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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#1F86FF" vlink="#005DC9"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I know you have already received this notice under separate cover, but let me encourage you most strongly to participate in this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have a great weekend, Grady<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='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>===============================================<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Grady Price Blount, Ph.D., </span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Professor of Physics and Dean,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>College of Science, Engineering & Agriculture (CoSEA)</span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Telephones: </span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>903-886-5781 (office) 325-716-0450 (cell)</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>===============================================<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> employees-bounces@TAMU-Commerce.edu [mailto:employees-bounces@TAMU-Commerce.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Faculty/Staff<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 06, 2012 3:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> VPAAetal@TAMU-Commerce.edu; employees@TAMU-Commerce.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Faculty & Staff] A&M System Student Recognition Award for TeachingExcellence<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Now is the time for all faculty to enroll in the A&M System Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence program for this semester. The deadline to enroll is April 22. Student evaluations will be open on April 23. Participation in the program will continue to be voluntary, but you must enroll through MyLeo. This is the final semester to participate in the Award for Teaching Excellence. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Enrollment Process:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Sign in on your My Leo account<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Click on the “Teaching Excellence Award Program Registration” link<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Select the check box for each course that meets the guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Select, Enroll (The deadline to enroll is Sunday, April 22<sup>th</sup>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=623 height=269 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD1405.BA553230"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please direct your questions to </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Greta.Spradling@tamuc.edu">Greta.Spradling@tamuc.edu</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Guidelines for Spring 2012Texas A&M System Student Recognition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Award for Teaching Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. The Texas A&M University System Office has budgeted funds for each institution for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the Spring 2012 Texas A&M System Student Recognition Award for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Teaching Excellence. Funding will be limited to the amount provided to your<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>institution in the previous fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. Eligible faculty members include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>a. Graduate Assistant, Adjunct, Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant, Associate and Full<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professors<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>b. Full-Time or Part-Time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>c. Tenure, Tenure-Track and Non-Tenure Track<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. Criteria for selecting award recipients shall be established by each institution. Award<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>recipients must be in good standing with the institution during the term for which the award is given.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4. The amount of the Recipient Award will be determined by the institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5. Each institution will make the determination if faculty are eligible to receive an award<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>in the semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>