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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>At our annual conference, we honor those who have displayed dedication to the profession of student financial aid. When you <a href="http://www.oasfaaok.com/select_register.php"><span style='color:blue'>register</span></a> for the conference, make sure you indicate an accurate number of years of service. The Association presents small tokens of appreciation to those who are celebrating 5 year increments of years of service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Also, if you, or you know of anyone who, retired in 2011, the Association would also like to recognize you and your years of service dedicated to students and student financial aid. Please email to me anyone’s name who was lucky enough to begin his or her retirement in 2011. And for those of us who are dreaming about retirement, would like to retire, or feel like we’ll never get there, well, I feel your pain, but I’m afraid we just don’t have any awards for wishful thinking. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks and have a fantastic weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mendy Schmerer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Office of Student Financial Aid</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1106 N. Stonewall, Rm 301</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Oklahoma City, OK 73117</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (p)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(405) 271-5446 (f)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>