Dear Lorelle,
Remember that the USMA has had successes in all aspects of life in the
USA except for some government politicians who persist in supporting
the dishonesty of old pre-metric measuring methods.
Given this success, I wonder whether you could identify an individual
in the USMA who would qualify as a 'Changemaker' for the position
described below. Although the USMA has many eligible changemakers, I
think that it would be best if only one was selected and supported by
the whole USMA community.
Along with the nomination, there would also need to be list of
achievements such as progress in the successful metrication of:
* Industry
* Medicine
* Schools
* Higher education
* Exports
Hundreds of specific examples should suffice. You could start at http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/pays-off.html
and proceed from there.
In the event that you don't win this award, the fact of being
nominated would give another opportunity for publicity about the
metric system.
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From: "Change.org Weekly" <[email protected]>
Date: 5 October 2009 2:19:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Who is your favorite Changemaker?
SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4
Who is your favorite Changemaker?
Hey Pat,
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