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First row, left to right: Brian Foster, April Mason, Kim Wilcox, Neeli Bendapudi, Mabel Rice, Sarah Larsen  Second row: Yo Jackson, Sara Rosen, Sally Maliski, John Colombo  Third row: Prem Paul, Carl Lejuez, Mary Lee Hummert, Deb Teeter, Abiodun Akinwuntan  Fourth row: Joe Heppert, Peter Dorhout, Alex Barker, Jerry Zamzow, Suzanne Scales, Rick Barohn
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First row, left to right: Brian Foster, April Mason, Kim Wilcox, Neeli Bendapudi, Mabel Rice, Sarah Larsen  Second row: Yo Jackson, Sara Rosen, Sally Maliski, John Colombo  Third row: Prem Paul, Carl Lejuez, Mary Lee Hummert, Deb Teeter, Abiodun Akinwuntan  Fourth row: Joe Heppert, Peter Dorhout, Alex Barker, Jerry Zamzow, Suzanne Scales, Rick Barohn

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