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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=286333218-23032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Here is an exciting news release;</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
class=286333218-23032006> </SPAN><BR><B>From:</B> Garrison, Amy
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:18 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Colleges
Can Now Begin Filling Endowed Chairs After Matches Approved (State Regents News
Release)<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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Release
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">March 23,
2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Media Contact: Ben
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align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Colleges Can Now Begin Filling
Endowed Chairs After Matches Approved <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">The
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education today approved matching funds of
$56.1 million for 215 endowed chairs, professorships and lectureships that are
waiting to be filled on Oklahoma’s college
campuses…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">View entire release at <A
href="http://www.okhighered.org/news-center/endowed-chairs-fund2006.html"><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www.okhighered.org/news-center/endowed-chairs-fund2006.html</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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