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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations to our alumnus Dr. Jake Protivnak, Distinguished Professor at Youngstown State University and President of Chi Sigma Iota. Dr. Protivnak is this year’s recipient of the Tom Davis Outstanding
Mentor Award from the Ohio Counseling Association. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And thanks to Dr. Tom Davis, Professor Emeritus, who is an outstanding mentor to so many, including me!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Davis, Thomas <davist@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Re: Congratulations on the TDOM Award<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Thank you! It was an honor to receive the Tom Davis award. I also enjoyed catching up with Tom afterwards. I attached a picture from the AOCC awards ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Jake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Bhat, Christine <<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jake J Protivnak <<a href="mailto:jjprotivnak@ysu.edu">jjprotivnak@ysu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Davis, Thomas <<a href="mailto:davist@ohio.edu">davist@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Congratulations on the TDOM Award</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Jake</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations on the Tom Davis Outstanding Mentor Award. So well-deserved! Sorry I couldn’t be there to see it in person as I had too many ACA meetings!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tom, thanks for everything. You are the best mentor of all!!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chris</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The Patton College of Education</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Past-President, American Counseling Association, 2025-2026</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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