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    by Jim Dittmann May 27, 2020

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    160 – Celebrating Founders Day at Wayland

    by bdaaa@seippelcenter.com January 19, 2015
    by bdaaa@seippelcenter.com January 19, 2015

    History shapes character. It’s not difficult to see the footprints, the imprints, the contributions left by the men and women who loved their alma mater.

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