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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hello,</div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="3">The AGU Space Physics Aeronomy (SPA) Education and Outreach group is seeking nominations for the SPA Richard Carrington (SPARC) Education and Public Outreach award. The SPARC award was established in 2012, and is presented annually to an individual who has had a significant and outstanding impact on students’ and the public’s understanding of our science through their education and/or outreach activities. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="3"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" size="3">Eligible nominees must be AGU members with significant and far-reaching impact in the education of students’ or the public’s understanding of space physics and aeronomy science – exhibiting an effort that goes well beyond their particular job title. The nominations are due by May 25, 2013. More information and nominating instructions can be found at the AGU Honors Program page <a href="http://ow.ly/knHM0">http://ow.ly/knHM0</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "></span></p><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thank you very much,</div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Martha Wawro</div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Chair SPA EPO Committee </div><div style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">301-614-5114</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>