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Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Editor
Donna Pritchett, Art Director
Michael Smeltzer, Designer
Nelson Bryan, Class Notes Editor
Contributors: Kurt Brobeck, Sue Erickson, Kara Furlong, Stacy Gardner, Jennifer Johnston, Camilla Meek, Melanie Moran, Jan Read, Rob Simbeck, Cindy Thomsen, Tom Ward
Web Edition Design and Development: Jeff Kirkwood, Devin McWhorter
Camilla Persson Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development
Timothy Caboni, Associate Dean for External Relations and Professional Education
Jennifer Zehnder, Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
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On the cover: Illustration by Elizabeth Rosen
The Peabody Reflector is published biannually by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Peabody College of education and human development in cooperation with the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Office of DAR Communications. The magazine is mailed free of charge to all Peabody alumni, parents of current Peabody students, and to friends of Peabody who make an annual gift of $25 or more to the College. Correspondence, including letters to the editor and Class Notes submissions, should be mailed to: The Peabody Reflector, Office of DAR Communications, PMB 407703, 2301 ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7703 or by email to reflector@vanderbilt.edu.