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Patton College of Education and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>205 McCracken Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Phone: 740-593-0846<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:leinbaug@ohio.edu">leinbaug@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:black'>Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity, and justice over all. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> AMHCA - News [mailto:AMHCA_News@mail.vresp.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Leinbaugh, Tracy<br><b>Subject:</b> AMHCA Extends Student Membership Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EEEEEE'><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:9.0pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AmericanMentalHealth/ad96fde7fa/68010ebac2/ea32f5d827"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/3/0/b/30b9f94140/ad96fde7fa/58108fc79f/library/AMHCA_Logo.jpg" hspace=5 alt=AMHCA></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#CD0000'>N E W S<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif";color:#000099'>American Mental Health Counselors Association<br><i>The only organization working exclusively for mental health counselors.</i> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><br><br><b>CONTACT: W. Mark Hamilton, Ph.D.</b><br>Executive Director and CEO<br><a href="mailto:mhamilton@amhca.org">mhamilton@amhca.org</a><br>800-326-2642<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#CD0000' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>New AMHCA Professional Associate Category<br>Extends Student Dues Rate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>May 15, 2012 – Alexandria, VA – Starting July 1, 2012, AMHCA will extend student membership dues for two years post graduation, creating the new category <b>professional associate</b>. This will replace the former extended student category. The professional associate category will give new graduates access to low AMHCA student dues for two additional full years, with all the AMHCA benefits.<br><br>AMHCA recognizes the current difficult job market and has established this category to support our valued professional associates in getting off to a strong start with their new careers.<br><br>The professional associate membership category applies to both masters and doctoral degrees. For information or questions, please contact AMHCA's membership office at <a href="mailto:lmorano@amhca.org">lmorano@amhca.org</a> or 1-800-326-2642, X-103. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>The mission of the American Mental Health Counselors Association is to enhance the profession of mental health counseling through licensing, advocacy, education and professional development.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#003399' align=center></span></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AmericanMentalHealth/ad96fde7fa/68010ebac2/42330499bd"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/3/0/b/30b9f94140/ad96fde7fa/58108fc79f/library/12%20Conference/2012ConferenceBANNER.jpg" alt="Attend AMHCA's 2012 Conference"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#003399' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AmericanMentalHealth/ad96fde7fa/68010ebac2/e98b4910f0/sk=wall_admin#!/amhca?sk=wall"></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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