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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you are well aware, the Farfel Award is the highest honor awarded to a UH faculty member.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We ask you to promptly consider your qualified faculty who merit nomination. <br>The deadline for the Farfel Award nomination has been extended by one week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please make a deliberate effort in nominating your faculty who are deserving of recognition for<br>their dedicated excellence in teaching, research and service at the University of Houston. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The guidelines are posted here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/nomination-process/farfel-process/index.php">http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/nomination-process/farfel-process/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The nomination at this stage requires only 3 items:<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>nomination checklist<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>nomination letter<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>CV<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Extended deadline: Monday, November 11, 2013, 5pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>List of Farfel Award recipients to date:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/recipients-by-award/farfel-history/index.php">http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/recipients-by-award/farfel-history/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>List of Moore Professors to date: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/recipients-by-award/moores-history/index.php">http://www.uh.edu/provost/shared-interest/awards/recipients-by-award/moores-history/index.php</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>List of Endowed Chairs & Professorships: (may not be comprehensive)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.uh.edu/giving/opportunities/endowed/chairs-professorships/">http://www.uh.edu/giving/opportunities/endowed/chairs-professorships/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Heidi Kennedy, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Houston</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: 713-743-9187</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:hkennedy@uh.edu">hkennedy@uh.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>