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8, 2026</span></p>
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Retirees</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Re:<b> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Call for Nominations by May 15!</b><b> </b>2025-2026 Outstanding Retiree Award</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear
UCRRA Members,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Executive Board of the UCR Retirees’ Association is excited to announce the
call for nominations of the <b><i>2025-2026 Staff Assembly Mary Johnson Outstanding
Retiree Award</i></b>. Each year, this award is given to those retired staff
who have demonstrated a high level of volunteer service to the campus and
surrounding communities and participation in campus activities/programs while
in retirement. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Selection
Process</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Eligibility
extends to UCR retired staff who are members of the UCR Retirees’
Association.<br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 0.5in;line-height:110%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Nominations,
including self-nominations, along with a summary of the nominee’s outstanding
service as a UCR retiree may be submitted by <b>Friday, May 15, 2026</b> using Staff Assembly’s online form at:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFtiFJ-g5oL8wuYlcx9M63r82Z8uqa9eye-7eAxAPSSvk5fg/viewform" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFtiFJ-g5oL8wuYlcx9M63r82Z8uqa9eye-7eAxAPSSvk5fg/viewform</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <br>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Executive Board
Members of the Staff Assembly and the UCR Retirees’ Association will review
applications and select a recipient. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Recipient/s of the Award</span></b></p>
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Recipient(s) will be announced at the Outstanding Staff Awards Ceremony on
June 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the UCR Barn Stable.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Recipients
of this award in previous years may be viewed at: </span><a href="https://emeriti-retirees.ucr.edu/ucreara-welcome/staff-assembly-mary-johnson-outstanding-retiree-award" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://emeriti-retirees.ucr.edu/ucreara-welcome/staff-assembly-mary-johnson-outstanding-retiree-award</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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any questions, please contact the UCR Retirement Center Director at: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cristina.otegui@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">cristina.otegui@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p>
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