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March 2026) to make the work easier to track<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">What would we do over the summer? <\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Handle the summer nominees all in the September meeting<\/span><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Determine committee roles for reviewing and responding to submissions<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Divvy up the nominations via spreadsheet for committee members to email awardees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Discuss communication plan (notifying nominees and nominators)<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Email copy: would be nice to include some of the language for the nomination. 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