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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Dr.
Bill J. Franklin of Academic Search, Inc, the firm the System has hired to aid
in the gathering of applicants for our new President, will be here Monday and
Tuesday, November 12 and 13.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>The
purpose of his visit is to do research regarding our campus in preparing the
search prospectus. He will be meeting with a number of groups across campus. My
purpose here is to solicit your input in selecting the type of President that
this campus deserves.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>There
will be an open Faculty Forum from 3-3:50 on Monday, November 12 and a second
at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13. The site of these two forums will be
determined in the next couple of days.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>I
encourage you to make every attempt to make one or both of these important
events. This is your opportunity to express your views on what you believe to
be most important in our new President.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>David B. Crenshaw, Ph.D.</span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Faculty Senate President
and Chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee</span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Professor of Animal
Science</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Department of
Agricultural Sciences</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Texas A&M
University-Commerce</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429</st1:PostalCode></span></font></b></strong></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>903-886-5351</span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>903-886-5990 FAX</span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Pre-Veterinary Advisor</span></font></b></strong><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Co-Director of Wildlife
and Conservation Science Program</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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