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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>M</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>C</span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>G</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>INNIES </span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>G</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>RADUATE </span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>S</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>CHOLARSHIP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>IN </span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>A</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>RID </span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>L</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>ANDS </span></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>S</span></b><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'>TUDIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Garamond-Bold","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>A Graduate Scholarship </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>in Arid Lands Studies was established in 1985 by the faculty of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>the Office of Arid Lands Studies, University of Arizona, in honor of Dr. William G.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>McGinnies, our founder. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage and support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>outstanding doctoral students whose research interests follow in the historic tradition of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory (see W. G. McGinnies, 1981, <i>Discovering the<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Desert: Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Press). Scientists working at the Carnegie Desert Laboratory made significant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>contributions to the study of the vegetation, biogeography, palynology and paleobotany,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>physiological ecology, demography, and taxonomy of the Sonoran Desert and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>surrounding areas. The intent of the McGinnies Graduate Scholarship is to provide<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>additional support to graduate students whose dissertations concern physical and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>biological processes in the world's arid and semiarid lands. The annual scholarship award<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>is $2,500 and is celebrated with a luncheon at the historic Arizona Inn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Eligibility: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Any University of Arizona doctoral student is eligible. All recipients must be<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>approved by the Office of Student Financial Aid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Selection Criteria: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Award is made on the basis of materials submitted by applicants,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>which (1) indicates their achievements and future as scholars, and (2) demonstrates clear<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>relevance to fundamental and practical understanding of ecosystem dynamics and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>management in arid and semiarid lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Application: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Applications should consist of (1) a letter of application of no more than<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>1000 words describing the student's research interests, their achievements to-date, and a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>concise description of their dissertation research and its broader relevance; (2) a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>curriculum vitae; and (3) two letters of recommendation (including one from the major<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>advisor). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that letters are received before<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>the application deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>For a list of previous recipients, including their dissertation topics, subsequent careers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>and current whereabouts, visit </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>http://www.snr.arizona.edu/mcginnies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Deadline: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Review of applications for the 2011 awards will begin on December 1, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Send materials to:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Dr. Charles Hutchinson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>E-mail: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>cfh@email.arizona.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>School of Natural Resources and the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Office of Arid Lands Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>1955 E. 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