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Dr. Chen,<br>
Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! We are very proud of
you!<br>
Susan Foster<br>
Northeastern State University<br>
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Mason, Linda wrote:<br>
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Oklahoma</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> the winner in the master’s
universities category. Chen led the development of the state’s first
and
only undergraduate program in biomedical engineering. The winners, who
will
receive $5,000 each, were selected by three separate panels that
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education reporters, representatives from academe, government and
foundations.
The judges weighed four criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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community and profession. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang="EN">One professor of the year was chosen for
each of four categories of higher education: research universities,
masters’
universities, baccalaureate colleges, and community colleges. You can
read the
whole article at <a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Monotype Corsiva";">Linda
Mason, Ed.D.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Coordinator for Grant
Writing and External Funding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font
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<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
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