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<DIV>Mary,</DIV>
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<DIV>The regs only state a signature is needed, it does not specify what type of signature. If all other seems legitimate, the digital signature should not be a problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rodney Wilson<BR>Asst. Director/Customer Service<BR>Oral Roberts University<BR>7777 South Lewis Avenue<BR>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171<BR>e-mail: rwilson@oru.edu<BR>telephone: 918.495.6510<BR>fax: 918.495.6803 <BR><BR>>>> "Bledsoe, Mary Lou" <mary.bledsoe@okstate.edu> 10/5/2009 8:36 AM >>><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>We have received an IVW on a student who has digitally signed. It has the following:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The student’s first name<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The statement: <I>Digitally signed by Patrick, DN: cn+ Patrick, o=OSU, ou=OSU, email (student’s school e-mail), c=US and then is date stamped (date, time, seconds). <o:p></o:p></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Does anyone know offhand what the regulations say about accepting this as a signature on a IVW?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Forte">Mary Lou Bledsoe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mary Lou Bledsoe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Director, Student Financial Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">OSU Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1801 E. 4th St. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Okmulgee, OK 74447<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">mary.bledsoe@okstate.edu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(918) 293-5222 (office)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(918) 293-4650 (fax)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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