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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>2008 Student Organizations Awards Banquet<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'>April 22, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>6:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(Doors open at 5:45
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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style='font-family:Arial'> Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">Rayburn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Memorial</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Student</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>*Award Nomination Deadline: Monday, April 14, at
5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'>*Banquet RSVP Deadline: Thursday, April 17,
at 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Student Organization Leaders and Advisors:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Mark
your calendars! <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>The 2008
Student Organizations Awards Banquet is set for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22,
2008. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This means it is time to start thinking about your organization’s
nominations for this year’s awards. There are 14 different award
categories which seek to recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals,
advisors, as well as entire organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You can find the electronic <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Awards Nomination Packet</span></u> </b>for student organization awards
on the Campus Activities Office homepage: <b><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://campusactivities.tamu-commerce.edu/"><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>http://campusactivities.tamu-commerce.edu/</span></font></a></span></font>.</b>
The packet can be downloaded to your computer but, prior to submission, you
will need to print relevant award cover sheets (from the packet) and attach any
supplementary information requested. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Completed nominations are due to the Campus
Activities Office on Monday, April 14, 2008, by 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Two complimentary tickets are available to each recognized
student organization for the banquet. We ask that one ticket be reserved
for your organization’s advisor and the other be reserved for an
executive officer of your organization. Additional tickets may be
purchased for $15 each at the Campus Activities Office. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Please
call the Campus Activities Office at 903.886.5816, or stop by, to <u>reserve
tickets</u> for your organization. The RSVP deadline for this event is
Thursday, April 17<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Connie Mears</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Campus Synergy Lab/Memorial Student Center #202A</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>903-886-5819 voice</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>903-468-3086 fax</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:Connie_Mears@tamu-commerce.edu">Connie_Mears@tamu-commerce.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><em><i><font color=blue face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span
style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'>" The task of leadership
is not to put greatness into people, </span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=2 color=blue face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already."<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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- John Buchan<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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