Staff

President
William A. Staples

Senior Vice President and Provost
Carl A. Stockton

Vice President, Administration and Finance
Michelle Dotter

Associate Vice President for University Advancement
Dion McInnis

Executive Editor
Theresa Presswood

Managing Editor
Summer Russo

Associate Editor
Karen Barbier

Editorial Assistant
Carol Pruitt

Designer
Rebecca S. Trahan

Photographers
Karen Barbier
Mark Kinonen
Carol Pruitt
Beryl Striewski
Haley Stringer-Hedderick

Web Production
Haley Stringer-Hedderick

Contributing Writers
Karen Barbier
Diana North
Summer Russo

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