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<p>Congratulations, Ric. This honour is certainly well deserved.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Candrama <candrama-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Marlis E Schweitzer <schweit@yorku.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> November 6, 2020 6:29:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> candrama@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Candrama] Congratulations to Ric Knowles, ASTR Distinguished Scholar Award</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some wonderful news!! Yesterday, our colleague Ric Knowles received the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society for Theatre Research. This is a tremendous honour! Congratulations Ric!
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<p class="MsoNormal">To see the award presentation, check out the video below beginning at approximately the 20:21 mark.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.astr.org/page/awards_ceremony_2020">https://www.astr.org/page/awards_ceremony_2020</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Best wishes,<br>
Marlis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marlis Schweitzer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor and Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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