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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">This is a reminder that Friday, October 2 is the date by which all institutions participating in the OTAG program must have submitted their initial fall semester award claim. As stated in the OTAG Timelines and Procedures for 2009-2010, the president or chief executive officer at any institution not meeting the October 2 deadline will be notified.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Attached for your information is a spreadsheet that compares 2009-2010 award commitments as of today with final 2008-2009 awards and expenditures for each institution.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">If you need a pre-populated OTAG Award Claim Form, please send e-mail to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial"><</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:reports@otag.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">mailto:reports@otag.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">></FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">If you need a blank OTAG Award Claim Form template, click here: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="file:///\\docs\otag-award-claim-form0809.xls"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">2009-2010 Award Claim Form Template</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">. </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Please do not use a report that is more than a week old. We download ISIR data daily, and using an older report could cause ISIR transaction and EFC exceptions that will need to be resolved before the report can be processed.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">We appreciate your assistance in delivering OTAG funds to Oklahoma's students, and we appreciate your cooperation in finalizing your fall OTAG award claims and disbursements as expeditiously as possible. Please contact our office if you have questions or need assistance with the OTAG award claim process.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=6 FACE="Script MT Bold">Shiela Joyner</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Director, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">PO Box 108850</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Internet: sjoyner@otag.org</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Voice: 405.225.9378 or Toll Free 877.662.6231</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000"> <<OTAG Compare 0809_0910_092709.xls>> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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