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K-STATE'S THOMAS WRIGHT NAMED A FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND 1xbet online games login PSYCHOLOGY
MANHATTAN -- Thomas Wright, Kansas State University's Jon Wefald Leadership Chair in Business Administration, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and 1xbet online games login Psychology.
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