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220:Alma mater
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103:Australia
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1597:Winthrop
1587:Newberry
1540:Pre–1954
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1365:A. Gates
1308:Del Toro
1218:Ignatius
1203:Connally
1193:T. Gates
1183:Anderson
1173:Matthews
1168:Sullivan
1105:Newberry
1060:Chandler
995:Bancroft
965:Paulding
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1430:Warner
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1390:Thomas
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1278:Danzig
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1248:Lehman
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1198:Franke
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1025:Toucey
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1010:Graham
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970:Badger
950:Branch
785:Bleich
757:Holmes
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680:Battle
673:Sebald
666:Moffat
652:Jarman
638:Butler
319:Subaru
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1557:Soley
1552:Faxon
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1515:Modly
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1405:Bantz
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687:Clark
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426:2010
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