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Lori T. Gray
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
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Donna Gallo
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Michele Paynter Paise
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
James Bowyer
James Bowyer
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
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Ashleigh McDaniel Spatz
Burgess-Peterson Academy
Atlanta, Georgia
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Mara Gibson
LSU
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Sommer Helweh Forrester
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Tom Finigan
Tom Finigan
Colleton County High School
Walterboro, South Carolina
Rachel Sorenson
Rachel A. Sorenson
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
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Sangmi Kang
Eastman School of Music
Rochester, New York
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Shannan L. Hibbard
 Wayne State University 
Detroit, Michigan
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Karen Salvador
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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