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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 color="#cc0000"
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>Announcing the 2008 Mary Nell Kivikko
Excellence in Scholarship Award Sponsored by the North Texas Writing Centers
Association</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>The North Texas Writing Center Association is now
accepting entries for the 2008 <a
href="http://www.tarleton.edu/~ntwca/rememberingMaryNell.html">Mary Nell
Kivikko</a> Excellence in Scholarship Award. The award is open to all writing
center professional staff, graduate tutors, and undergraduate peer tutors in
the South Central Writing Center Association region (<st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:State>,
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:place></st1:State>).
Proposals should focus on the subject area of writing center theory and
practice.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>The paper based on the winning proposal will be
presented at the NTWCA Spring Conference to be held in April 18, 2008, at which
time the winner will receive the award. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>The 250-word abstract of the entry should include
a title and the name and contact information of the presenter. Please submit
entries to Cheryl Carithers (<a href="mailto:c.carithers@tcu.edu">c.carithers@tcu.edu</a>),
NTWCA President, by </span></font><b><font size=2 color="#cc0000"
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>February 29, 2008</span></font></b><font
size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>.
Electronic submissions only, please. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 color="#cc0000"
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:#CC0000;font-weight:bold'>Announcing the North Texas Writing Centers
Association Outstanding Tutor Award</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>The NTWCA is pleased to accept nominations for
The NTWCA Outstanding Tutor Award, which is designed to recognize professional
staff (full or part-time consultants) as well as peer tutors (graduate or
undergraduate) who not only demonstrate excellent tutoring skills but also make
significant contributions to their writing center. One award will be given, and
the winner will be recognized and the award presented at the NTWCA spring
conference.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Any nominated professional consultant and
graduate or undergraduate peer tutor at a writing center in the NTWCA region is
eligible to receive an award. Nominees should be current members of the NTWCA.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'> Writing center directors may nominate a
professional consultant or undergraduate or graduate peer tutor who is an
employee in his/her writing center. Nominations should include the name,
institution, address, telephone, and email address of the consultant and/or
tutor as well as a letter explaining why the individual should be considered
for the award, including information regarding tutoring abilities and
contributions to the center. Please submit nominations to Cheryl Carithers (<a
href="mailto:c.carithers@tcu.edu">c.carithers@tcu.edu</a>), President of the
NTWCA, by </span></font><b><font size=2 color="#cc0000" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#CC0000;font-weight:
bold'>February 29, 2008</span></font></b><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>. Electronic submissions
only, please.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>The winner of the award will be notified via
email no later than March 7, 2008, and should plan to attend the NTWCA spring
conference on April 18, 2008, at which time the winner will receive the award.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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