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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Greetings OASFAA members,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">It is that time of year again to honor those who have made contributions to the association and to the profession. Please review the award criteria below
and submit nominations for each award to me by <span class="object">February 10</span>, 2017. The recipients will be announced at the Spring 2017 conference in Tulsa!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Philo Brasher Emerging Leadership Award:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> This award was established by
SWASFAA in honor of Philo Brasher who served many years in the association. The OASFAA Board of Directors selects a member, which is announced at the spring conference. The recipient should be an individual that has served OASFAA and made a contribution to
the Association. OASFAA will pay the registration fee to the SWASFAA annual conference on behalf of the Oklahoma award winner. OASFAA will also match the $250 that SWASFAA donates to the general scholarship fund of the recipients’ school.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Honorary Membership Award:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Honorary Membership in OASFAA is the highest
honor that the Association can bestow on a person who is neither a member nor affiliated with a member organization. Since this is the highest award that OASFAA can give, the individual receiving it must have made truly outstanding contributions to the Association
and to the profession over a sustained period of time. It is not expected that honorary membership will be granted in recognition of a single accomplishment, but for continued efforts over a period of time. Honorary membership will be conferred only with the
approval of the majority of the Board of Directors. Honorary members are extended the same membership privileges as Associate members.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Distinguished Service Award:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> This award is intended to recognize a practicing
student financial aid professional at an institution. He/she should have contributed unique and long lasting efforts to the association, the profession, or the cause of financial aid in Oklahoma. In general, presentation of the awards will occur at the spring
conference of the association.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Partner Award -</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> The Partner Award may be made by the Association to another
individual, not a practicing aid administrator, whose efforts are important to advancing the profession or the needs of students in Oklahoma.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The following guidelines should be observed in selecting recipients of the award:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1. A solicitation for nominees for the award should be made to all members through a posting on the OASFAA website and through
the listserv.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2. Nominations must be made by active members and must be supported by two other members of the association.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">3. Only active members of the association are eligible for nomination.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">4. The Advisory Committee shall evaluate nominations for the award and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors has the final decision regarding the selection of recipients.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">5. No current member of the Advisory Committee or voting member of the Board of Directors is eligible for the award.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please e-mail your nominees for the Philo Brasher, Honorary Membership, Distinguished Service, and Partner Awards, to me
with the reasons you believe the person should be chosen to receive the award by Monday</span></strong><span class="object"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">, February 10</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
2017.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your continued support of OASFAA. If you have any questions, please let me know.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Karen Jeffers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tulsa Community College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3727 E Apache St<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tulsa, OK 74115<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Northeast Campus 2616-D<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">918-595-7362<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:karen.jeffers@tulsacc.edu"><span style="color:blue">karen.jeffers@tulsacc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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