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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Good morning,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I would like to take this opportunity to let you all know that I have made the decision to leave OSU and will be taking a position in the private sector. More news on this will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I will be continuing on in my current role with AHEAD as their Technology Advisor and as the Chair of the E-Text project for the foreseeable future. It is also my intent to continue in my role with ATHEN as the membership sees fit.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As a part of this new journey I will be moving to the east coast, and as a part of the transition will be reducing my time at OSU to a 1/2 time basis in April and leaving permanently in June. OSU is looking at the program I have built here, and bringing in an outside review team to assist in planning for its continued growth and development. I will be a full participant in these activities and have agreed to continue on in a consulting capacity with OSU if they should so desire.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A second part of this will be to absorb the ADTECH-PS related activities into ATHEN, it just makes sense at this point. You will also be receiving shortly the announcement of the first issue of the ATHEN E-Journal and I would like to thank all those who have helped me in finally seeing the light of day on this effort.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you wish to contact me after I leave OSU in June my new email address will be: </FONT><A HREF="mailto:ron@ahead.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ron@ahead.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ron Stewart</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
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