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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A reminder that the SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• <b>The Carolyn L. Rose Award</b> is our Society’s highest honor and is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. Nominations
should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• <b>The President’s Award</b> is presented to a member or former member of SPNHC, whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles, or promotion
of activities of the Society. Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• <b>Honorary Membership</b> can be conferred by Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural history collections or to the Society. Honorary Members have all the rights and privileges of regular
members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition and Grants Committee, Chris Norris (<a href="mailto:christopher.norris@yale.edu"><span style="color:blue">christopher.norris@yale.edu</span></a>).
Nominations must be submitted by <b><u>November 1, 2015</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dr. Christopher A. Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Chair, Recognition & Grants Committee</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=XQRKfwcFfeqV9-Yp7rYSn4tRyImjwno18RqvaWax2CI&m=UhKyhkDq5ZUB4AHsdwaahHaIsGuNb7OETvK40Za78mI&s=N4l7GEQl0hSehhTWTD2ENv69pnMGlqs2N1zxp0KI_9Q&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.spnhc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="240" height="76" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D107F1.38D8F370" alt="SPNHC_LOGO_RGB_small"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr Christopher A. Norris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Division of Vertebrate Paleontology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">170 Whitney Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">New Haven, CT 06520</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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