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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:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Dr. Sam Wang has accepted a position with the University of California and will join their faculty in the next couple of weeks. While we are very sorry to see him go, we wish Sam and his family the very best. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Sam will be on campus next Tuesday, April 30<sup>th</sup>, giving us an opportunity to thank him and wish him well. To do so, we will have an ice cream social from 3-4 p.m. (location to be announced). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Will you please let me know if you will join us by completing the attached Doodle poll (<a href="http://www.doodle.com/8k5sigwfih6i8csw">http://www.doodle.com/8k5sigwfih6i8csw</a>) by noon on Friday (April 26<sup>th</sup>). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Best regards. Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Karen S. Schumaker, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Interim Director and Professor, School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Contact information:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>303 Forbes Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>1140 E. South Campus Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Phone: (520) 621-9635<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'>Fax: (520) 621-7186<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0033CC'><a href="http://ag.arizona.edu/research/schumaker/">http://ag.arizona.edu/research/schumaker/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>