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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In response to the excellent leadership of Dr. Debbie Blanke in Oklahoma higher education, specifically related to the Oklahoma Women in Higher Education programming, the women have created a Debbie Blanke scholarship
to encourage other Oklahoma women to increase their knowledge and professionalism in higher education. Please read the press release below and share the announcement widely with potentially eligible women.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-706-8757 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations
and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Linda- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here is the press release for the new scholarship. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this with the Regents office. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information contact<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tami Moser, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">580-774-3069<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:tami.moser@swosu.edu">tami.moser@swosu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For immediate release<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b> Oklahoma Women in Higher Education Announce Debbie Blanke Scholarship</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">(Edmond) The Oklahoma Women in Higher Education announced the Debbie Blanke Scholarship, an annual scholarship designed to acknowledge the leadership of Dr. Blanke in supporting
women in higher education in Oklahoma. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The annual scholarship is open to women in Oklahoma who are pursuing an education with a goal toward working in higher education. The application details will be posted on the OKWHE
website in March and the first scholarship will be awarded for the fall 2015 academic semester.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">““<i>Without the continued focus and support of Dr. Debbie Blanke, OKWHE would not exist,” said Dr. Tami Moser, OKWHE State Chair. “Dr. Blanke’s focus is on helping women become
their best. I am proud to call her my colleague, mentor, and friend.”</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dr. Blanke is a founding member of OKWHE, currently serves as associate vice chancellor at the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education (OSHRE) where she has worked for 12 years, and
has served in Oklahoma higher education for more than 20 years. She has worked in academic affairs, student affairs, and taught at a research university, a regional university and a community college. She serves on the staff team that supports the Governor’s
Council on Workforce and Economic Development addressing statewide workforce issues, specifically in health care and aerospace. She also works directly with the Reach Higher program, Oklahoma’s statewide degree completion initiative, Cooperative Alliances
with colleges and technology centers, and international higher education efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">About OKWHE: The mission of the Oklahoman Women in Higher Education is to identify women leaders, develop their leadership abilities, encourage the use of those abilities, advance
women’s careers, link them to other women and mentors, and support women in mid- and executive-level positions throughout their careers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">About Dr. Blanke:
<a href="http://okwhe.org/?q=node/5">http://okwhe.org/?q=node/5</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tami Moser, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Coordinator, Center of Excellence in Pharmacy Leadership, Innovation, and Quality Outcomes<br>
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences<br>
College of Pharmacy<br>
Southwestern Oklahoma State University<br>
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Editor-in-Chief, Administrative Issues Journal<br>
State Chair, Oklahoma Women in Higher Education<br>
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PAX 208 * 580-774-3069<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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