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Date	1839 - present
Areas Of Involvement	land-grant universities • public education
Notable Alumni	Jon Hamm • Sheryl Crow • Chris Cooper • Sam Walton • Tim Kaine • Gary Barnett • Richard Matheson • Claire McCaskill • Martin Heinrich • Elizabeth Vargas • Jim Lehrer • Bruce Jay Friedman • Juris Hartmanis

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