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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;background:#FCFCFC">The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University invites you to attend its Celebration of Alumni and Student Success 2015, honoring our outstanding alumni and friends
(including alumni and friends of the year, recent graduates and more), along with our exceptional<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>students (including scholarship recipients, graduate assistants and more).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;background:#FCFCFC">Our LIS Alumnus of the Year award will be given to
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Catherine Hakala-Ausperk;
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">our
</span></strong>IAKM Alumnus of the Year award will go to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Don P. Jason III<span style="color:#1F497D">;</span>
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">and our Friend of the Year award will go to
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Carolyn S. Brodie</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">. For more
<span style="color:black">information about the honorees, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2015">
http://bit.ly/SLIScelebration2015</a>. </span></span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#FCFCFC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The annual event will take place on
<i>Wednesday, April 1, at the SLIS site in the State Library of Ohio in Columbus,</i> for alumni, students and friends in southern/central Ohio</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. Guests may also tour the State Library
of Ohio (including the Rare Book Room), Ohioana Library and SLIS offices and classrooms during this time. (<a href="http://bit.ly/CelebrationOfSuccess2015">RSVP by March 26</a>.)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#FCFCFC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For students, alumni and friends in northern/northeast Ohio, the event will be held
<span style="color:black">on <i>Tuesday, April 21, at SLIS on the Kent Campus in Kent, Ohio</i></span><i>.</i></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">During this time, guests may also visit the SLIS facilities — including the Reinberger Children's Library Center, Marantz Picturebook Collection and MuseLab. (<a href="http://bit.ly/CelebrationOfSuccess2015">RSVP
by April 16</a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#FCFCFC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Events in both locations start at 6 p.m. and are open to all; there is no charge to attend, but a reservation is requested:<span class="apple-converted-space">
<a href="http://bit.ly/CelebrationOfSuccess2015">http://bit.ly/CelebrationOfSuccess2015</a></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">I hope you will join us for some hors d’oeuvres and collegial conversation as we celebrate and recognize our outstanding students and alumni – as well as our community partners and supporters. Event details
can be found in the invitation below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">If you have any questions about the events, please contact Flo Cunningham at
<a href="mailto:fcunning@kent.edu">fcunning@kent.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">I look forward to seeing you next month!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="254" height="75" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D064AA.0471D010" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D0630A.94B30F50"></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Jeff Fruit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Interim Director <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">School of Library and Information Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Kent State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">P.O. Box 5190<br>
314 University Library<br>
Kent, OH 44242-0001 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">330-672-2782<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#FCFCFC"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(Please note – your name may be on multiple invitation lists. Please excuse any duplication of messages!)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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