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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations, Dr. Nixon!!!!!! I am extremely proud of you –a celebration is in order!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#4E463F">Clinical Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bgs-list <bgs-list-bounces@mailman.clemson.edu> on behalf of Robert Bryant <rbryan6@clemson.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 11, 2023 at 8:04 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Bruce Ransom <bii@clemson.edu>, Deveraux T. Williams <deverau@clemson.edu>, bgs-list@mailhost.ces.clemson.edu <bgs-list@mailhost.ces.clemson.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Bgs-list] We have another Ph.D BG in our mist - Dr. Julian Nixon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bgs-list <bgs-list-bounces@mailman.clemson.edu> on behalf of Bruce Ransom <bii@clemson.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7:10 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Deveraux T. Williams <deverau@clemson.edu>, bgs-list@mailhost.ces.clemson.edu <bgs-list@mailhost.ces.clemson.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Bgs-list] We have another Ph.D BG in our mist - Dr. Julian Nixon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dr. Nixon, best wishes!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Bgs-list <bgs-list-bounces@mailman.clemson.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deveraux T. Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 10, 2023 9:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> bgs-list@mailhost.ces.clemson.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bgs-list] We have another Ph.D BG in our mist - Dr. Julian Nixon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Good evening BGs,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Just want to take this moment to recognize Julian on receiving his doctorate degree today from Clemson University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">His dissertation was on the Effect of Authentic Kefir and Nigella sativa on Broilers Challenged by Coccidia and Clostridium perfringens</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">He even gave the graduate address during the hooding ceremony.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Let me be the first of many to say congratulations to you!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/graduate/academics/graduation-program/index.html?page=1">https://www.clemson.edu/graduate/academics/graduation-program/index.html?page=1</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#DE500C">Deveraux T. Williams, MHRD</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#272727"><br>
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