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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>The
Office of Graduate Studies & Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>cordially
invites you to attend a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Reception
honoring the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
font-style:italic'>2007 Junior Faculty Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
font-style:italic'>Award Recipients<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Dr.
Richard Balkin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Dr.
Rocky Lemus<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Wednesday,
December 12, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>2:00
p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Founder’s
Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
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<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rayburn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Student</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Memorial</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
font-weight:bold'>Please RSVP to 5161 or <a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>
by December 3.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sponsored Programs Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
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3011<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/886-5165<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide leadership and direction
for all aspects of graduate education and to promote research at Texas A&M
University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As a major
Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast
Texas</st1:place> region, we are committed to embody and model the best
practices in graduate education and research to meet the needs of a constantly
changing regional, national, and global environment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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