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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='font-size:14.0pt'>The Arizona Section of the Soil and Water Conservation Society annually awards a <b>$1000</b> Ben Avery Scholarship to an Arizona colleg</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>e</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> student majoring in a natural resource related field</span>. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>T</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>he Application Brochure is attached and includes all the rules and requirements</span>. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Applications are due April </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>29</span></b><b><sup><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>th</span></sup></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>.<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>Please contact me if you have any questions.<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> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting ;","serif"'>Karen Geldmacher</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>201<span style='color:#1F497D'>1</span> Ben Avery Scholarship Co-Chairman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Karen J. Geldmacher<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professor of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Central Arizona College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8470 N. Overfield Rd.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Coolidge, Arizona 85128<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:karen.geldmacher@centralaz.edu">karen.geldmacher@centralaz.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>520/494-5328 Office<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>520/494-5580 FAX<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Schools Covered in e-mail Announcement:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ASU<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>UA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NAU<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arizona Western College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cochise College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mesa Community College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Central Arizona College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yavaipai College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Arizona NRCS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>