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size=2>Congratulations Dave, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>to you
especially, and also to your school! We celebrate with =
you!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>This
may also be a helpful precedent for other forward-thinking =
institutions,
and I would</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=560283314-04082004><FONT =
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now.
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regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=560283314-04082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Mark
Cramer,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>David M.
Porritt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 03, 2004 6:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> New experience<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>Esteemed Colleagues:</P>
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<P>I had a new experience today. After 18 years of being a =
part-time
contract technician at SMU in Dallas, I spent my first day as a
full-time employee. (It's been 30 years since I've had a =
real
<EM>job!</EM>) I don't suppose there is a really significant =
difference
except for now getting benefits....and vacation, paid =
holidays etc.
It really is quite remarkable how much paperwork has to be done to =
accomplish
something like this in a large organization. As of today it's
done. </P>
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<P>It actually felt really good!</P>
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<P>dave</P>
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size=2></FONT><BR>__________________________________________</P>
<P>David M. Porritt, RPT</P>
<P>Meadows School of the Arts</P>
<P>Southern Methodist University</P>
<P>Dallas, TX 75275</P>
<P><A =
href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></P>
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