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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid white 1.0pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYjDB9ZTX-YGlzavc7vkx_X9c-7nZ0kGNQ28Uv25AH5N03gr6-mBN73_h7VXB-EyHXcr5ROCoqyOOu2YhewLUlRrNYbw4iWDm85Zkbs_t_DL4&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ=="><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=680 style='width:7.0833in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/00a3e358-cb82-4c1a-aeb9-6dd2e2d7a8c6.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#395485'>VSS 2024 Awards Session</span><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#265357'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#395485'>Monday, May 20, 2024, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#395485'>We are pleased to honor our awardees at the </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYq4WhF7P4iNaMZpgDXfLYJM4opF6ScnNrC01h5-3CrePTT7mSQqnygN32X_lzE3OlQ1Z41ZVV4uYAD0yvtNik9y5-vm1cqiP-ZE57LuX9nD6hgUGaVgYq_x-ETXKj5JSkCnqdxD67UJJ&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#395485'>VSS 2024 Awards Session</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="65%" valign=top style='width:65.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#265357'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYsIi1qK7Z7-uny5fWfjKJCRZL6NaGl8MZJ4Kpw1FZA-HkST0QiW6wI5TxKxVm-5cfhDUDBuQ3FRhjt_pF8vNRTWBhB5tjlaJHSUCLzip4TD4H3ORgiMyAcbbm9rdGj0sXc583XMq1woT&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#295485'>Davida Teller Award</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Isabel Gauthier</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Congratulations to Isabel Gauthier, the 2024 recipient of the Davida Teller Award.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="35%" valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img 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href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYtJXqdAmovAsPeFeKN0Zalm6tAveCYFHXe8CV1tAWydwB-ltkvtl7uwui08AjksJ_W0iQo_d0zJ47CENZCBVFA_DLSE_G1ZDvBh5KjUeAmZ6on6OwUplIWVOTrogEZi-3IqRSW_-Xb-1&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#295485'>Ken Nakayama Medal for </span></a><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYtJXqdAmovAsPeFeKN0Zalm6tAveCYFHXe8CV1tAWydwB-ltkvtl7uwui08AjksJ_W0iQo_d0zJ47CENZCBVFA_DLSE_G1ZDvBh5KjUeAmZ6on6OwUplIWVOTrogEZi-3IqRSW_-Xb-1&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#295485'>Excellence in Science</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Randolph Blake</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#265357'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Centennial Professor of Psychology and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Congratulations to Randolph Blake, the 2024 recipient of the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="35%" valign=top style='width:35.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=200 style='width:2.0833in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/a8c28088-2c3d-4d98-bae8-09ed7092bd71.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="65%" valign=top style='width:65.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#265357'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0019_1KCBtJe9qAgfDSg5U3tA8qMiVaNQ6GYyom5ObwokNtrygGdlvbYq4WhF7P4iNaPNCKM4sesXplIk81F-uxcJUaIZZsgQD0TCHRnGfF5_7UWca5C-fJQ4iAB1tOLRD2z_DkPI_nIpsg6Ekno1TioNj3ZWXqov4oMrlfmLJG19GcJW6ZYl2ctw==&c=9_-D4tFOTj3bOF_222FZ3kjblyOFvlaJGml4vAcCx6EHKEnoiymK5Q==&ch=Hym5lNQ4tQxCMYEXUb52T4_1Vev7jmZCBrb-X3mdmqTZctqOWYkwCQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#395485'>Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Michael A. Cohen</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#265357'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Chancellor’s Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Program in Neuroscience, Amherst College; Research Scientist, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology University</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Congratulations to Michael A. 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