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905:UofL Today
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191:, and the
165:Profession
136:Alma mater
1415:(2018–21)
1413:Bendapudi
1391:(2002–16)
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1335:(1968–72)
1333:Strickler
1327:(1951–68)
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1295:(1943–46)
1287:(1929–43)
1277:Patterson
1271:(1926–28)
1263:(1914–26)
1255:(1911–14)
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377:gas grill
261:endowment
215:from the
91:1995–2002
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47:2002–2003
43:In office
1429:Schatzel
1421:Gonzalez
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1381:Garrison
1373:Shumaker
1325:Davidson
1293:Jacobsen
1229:Caldwell
1213:Nicholas
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1101:(2018– )
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365:bedrooms
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