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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Neal, Vanessa via DEOC <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:00:50 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Neal, Vanessa <VNeal@clark.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DEOC] [EXTERNAL] Re: Congratulations to Dra. Jimenez, recipient of the Rhonda Quash Coats Award for Excellence in Multicultural Student Services.</font>
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<div dir="ltr">What an honor and so well-deserved!! </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Vanessa C.K. Neal, she/her(s)</div>
<div dir="ltr">Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:06:44 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Garza, Luz <lmgarza@columbiabasin.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [DEOC] Congratulations to Dra. Jimenez, recipient of the Rhonda Quash Coats Award for Excellence in Multicultural Student Services.</font>
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<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Congratulations to Dra. Jimenez, recipient of the Rhonda Quash Coats Award for Excellence in Multicultural Student Services.</font>
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Sharing the love from last week's Students of Color Conference where Dra. Maribel Jimenez was honored with the Rhonda Quash Coats Award for Excellence in Multicultural Student Services.</div>
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The Multicultural Student Services Directors’ Council (MSSDC) established the Rhonda Quash Coats award in 2007 to honor Dr. Rhonda Quash Coats for her leadership, advocacy and pioneering activities, which have had a lasting impact on the Washington state community
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Congratulations, Dra. Jimenez and thank you for all your many years of leading and collaboration yesterday, today, and in the years to come.</div>
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