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Stephen (Steve) Astle, SEP '10

Stephen (Steve) Astle, SEP ’10

Stephen (Steve) R. Bowling, MBA '68

Stephen (Steve) Bowling, MBA ’68

Andrea Kamman, MBA '03

Andrea Kamman, MBA ’03

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Henry Lippincott, MBA ’13, MS ’14

Peggy Lizaur, MBA '81

Peggy Lizaur, MBA ’81

Kevin Richardson, MBA ’97

Bruce R. Seaman

Bruce Seaman, MBA ’75

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Linda Gerard, MBA ’92

Roopa McNealis, MBA ’96

Tony Ramsden, BS ’65, MBA ’70

Sweta Sarnot, MBA ’03

Cheryl Sendaydiego, BA ’90, MBA ’95

Grace Yuan, BS ’98, MBA ’03

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