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Congratulations and welcome, Dr. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Weiss!</span>

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<div dir="ltr">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Ph.D.

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<div>Dean of the Graduate School</div>

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<div>University of Louisiana at Lafayette </div>

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<blockquote type="cite">On Nov 11, 2025, at 8:59 AM, Sheryl Shoemaker <SHOEMAKE@latech.edu> wrote:<br>

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<div dir="ltr">Leland Weiss</div>

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