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Camilla Persson Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development
Joan Brasher, Editor
Jan Read, Senior Director, Integrated Communications
Donna Pritchett, Art Director
Chris Collins, Designer
Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Class Notes Editor
Jennifer Zehnder, Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
Contributors: Kurt Brobeck, Kara Furlong, Gediyon Kifle, Brent Meredith, Elena Olivo, Lyda Phillips (MPP’95), Anne Rayner, Seth Robertson, John Russell, David Salisbury, Jane Sevier, Pat Slattery, Matt Springer, Tamra Stambaugh, Susan Urmy, Anna Whinnery
Cover illustration by David Cutler
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The Peabody Reflector is published biannually by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Peabody College of education and human development in cooperation with ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ News and 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.
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