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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On December 1, 2018, the College of Business will host its annual Scholarship and Internship Banquet to celebrate our outstanding students, our benefactors and our alumni
who welcome our students into the professional business community. The theme for this year’s banquet is
<b><i>Our Future is Golden </i></b>and our keynote speaker will be Steven Dawson, President and Financial Advisor at Dawson Private Wealth. The evening will feature a dinner honoring our scholarship recipients, our professionally engaged interns, and the donors
and employers who help us develop career-ready professionals. We’ll also have silent and live auctions benefitting our scholarship pool for the coming year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please consider joining us for this exciting annual event. Tickets can be purchased through
<a href="https://marketplace.tamuc.edu/COBEvent">ManeMarket</a>, as can sponsorships if you or your company so desire. We welcome you, your friends, and your family as we extend our legacy of
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, Unfettered Thought, and Selfless Service to Others” that has been the hallmark of TAMUC!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I truly hope you and your loved ones enjoy a Thanksgiving with blessings to bountiful to count!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shanan Gibson, Phd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dean College of Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">P.S. We are still soliciting donations for the auctions; we’ll happily provide you with a charitable donation receipt for tax purposes!
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G.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#000099">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#00007E">Gibson, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#00007E">Dean, College of Business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#00007E">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#00007E"><a href="mailto:Shanan.Gibson@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Shanan.Gibson@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#00007E">Phone: 903-886-5191</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00007E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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