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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I just received notice yesterday that Kevin Mullinix has been named the Gene A Budig Teaching Professor for the 2025-2026 academic year! Congratulations, Kevin, and you join a great group of fellow faculty
members who have worn that jacket in years past! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I know that Jack Zhang, Gary Reich and Kevin Mullinix were also on lists and nominated by students for other awards, so our faculty is really knocking it out of the park this year!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Way to go, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">F. Michael Wuthrich<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Associate Professor, Political Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Interim Chair, Political Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Associate Director, Global & Int. Stds</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">University of Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">522 Blake Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(785) 864-9038<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mwuthrich@ku.edu">mwuthrich@ku.edu</a>
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