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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Any candidates come to mind?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Folks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The attached is a new award that will recognize the very best in young researchers. I urge you to nominate candidates for this prestigious recognition.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Script MT Bold ;color:navy","serif"'>Ian</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Ian L. Maw, PhD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Vice President -- Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>1307 New York Avenue, NW</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Washington, DC 20005</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>202-478-6031 (Office)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>202-441-9474 (Cell)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><a href="mailto:imaw@aplu.org">imaw@aplu.org</a> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ken Quinn [<a href="mailto:kquinn@worldfoodprize.org">mailto:kquinn@worldfoodprize.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 13, 2012 11:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Maw, Ian<br><b>Subject:</b> Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research & Application</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Dr. Maw,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am most pleased to announce a new award that has been established by The World Food Prize:<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b>The</b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b>Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I urge you to nominate an individual for this special recognition of an individual <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>under the age of 40 who has clearly emulated the traits exhibited by Dr. Borlaug as a young scientist</span> in the fight to eliminate global hunger. The criteria and nomination procedure for this prestigious new award are available at <a href="http://www.worldfoodprize.org/borlaugfieldaward">www.worldfoodprize.org/borlaugfieldaward</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nominations for the first annual Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application will be accepted online through June 30; the chosen recipient will be honored during a ceremony as part of the World Food Prize international symposium, the “Borlaug Dialogue,” and related events taking place October 17-19, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The official press release with details about this award is available online at <a href="http://www.bit.ly/borlaugaward">bit.ly/borlaugaward</a>. We hope that your organization will consider nominating a worthy individual, and that you will help us get the word out by distributing our press release to your constituents and any others that you believe may wish to bring forward worthy candidates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your interest in this endeavor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, The World Food Prize Foundation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>