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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 31, 2020 12:30 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> National Extension Awards Nominations Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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TO: Cooperative Extension Section Directors and Administrators<br>
Associate Directors and Administrators<br>
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CC: EDA Team<br>
ECOP Liaisons and Land-grant System Partners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I am pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2020 National Extension Awards program offered by ECOP in partnership with the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Nominations will close in 3 months on May 1, 2020</span></strong>. Diversity and Excellence in Extension Award Honorees will be chosen by July 23, 2020. The Awards include cash and travel stipends to
attend a reception and the Board of Agriculture Assembly Awards Session at the <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.aplu.org/meetings-and-events/annual-meeting/" target="_blank" id="">2020 APLU Annual Meeting</a></span></strong>. NIFA officials and the ECOP Chair will present these prestigious awards on
the national stage with an audience of Extension, research and teaching faculty from across the Land-grant System.
<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">All</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> 1890 and 1862 institutions are encouraged to nominate.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Suggestions for optimizing new nominations or re-wording of former nominations are available in a 10-minute segment of the
YouTube recording, <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://youtu.be/k7zLKEB2q8s" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Systems Thinking, and Winning Words</span></em></a></span></strong> beginning
at minute 26:00. <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Brand new "Prep" Forms are available for download!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.aplu.org/CESAwards" target="_blank" id="">www.aplu.org/CESAwards</a> today to learn more and contact me any time with questions. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Sandy</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Sandy Ruble, Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension/ECOP<br>
(O) 202-478-6088 (cell) 202-306-5357<br>
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