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font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Dear</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
color=blue face="Courier New"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
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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'>Yesterday
the Presidential Search Advisory Committee met for almost five hours distilling
the list of candidates for the position of President of Texas A&M –
Commerce. Methodically we selected eight potential candidates and two
potential alternates to issue invitations for an off-campus interview.<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>
<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'>Early
next month the committee will spend two days off campus, interviewing candidates
with the intention of recommending to the Chancellor two to three names of
individuals that the Committee feels could lead this university to the future.<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'>The
Committee is most pleased with the quality and quantity of applicants that we
received. Among the eight finalists are sitting Presidents, Executive
Vice Presidents and Provosts. Confidentiality remains a must in this
process to protect these individuals. Wish us luck as we proceed with
this most important process.<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'>Until
the Board of Regents issues the name(s) of finalists to be invited to campus
for interviews in late-March and early April, no public knowledge of applicants
will be available. By mid- to late-April we should have the name of our
new President.<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'>The
Committee remains dedicated to finding the best person available to lead our
university.<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><b><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>President of Faculty
Senate and Chair of Presidential Search Advisory Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Interim Department Head</span></font></b></strong><font
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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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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>903-886-5351</span></font></b></strong><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'>903-886-5990 FAX</span></font></b></strong><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'>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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