<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]-->
<title>NCURA YouTube Email</title>
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
panose-1:3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
h4
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 4 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
h5
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 5 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
h6
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 6 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:7.5pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#39434D;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#777777;
text-decoration:none none;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#365F91;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading4Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 4 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 4";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic;}
span.Heading5Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 5 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 5";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#243F60;}
span.Heading6Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 6 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 6";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#243F60;
font-style:italic;}
p.msonormal1, li.msonormal1, div.msonormal1
{mso-style-name:msonormal1;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black;}
span.style5
{mso-style-name:style5;}
span.EmailStyle27
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:72748213;
mso-list-template-ids:1571083274;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:172229666;
mso-list-template-ids:-1853473880;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:1675836410;
mso-list-template-ids:1024367942;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1034" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body bgcolor="#EEEEEE" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="#777777">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I will be happy to initiate a nomination if someone wishes to go and has good support for need. The NCURA annual conference is an excellent opportunity for the highest quality professional development for sponsored
programs and research administration. Since this is the Uniform Guidance is in effect, I am sure that the conference will provide excellent resources for additional training.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<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
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> NCURA Region V [mailto:info@ncura.edu]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mason, Linda<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Joan Howeth National Travel Award Nominations Open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:#EEEEEE">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="620" style="width:465.0pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" style="padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
<v:stroke joinstyle="miter" />
<v:formulas>
<v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0" />
<v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1" />
<v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth" />
<v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0" />
<v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight" />
<v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0" />
</v:formulas>
<v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" />
<o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t" />
</v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Logo" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:348pt;height:18pt;z-index:251658240;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.ncura.edu/Portals/0/Skins/NCURA2/images/NCURA_tagline.png" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img src="http://www.ncura.edu/Portals/0/Skins/NCURA2/images/NCURA_tagline.png" align="left" alt="Logo" v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="620" style="width:465.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:3.75pt">
<td width="894" valign="top" style="width:670.5pt;background:#2A8FBD;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="620" style="width:465.0pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:3.75pt">
<td width="610" valign="top" style="width:457.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-47.45pt;margin-top:0;width:3.75pt;height:3.75pt;z-index:251659264;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderTopLeft4.gif" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="5" height="5" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderTopLeft4.gif" align="right" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="610" valign="top" style="width:457.5pt;background:#0099CC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004080"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="610" valign="top" style="width:457.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-47.45pt;margin-top:0;width:3.75pt;height:3.75pt;z-index:251660288;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderTopRight4.gif" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="5" height="5" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderTopRight4.gif" align="right" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:#00CCCC;padding:11.25pt 15.0pt 16.5pt 15.0pt">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="580" style="width:435.0pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="568" style="width:426.0pt;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:24.0pt">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004080"><img border="0" width="543" height="148" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.ncuraregionv.com/oldsite/Images/index_r1_c1.jpg"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:4.5pt">
<td valign="bottom" style="background:#00CCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 29.25pt;height:4.5pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:9pt;height:4.5pt;z-index:251661312;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/arrowUp.gif" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="12" height="6" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/arrowUp.gif" align="left" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:white;padding:11.25pt 15.0pt 11.25pt 15.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Joan Howeth National Travel Award</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As Chair of the Region V Awards Committee, I am pleased to present this opportunity for you to submit nomination(s) for the Region V Joan Howeth National Travel Award.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The award provides up to $1,500 to each recipient to offset travel expenses to attend the annual NCURA national meeting in Washington D.C. AM57 is scheduled for August 2-5,
2015.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Awards Committee will select at least two individuals to receive the award, but have the discretion to award more than two, based upon the quantity and quality of nominations
received. Members of the Awards Committee for 2015 are Megan Buie, Texas Tech University; Michael Castilleja, University of the Incarnate Word; Amanda Miller, University of Texas at Dallas; Tena Smith, University of Oklahoma; and Mickey Stevenson, University
of Texas at San Antonio.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nomination packets are due no later than 5 p.m., submitter’s local time, on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday, June 8</span></strong>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The eligibility criteria for the Joan Howeth National Travel Award are:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominees must be research administrators from the Region V geographical area (Oklahoma and Texas).
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominees should have been in the research administration field for at least one year but not more than four years from time of award.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominees must have never attended an NCURA National Annual Meeting or Conference. Participation in NCURA training courses and workshops (e.g., Fundamentals of Sponsored Projects Administration
Workshop), NCURA Regional Meetings, or NCURA web seminars does not preclude eligibility.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominees are NOT required to be members of NCURA at the time of the nomination. However, attendance at the AM will require membership, which can be established after the recipients are selected.
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominees must provide:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">a written statement on how the award will benefit the nominee and their home institution, and
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">at least one letter of support from their home institution.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The nominee statement and/or the institutional support letter(s) must confirm:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">that the applicant has secured their manager's or supervisor's approval to attend the meeting, and
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">that the nominee or the nominee’s home institution will cover the balance if the cost of attendance exceeds the amount of the award.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The selection will be based on perceived need and benefits to the nominee and their home institution. Self-nominations will be accepted.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Information about AM57 can be found at
<a href="http://www.ncura.edu/annualmeeting/Home.aspx"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0">http://www.ncura.edu/annualmeeting/Home.aspx</span></strong></a>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Joan Howeth National Travel Award Nomination Form can be found at:
<a href="http://www.ncuraregionv.com/region-v-administration"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0">http://www.ncuraregionv.com/region-v-administration</span></strong></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please email the completed nomination forms to me no later than June 8 with “Joan Howeth Travel Award Nomination” in the subject line of the email. If you have questions, please
feel free to contact me.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hollie Schreiber, MBA, CRA<br>
Immediate Past Chair<br>
Award Committee Chair<br>
<a href="mailto:Hollie.schreiber@okstate.edu"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0;text-decoration:none">Hollie.schreiber@okstate.edu</span></strong></a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background:white;padding:0in 15.0pt 15.0pt 285.0pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border:none;border-top:dashed #EEEEEE 1.0pt;background:white;padding:12.75pt 15.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="494" style="width:370.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0;border-center-width: 0px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="4" style="background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="style5"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Your Professional Network... Powered by NCURA</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="10" style="width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="37" style="width:27.75pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ncura1959" target="_blank"></a></span></b><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/ncura1959" target=""_blank"" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:24pt;height:24pt;z-index:251662336;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/facebook.png" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ncura1959" target=""_blank""><img border="0" width="32" height="32" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/facebook.png" align="left" alt="Facebook" v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"></a><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ncura1959" target="_blank"></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="37" style="width:27.75pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/NCURA" target="_blank"></a></span></b><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/NCURA" target=""_blank"" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:24pt;height:24pt;z-index:251663360;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/twitter.png" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/NCURA" target=""_blank""><img border="0" width="32" height="32" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/twitter.png" align="left" alt="Twitter" v:shapes="_x0000_s1031"></a><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/NCURA" target="_blank"></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="105" style="width:78.75pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ncura1959"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/youtube_01.png" alt="YouTube Logo"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="332" style="width:249.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://collaborate.ncura.edu/Home/"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="234" height="101" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.ncura.edu/Portals/0/Images/CollaborateLogo.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr height="0">
<td width="36" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="36" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="104" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="310" style="border:none"></td>
<td width="8" style="border:none"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</div>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="580" style="width:435.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="180" valign="top" style="width:135.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 0in">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="180" style="width:135.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="20" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" style="width:120.0pt;padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"><img border="0" width="11" height="12" id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/homeIcon.gif" alt="Home:">
<a href="http://www.ncura.edu/"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">www.ncura.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
<td width="180" valign="top" style="width:135.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 0in">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="180" style="width:135.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="16" valign="top" style="width:12.0pt;padding:.75pt 0in 0in .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" style="width:120.0pt;padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777"><img border="0" width="8" height="10" id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/phoneIcon.gif" alt="Phone:"> (202)
466-3894<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
<td width="20" valign="top" style="width:15.0pt;background:white;padding:1.5pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="12" height="9" id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/emailIcon.gif" alt="Email:"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" style="width:120.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"><a href="mailto:info@ncura.edu"><span style="color:#777777;text-decoration:none">info@ncura.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="180" valign="top" style="width:135.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt">
<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:3.75pt">
<td valign="bottom" style="background:#F4F4F4;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="620" style="width:465.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:3.75pt">
<td width="5" valign="top" style="width:3.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-47.45pt;margin-top:0;width:3.75pt;height:3.75pt;z-index:251664384;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderBottomLeft2.gif" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="5" height="5" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderBottomLeft2.gif" align="right" v:shapes="_x0000_s1032"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="610" valign="top" style="width:457.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="5" valign="top" style="width:3.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:-47.45pt;margin-top:0;width:3.75pt;height:3.75pt;z-index:251665408;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f">
<v:imagedata src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderBottomRight2.gif" />
<w:wrap type="square"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="5" height="5" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/borderBottomRight2.gif" align="right" v:shapes="_x0000_s1033"><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:15.0pt">
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:1.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:1.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="620" height="20" id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://www.euclidtechnology.com/letters/ncuratemplate/images/shadow620.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="620" style="width:465.0pt;border-collapse:collapse">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt">
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999">Copyright © 2014 National Council of University Research Administrators.<br>
1015 18th Street, NW, Suite 901 Washington DC 20036 <br>
<a href="mailto:unsubscribe@ncura.edu">unsubscribe@ncura.edu</a> to remove yourself from NCURA Emails
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>