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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider nominating a colleague for an IFT award. Each year IFT recognizes the individuals and organizations who are making these contributions happen. Please visit the listing of award descriptions and Fellows selection criteria
and consider those among your network that are making advances in our profession. The deadline to submit award nominations is December 9, 2019, and Fellows nominations are due by February 1, 2020. If you have any questions about the awards program or nomination
process, please contact the IFT Awards team at awards@ift.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">Dr. Liz Boyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">Phi Tau Sigma President,2019-2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">Professor and Meat Science Specialist | Kansas State University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">249 Weber Hall | Department of Animal Sciences and Industry |1424 Claflin Rd |Manhattan, KS 66506</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">785-532-1247 (office) | 785-532-7059 (fax) |
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:lboyle@ksu.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">lboyle@ksu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">author-</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#0D0D0D">Vivian Greene</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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