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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ATHEN members,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The application window for the Ron Stewart Scholarship has opened. Consider nominating yourself or a colleague who meets the scholarship criteria and would benefit from attending the upcoming Accessing Higher Ground Conference in addition to having a sponsored professional ATHEN membership for the next year. Applications are due October 3, 2024. Please find full details on the<a href="https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/7SoUC2GljPcpxwogJFnfRCBX7O5?domain=athenpro.org/" target="_blank"> ATHEN website</a> (linked) and below:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>In honor of one of the founding members of ATHEN, the ATHEN Executive Council is happy to introduce the Ron Stewart Professional Development Scholarship. Ron Stewart was an instrumental figure and champion of access technology in higher education. During his career in higher education, he saw that there were many small localized professional organizations for those working in higher education to support the needs of students, faculty, & staff with disabilities. However, there was no national organization for these professionals. To rectify this, in 2002, Ron Stewart helped to start the Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) while continuing to work in the field of access technology. ATHEN has flourished into an international organization to collect and disseminate best practices in access technology in the higher education environment as well as present a collective voice for the professional practice of access technology in higher education. ATHEN has become a continual sponsor of the Accessing Higher Ground conference. The Ron Stewart Memorial Professional Development Scholarship purpose is to continue Ron’s mission to nurture access technology professionals in higher education.To accomplish this, the scholarship will provide financial assistance to a first-time, in-person, attendee to the Accessing Higher Ground conference.</i><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Scholarship Award<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>General conference fees for Accessing Higher Ground Main Conference (not including Pre-Conference or other packages)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Hotel accommodations for the conference (3 nights) at the official conference hotel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Professional Membership in ATHEN for 1 year<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>*Note: Recipient with be responsible for travel costs and meals<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Applications are due October 3rd for awards for this year's conference November 11 - 15, 2024.<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please email <a href="mailto:athenpresident@gmail.com" target="_blank">athenpresident@gmail.com</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thank you so much.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The ATHEN Leadership Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>