension working on irrigation programs with Michigan farmers, and he concurrently earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Technology Management.</span></div>

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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Ed has extensive experience in the Arizona Cooperative Extension System: in 1992 he joined the then-Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering as an assistant

 specialist, in 1998 he was promoted to associate specialist and in 2005 to full rank. In 2007, Ed was appointed Associate Extension Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources. Five years later, he was appointed Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Director.

 He was honored by our Ag100 Council in 2004 as </span><i style="font-size:12pt; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit; font-weight:inherit">College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Faculty Member of the Year</i><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">.</span></div>

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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">I have asked Ed to appoint an interim director for Maricopa County Cooperative Extension.</span></div>

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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">I am beginning the process now of getting approval to conduct an international search for the permanent director. If I receive that approval, the next step will be

 request nominees for the search committee.</span></div>

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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in; font-size:11pt"><b><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">A. Regardless of your Vaccination Status you must wear a mask</span></b><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">:</span><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

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<span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">In </span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u>all indoor classrooms</u></span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">, other

</span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u>group instructional</u></span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> settings and in

</span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u>any University library.</u></span><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">In any University operated or affiliated building or facility where patients are seen, including Campus Health and Banner University Medical Center buildings

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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">At the University of Arizona state of Arizona Vaccine Point of Distribution (POD)</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt; color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

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 in </span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u>indoor and outdoor</u></span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> activities

</span><span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><u>without a mask or physically distancing

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<span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">in all university buildings, except when alone in a single occupancy office.</span><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

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<span style="color:blue; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">in any University of Arizona outdoor space where continuous physical distancing of at least 6 feet cannot be easily maintained.</span><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>

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<div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0C234B">Shane C. Burgess</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#767676"><br>

</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#767676">Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and

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