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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:12.0pt'>I am pleased to announce that Dr. Pillay is the 2012 recipient of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Exemplary Diversity Leadership Award</span></i></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Pillay will be recognized in the AMCD Newsletter, on the AMCD website, and the award will be announced on the AMCD, CESNet, and CSJ listservs. He will be honored for his accomplishment at the AMCD Luncheon at the ACA convention in San Francisco.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Pillay’s 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. Thank you CSI team!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><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>