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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A&M-Commerce Administration has received the attached request for nominations for “Piper Professors of 2023.” The University can nominate only one faculty member each year for the
award. The Faculty Senate Awards Committee will manage the collection and review of applications for faculty members who wish to be considered for nomination.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Faculty Senate Awards Committee will make a recommendation to the full Senate regarding which nominations should go forward. The Senate will then forward its recommendation to
the Provost’s office for final consideration by the Provost and the President. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you know of a faculty member who should apply, please encourage that individual to do so. Nominees should complete
<u>Part B</u> of the Piper Professor Nomination Form, which is included with the attached letter to President Rudin. The electronic form is available online at
</span><a href="http://www.comptroller.texas.gov/ppnomination"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.comptroller.texas.gov/ppnomination</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Up to five letters of recommendation may also be submitted as part of the nomination package, and these recommendation letters may be from University administrators, fellow faculty and current or former students.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Provost’s Office has requested nomination materials by November 4, 2022. Application materials should be submitted to the Faculty Senate Awards Committee at
</span><a href="https://outlook.tamuc.edu/owa/Hongmei.Jia@tamuc.edu/redir.aspx?C=7x7i7CfCCedtJkbvK1N7XkHE9cwcHJ1BxCJntGu4jI8h8V6F95PZCA..&URL=mailto%3aFaculty.Awards%40tamuc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Faculty.Awards@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
by <b>October 24, 2022</b>. The Committee will only consider applications received on or before the October 24, 2022 deadline.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Hongmei Jia (Associate Professor of Accounting) is chair of the Faculty Senate Awards Committee. Please direct questions regarding the nomination process to Dr. Jia: </span><a href="https://outlook.tamuc.edu/owa/Hongmei.Jia@tamuc.edu/redir.aspx?C=VOVoxdrphLHVMTBE6f6Z82ulyFM_n8v12OC51aJ8CV0h8V6F95PZCA..&URL=mailto%3aHongmei.Jia%40tamuc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Hongmei.Jia@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yasemin Atinc, Ph.D., President of Faculty Senate</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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