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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>Dear Faculty and Professional Staff:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>Our searches for senior administrators are to be open, transparent
and inclusive. As such your input is very important to us in outlining
the type of individual that we wish to have as Provost and Vice-President of
Academic Affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>To that end, we have scheduled times for Dr. Bill Franklin to meet
with the faculty and professional staff to have open discussions on
qualifications for the new provost. Please mark your calendars for Monday
November 3, 2008 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.; 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and again at 1:30
to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 4, all in BA 290.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>We look forward to hearing your input.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:blue'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>David
B. Crenshaw, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chair,
Provost Search Advisory Committee</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interim
Dean</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>College
of Arts and Sciences</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor
of Animal Science </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Texas
A&M University-Commerce</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Commerce,
TX 75429</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>903-886-5166</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>903-886-5199
FAX</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pre-Veterinary
Advisor</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Co-Director
of Wildlife and Conservation Science Program</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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