Spring 2004
Volume 10, Number 1

Staff

President
William A. Staples

Senior Vice President and Provost
Edward J. Hayes

Vice President, Administration and Finance
Michelle Dotter

Associate Vice President for University Advancement
Dion McInnis

Executive Editor
Theresa Presswood

Managing Editor
Sheshe Giddens

Associate Editor
Karen Barbier

Editorial Assistant
Carol Pruitt

Designer
Rebecca S. Trahan

Contributing Photographers
J. Pamela Culpepper
Carol Pruitt
Beryl Striewski

Contributing Writers
Karen Barbier
Sheshe Giddens
Theresa Presswood
Jana Stafford
Haley Stringer Hedderick

Editorial Advisory Board
Paula Cook
Kathy Dupree
Tom Fox
Katherine Justice
Resa Ott
Jana Stafford
Taleen Washington

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