<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Times;
panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.MsoTitle, li.MsoTitle, div.MsoTitle
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;
text-autospace:none;
font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Times;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:63.0pt;text-align:left;
text-indent:-63.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TO:</span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'> Graduate
Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-left:63.0pt;text-align:left;
text-indent:-63.0pt'><b><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FROM:</span></font></b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'> Allan D. Headley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'> Dean
of Graduate Studies & Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE:</span></font></b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'> April 28, 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left;border:none;padding:0in'><b><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SUBJECT:</span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal'> Keith & Nancy
McFarland Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I would like to announce
the A&M-Commerce <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Keith & Nancy
McFarland Scholarship. </span></i> The scholarship will provide financial
assistance to graduate students with families that have a financial need and
are in the final stage of completing their graduate degree. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Each recipient of this scholarship
will receive $1,000. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>An application form is
available at: <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/Scholarship/mcfarland.asp">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/Scholarship/mcfarland.asp</a>.
Applications must be received in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> by June 15, 2009.
This is a competitive scholarship. Applications will be reviewed and the award
announcements will be made by early July. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Each recipient of the
McFarland Scholarship must comply with the following requirements: be enrolled
in at least 9 graduate credits hours the semester of the award, be in academic
good standing in a graduate degree program, and making satisfactory progress
toward graduation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>