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1xbet online games login ART PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's Yoshiro Ikeda, university distinguished professor of art, will be presented with the Excellence in Teaching Award at the 44th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The conference will be March 31-April 3 in Philadelphia, Pa.
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