Vol. 12, No. 2/2003

Connections to the Colleges Editor:
Ann Manser

Parent Times
Diane Kukich
Sharon Roat

Executive Editor
John Brennan

Assistant to the President and Director Public Relations
Mary Hempel

Art Director
Lane McLaughlin

Connections to the Colleges
Molly Chappell

Contributing Designers
Barbara Broge
Keith W. Heckert
Barbara Stein

Art Assistant
Don McElroy

Online Production
Kathlene Wheatley

Executive Art Director
Monroe Givens

Staff Photographer
Kathy Atkinson

Coordinator of Photographic Services
Karen Pyle

Advertising Manager
Eric Nelson

Advertising Sales
Bill Callahan
Judith Wright

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