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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt'>Natalie Williams has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the </span><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Emerging Graduate Student Leaders Award </span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt'>by the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD). She will be recognized in the AMCD Newsletter, on the AMCD website, and announced on the AMCD, CESNet, and CSJ listservs. Natalie will be presented with the award at the AMCD Luncheon in San Francisco.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt'>Natalie nomination was part of the Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota’s Professional Development Committee initiative to nominate students and faculty for national awards. This initiative was headed by Eric Beeson and Natalie Williams. Letters of support for Natalie were written by Drs. Pillay, Bhat, and Middleton. Thank you!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., P.C<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Assistant Professor, Counselor Education <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Office: McCracken Hall, 374 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Phone: 740-593-4425 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Fax: 740-593-0477 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Email: <a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Website: </span></i><a href="http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/">http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Media: <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292">http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>