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Chris Stephens, former development officer for the College of Veterinary Medicine, worked closely on the project with Kastner and Chris Gruber, the college's current director of development.
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A K-State 2+2 program created for nontraditional Latino and Latina students who want to teach in southwest 1xbet online games login has received the 2010 Outstanding Service to Underserved Populations Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education.
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