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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please see the email below regarding the Dr. Debbie Blanke Scholarship.  If you have questions about the scholarship, please contact the Oklahoma Women
 in Higher Education; contact information can be found on their website (<a href="http://www.okwhe.org">www.okwhe.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Blanke, Debbie
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications are available for the <b><i>2019 Dr. Debbie Blanke Scholarship</i></b> awarded by the Oklahoma Women in Higher Education (OKWHE) organization:    
<a href="https://www.okwhe.org/scholarships.php">https://www.okwhe.org/scholarships.php</a>  
<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:white;background:blue;mso-highlight:blue">Deadline:  April 30, 2019</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This scholarship was established by the OKWHE Board in 2014, and is open to individuals enrolled as a graduate student in a higher education related degree program and who have attended at least one OKWHE conference.  Preference for the
 scholarship is given to applicants who have earned at least 12 credit hours towards a graduate degree, worked at least three years in a higher education institution, and intend to pursue a career in higher education.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The scholarship was established to be a minimum $500 award, with the recipient encouraged to present at an OKWHE conference, and the opportunity to attend one career development workshop (fee waived) in the next three years when offered. 
 As donations allow, the scholarships have ranged from $500 to $1,000.  <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please go to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Scholarship recipients will be notified in June and recognized at the annual conference scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2019 at the University of Central Oklahoma.  Registration information will be available on our website:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this with others that might have interest.  Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#7030A0">Debbie Blanke, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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