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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings. The National Association of Plant Breeders (<a href="https://www.plantbreeding.org/">NAPB</a>) has as our mission to
<span style="color:black;background:white">strengthen the plant breeding community to promote food security, quality of life, and a sustainable future. We invite students to become active members and participant in our activities. One way we honor the best
and the brightest of student members is in the <a href="https://www.plantbreeding.org/borlaug-scholars">
Borlaug Scholars</a> program. This program strengthens the plant breeding profession by helping support attendance of future leaders at the NAPB Annual Meeting. This year w</span>e are seeking more undergraduate applicants, and we are ready to accept nominations
for our 2021 class. If students at your institution have questions about the program, the attached document provides answers, or feel free to reach out to me. Please forward this email to undergraduate students you believe have demonstrated interest in the
plant breeding profession. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Don<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Borlaug Scholars Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">DON C. JONES Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">COTTON INCORPORATED</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">6399 WESTON PARKWAY
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">CARY, NC 27513</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">P: </span><a href="tel:919.678.2367" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">919.678.2367</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A"> C:</span><a href="tel:919.389-3349" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">919.389-3349</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">
F: </span><a href="tel:919.678.2233" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">919.678.2233</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">E: </span><a href="mailto:DJONES@COTTONINC.COM" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A">DJONES@COTTONINC.COM</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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