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Date	1861 - present
Areas Of Involvement	public education
Notable Alumni	Jean Smart • Ken Jennings • Rick Steves • Ayşenur Eygi • Marilynne Robinson • Amanda Knox • Ada Limón • Robert A. Dahl • Tim Lincecum • Dale Chihuly • Beverly Cleary • William Bolcom • Robert A. Mundell • Linda B. Buck • Tom Robbins • Andrew Brimmer • Imogen Cunningham • George Herbert Hitchings • Steven Holl • George J. Stigler • Pappy Boyington • Tess Gallagher • Richard F. Gordon, Jr. • Martin Rodbell • Waldo Semon

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