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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">This is a reminder that one week from today,<B> Friday, November 14, 2008</B>, is the deadline for ALL institutions to submit their final fall 2008 OTAG award claims to the State Regents' office for payment. This deadline applies to award claims for:</FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">new awards</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">supplemental payments for individuals already disbursed for fall 2008 (changes from PT to FT, etc.)</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">reinstatements for students who were previously awarded and disbursed, cancelled, and their fall disbursement need to be reinstated</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">With the fall 2008 semester barely a month from closure, we are trusting that the majority of students who are eligible to receive fall 2008 OTAG funds have already been awarded and disbursed. If that is not the case at your institution, we request that you submit your additional award claims without further delay. Knowing our total cash outlay for fall OTAG disbursements is the key to our ability to predict any changes in spring 2009 awarding cutoffs, and we depend on cooperation from all institutions in order to be in a position to provide this information in time to be helpful. If you are in need of a pre-populated Award Claim Form, send a message to</FONT><B></B><B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">reports@otag.org</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. </FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Attached for your information is an updated spreadsheet that compares each institutions final 2007-08 OTAG awards disbursed with current 2008-09 award commitments.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Fall 2008 Award Reconciliation Reports are available upon request. </FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">The reconciliation report lists all students at your institution who have been awarded OTAG for the fall semester. Column H of the report will contain 0 if a student was awarded, disbursed, and cancelled for the fall semester. </FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">If you would like to receive a reconciliation report for your institution, please send a message to</FONT><B></B><B> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">reports@otag.org</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. </FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Please contact me if you have questions concerning this deadline and your institution's wrap up of fall semester OTAG awarding and disbursement activities.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000"> <<OTAG Compare 0708_0809_110708.xls>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=6 FACE="Script MT Bold">Shiela Joyner</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Director, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">PO Box 108850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Internet: sjoyner@otag.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Voice: 405.225.9378 or Toll Free 877.662.6231</FONT>
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