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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello PLS faculty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Did you have an outstanding TA in our course? Now is your opportunity to show your appreciation. Please see the below announcement regarding a CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant award. We are
limited to one nominee per major so please let me know if you have a candidate you would like to nominate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Complete package submission deadline is March 23 so please let me know your nominations soon. In the case of more than one nominee /major,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">the internal deadline is March 14 to</span> be considered by the graduate committee.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<a name="_Hlk49512473"><b><i><u>MEMORANDUM</u></i></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="color:black">DATE: </span></b><span style="color:black"> February 21, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="color:black">TO: </span></b><span style="color:black">Department Heads, School Directors, and Graduate Advisors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="color:black">FROM:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Michael Staten, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="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:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="color:black">SUBJECT:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Call for Nominations<b> </b>– Spring 2022 Meritorious Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="color:black">I am pleased to inform you that this year, the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences will be providing two awards for meritorious performance
as an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Due to the diversity and competitiveness of applicants at the various levels, we are giving two awards, one for a master’s level student and
one at the Ph.D. level. This way we hope you will be able to recognize teaching assistants whose performances have been at the highest level in each category.<i>
</i></span><u>Only Graduate Assistants with specific teaching responsibilities will be eligible for this award.</u><span style="color:black"> Each department/school will be allowed to nominate one GTA, each department/school may nominate one GTA 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:_Hlk49512473"><span style="color:black">Students who applied for the award previously but were not selected are encouraged to reapply. There is no limit on the number of times a student
can be nominated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="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:_Hlk49512473"><b>*Please see attachment for submission guidelines. *</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><b><span style="color:black">Nominations are due by noon on March 23, 2022</span></b><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Email completed packets to
</span></span><a href="mailto:cmazon@email.arizona.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">cmazon@email.arizona.edu</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk49512473"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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