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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Greetings:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See the information on the link below for the 2012 </span><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This primarily focuses on impacting PK-12 science education, but I think we have enough projects that this might be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-Grady</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>===============================================<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Grady Price Blount, Ph.D., </span></i><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Professor of Physics and Dean,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Science, Engineering & Agriculture (CoSEA)</span></i><i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Telephones: </span></i><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>903-886-5781 (office) 325-716-0450 (cell)</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>===============================================<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> -Schopenhauer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mehaffy, George [mailto:MehaffyG@aascu.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 19, 2012 11:02 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>19 March 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-1.25pt'>TO</span></span><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>AASCU Chief Academic Officers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>FROM: George L. Mehaffy </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=messageheaderlabel><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>SUBJECT: Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award 2012</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We’re pleased to announce the 2012 Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The 2012 Award will be presented to winning institutions<span style='color:blue'> </span>(presidents or chancellors) at AASCU’s Annual Meeting in October this year. A follow up presentation will also be made to education dean recipients at the Annual Meeting of the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities<b> </b>(TECSCU) in February 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I hope you will encourage your campus to participate in this opportunity to provide national recognition of your teacher preparation program.<span style='color:blue'> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Detailed information about applying and samples of the applications of previous award winners are available at<span style='color:blue'> <a href="http://www.aascu.org/Christa_McAuliffe_Award.aspx">http://www.aascu.org/Christa_McAuliffe_Award.aspx</a>. </span><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Applications must be received by Monday, May 7, 2012</span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>.</span></strong> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your help in distributing this information on your campus. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>My best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>George L. Mehaffy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>1307 New York Avenue NW, Suite 500<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Washington, DC 20005<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>202 478-4672 (Direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:mehaffyg@aascu.org">mehaffyg@aascu.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#000096'>AASCU:</span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#C80000'>The Leadership Association of 420 Public Colleges and Universities Delivering America's Promise</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>