Gallery of Distinguished Alumni

The Gallery of Distinguished Alumni recognizes and honors alumni of Gardner-Webb University who have made significant contributions in their field of service and the communities in which they serve.

Distinguished Alumni Inductees

A full list of Gardner-Webb Alumni awarded Distinguished Alumni and Alumni of the Year dating back to the year 1957

Name Award Year Inducted
Dr. Patricia Palmer Alumna of the Year 2021
Reverend Dr. Kimberly Moore Alumna of the Year 2021
Rear Admiral Terry Eddinger Alumnus of the Year 2021
Jon-Eric Sullivan Alumnus of the Year 2021

Name Award Year
Inducted
Susan Bolt Briggs Alumna of the Year 2019
Porsha Russell Distinguished Alumna 2019
Dr. Michelle Skipper Distinguished Alumna 2019
Mark Smith Distinguished Alumnus 2019
Dr. Manny Trujillo Distinguished Alumus 2019
Keon Williams, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2019
Archie Wood Distinguished Alumnus 2019

Name Award Year
Inducted
David Keim Alumnus of the Year 2018
Joe Hough Distinguished Alumnus 2018
Jamall Kinard Distinguished Alumnus 2018
Dr. Ashley Lowery Distinguished Alumna 2018
Deborah Presnell Distinguished Alumna 2018
Dr. Tamrah Watson Distinguished Alumna 2018

Name Award Year
Inducted
Justin Scot Alston Distinguished Alumnus 2017
Julian “Doc” Crocker Davis Distinguished Alumnus 2017
Melissa Brown Browning Alumna of the Year 2017
Tayuanee Dewberry Distinguished Alumna 2017
Daniel Calhoun Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2017
Paul Christopher Gash Distinguished Alumnus 2017
Ali Pouryousefi Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2017
Todd Anthony Picou Distinguished Alumnus 2017

Name Award Year
Inducted
David McHam Distinguished Alumnus 2016
Joseph DePriest Distinguished Alumnus 2016
Darlene Panvini Distinguished Alumna 2016
Verhonda Crawford Distinguished Alumna 2016
Jacqueline Bowen St. Clair Distinguished Alumna 2016
Ginny Petrea Moorefield Alumna of the Year 2016

Name Award Year
Inducted
Brooke Anderson Distinguished Alumna 2015
Mario E. Brown Distinguished Alumnus 2015
Brendan Couture Distinguished Alumnus 2015
Edward Darrell Herndon Distinguished Alumnus 2015
Chris Norman Distinguished Alumnus 2015
Kacey Hawley Whisler Distinguished Alumna 2015
Carl Cartee Distinguished Alumnus 2015
Heather Luckadoo Cartee Distinguished Alumna 2015

Name Award Year
Inducted
Dorotyhy Lindy Glennon Distinguished Alumna 2014
Matthew Michael Hamrock Distinguished Alumnus 2014
Jon H. Hopkins Distinguished Alumnus 2014
Roderick Jeter Distinguished Alumnus 2014
Jacqueline Lyon Distinguished Alumna 2014
Corie Lewis Weathers Distinguished Alumna 2014
Jack Allison Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2014
Jerry Gass, Jr. Alumnus of the Year 2014
Walter Miller, Jr. Young Alumnus of the Year 2014

Name Award Year
Inducted
Charles Polk Distinguished Alumnus 2013
Saundra Guerard Distinguished Alumna 2013
David Podgorski Young Alumnus of the Year 2013
James Ellis Distinguished Alumnus 2013
Terry McGowan Distinguished Alumnus 2013
Edward Campbell Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2013
Dalaina Smith Distinguished Alumnus 2013
James Washburn Distinguished Alumnus 2013

Name Award Year
Inducted
Carolyn Diemer Distinguished Alumna 2012
Carrie Jones Young Alumna of the Year 2012
Clayton King Distinguished Alumnus 2012
Danielle Kwasnik Distinguished Alumna 2012
Daphne Bridges Jr. College Alumna of the Year 2012
Karla Haynes Distinguished Alumna 2012
Leonard Keever Distinguished Alumnus 2012
Orlando Early Distinguished Alumnus 2012
Pam Fish Distinguished Alumna 2012
Reginald High Distinguished Alumnus 2012
Robert Cribb Alumnus of the Year 2012
Robert Pettyjohn Distinguished Alumnus 2012
Steven Migioia Distinguished Alumnus 2012
C. Lorance Henderson Distinguished Service Award 2012

Name Award Year
Inducted
Aundra Adams Distinguished Alumna 2011
Shedrick Harris Young Alumnus of the Year 2011
Edward “Mac” Hill Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2011
Jeff McNeill Alumnus of the Year 2011
Pat Houston Distinguished Alumna 2011
Bill Fields Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Ken Sanford Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Faren Crews Distinguished Alumna 2011
Mark Tilley Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Freeman Owle Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Carl “Cotton” Bolick Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Wayne Henderson Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Andre Kwasnik Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Frank Shelton Distinguished Alumnus 2011
Dicy McCollough Distinguished Alumna 2011
Bruce Bowers Distinguished Alumnus 2011

Name Award Year
Inducted
Kimberly Houser Barlowe Distinguished Alumna 2010
Wallace Houston Logan Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Maurice York Young Alumnus of the Year 2010
C. Lowrance Henderson Distinguished Service Award 1 2010
Judy Ann Farina Parent 2010
Tom Hiott Watson Alumnus of the Year 2010
Gail Robertson Walker Distinguished Alumna 2010
Harry Eugene Washburn, Sr. Distinguished Alumnus 2010
James Lee Royals, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2010
James Preston Byrd Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Estilla Wilson Duncan Distinguished Alumna 2010
Gloria Jean Washburn Piquette Distinguished Alumna 2010
Christopher L. Welch Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Eduardo T. Haynes Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Richard Dion Rankin Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Pat Ramsey Wells Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2010
David Wayne Riddleberger Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Mary Grady Burnette Distinguished Alumna 2010
Jonathan Eric Davis Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Clifford Elijah Hamrick, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2010
Jean Trantham Littlejohn Distinguished Alumnus 2010

Name Award Year
Inducted
Robert W. Abramas Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2009
Robert Blackburn Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Mel Campos Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Josh H. Cash Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Donnie O. Clary Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Joseph Thomas Davis Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Ebony D. Fowler Distinguished Alumna 2009
R. Scott Good Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Charlie E. Harbison Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Robert S. Harrelson Young Alumnus of the Year 2009
Tracy L. Harrelson Young Alumna of the Year 2009
James B. Maxwell Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Cindy McKinney Distinguished Alumna 2009
Jerry McKinney Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Ezra Heathman Munn Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Don Poole Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Charles H. Rabon Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Carl M. Spangler, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Dickie Spargo, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Grady C. “Neal” Stockton Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Laura Boggs Tharrington Distinguished Alumna 2009
Philip E. Turner Alumnus of the Year 2009
Sandy Washburn Distinguished Alumna 2009
Sherwin Johnson Washburn Distinguished Alumnus 2009
Thomas H. Watson, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2009
David W. White Distinguished Alumnus 2009

Name2008Name Award Year
Inducted
George Adams Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Kelli Bartik Distinguished Alumna 2008
Donna Hennessee Bryan Distinguished Alumna 2008
Howard C. Davenport Distinguished Alumnus 2008
George R. Gilliam Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Roger Alan Greene Alumnus of the Year 2008
Ryan D. Hendley Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Mary Proctor Hendrix Distinguished Alumna 2008
M. Lansford Jolley Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Sonja Hedrick Jones Sonja Hedrick Jones 2008
Jeremy Martin Young Alumnus of the Year 2008
Dawn Spainhour Neely Distinguished Alumna 2008
Richard Plyler Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Dorothy Scism Seagraves Distinguished Alumna 2008
Steve M. Simpson Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Dorothy Elliott Sink Distinguished Alumna 2008
Charles Morgan Starnes Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2008
Samantha L. Staton Distinguished Alumna 2008
Jerry Walke Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Wilburn Wellmon Distinguished Alumnus 2008
Eddie L. Wilkins Distinguished Alumnus 2008

Name Award Year
Inducted
Lewis F. Ballard Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Martha Steagall Bergen Distinguished Alumna 2007
Eric J. Brewton Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Ray Crawford Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Michael Allan Davis Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Louise Allan Fisher Distinguished Alumna 2007
Henry George Gilmore, III Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Ronald W. Hawkins Alumnus of the Year 2007
Joe F. Hayes Distinguished Alumnus
F. Craig Meadows Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Pamela Price Mitchem Distinguished Alumna 2007
Oliver G. Morehead Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Zeb V. Moss Distinguished Alumnus 2007
J. Scott Padgett Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2007
Nelson Searcy Young Alumnus of the Year 2007
Frances Turner Southern Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Donald Elliott Stroup Distinguished Alumnus 2007
J. Lee Taylor, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Doreen Payne Wacaster Distinguished Alumna 2007
David R. Walker Distinguished Alumnus 2007
John H. Walker Distinguished Alumnus 2007
Sidney Blake Wilkey Distinguished Alumnus 2007
C. Bonnell Young Distinguished Alumnus 2007

Name Award Year
Inducted
Ronald Ray Beane Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Barbara Blackburn Distinguished Alumna 2006
E. Drew Bridges Young Alumnus of the Year 2006
ugene Charles Bumgardner Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Joy McKibben Burrow Distinguished Alumna 2006
Melinda Campbell Distinguished Alumna 2006
Robert Lee Decker Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Kenneth Lee Friday Distinguished Alumnu 2006
Richard English Hardee Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2006
Greta Setzer Harper Alumna of the Year 2006
Raymond Clayton Johns, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Raymond Clayton Johns, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Elizabeth Smathers Johnson Distinguished Alumna 2006
Jeffrey Phillip McNeill Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Kenneth Eugene Napier Distinguished Alumnus Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Edwin Peeler Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Cindy Lee Putnam-Evans Distinguished Alumna 2006
Robert B. Setzer Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Robert David White Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Phillip P. White Distinguished Alumnus 2006
Vickie Plaster Whitelock Distinguished Alumna 2006

Name Award Year
Inducted
Reg Alexander Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Carolyn Dewberry Bratton Distinguished Alumna 2005
Kenneth Brooks Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Sarah Kincaid Bush Distinguished Alumna 2005
Jean Cabaniss Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Sue C. Camp Distinguished Alumna 2005
Chrissy Vaughn Coley Distinguished Alumna 2005
Casey Cooper Young Alumnus of the Year 2005
Homer Craig Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Collette W. Deviney Alumna of the Year 2005
Mary Ruth Dixon Distinguished Alumna 2005
Buddy Freeman Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Sonny Huggins Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Robert S. Jones, Sr. Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Leland Andrew Kerr Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Gary Todd Mitchem Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Isaac Mwase Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Charles Starnes Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Terry Sult Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Bill Wallace Distinguished Alumnus 2005
Clay Warf Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2005
Steven White Distinguished Alumnus 2005

Name Award Year
Inducted
Crystal Dawn Baker Distinguished Alumna 2004
Wes Barkley Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Martha Hovis Bumgardner Distinguished Alumna 2004
Bobby Bush Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Chasitty Camp Calhoun Distinguished Alumna 2004
Jack Carpenter Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Carole Roberts Carvajal Distinguished Alumna 2004
Kip Cloninger Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Andy Hanner Young Alumnus of the Year 2004
Ray Hardee Distinguished Alumnus 2004
T. Perry Hildreth Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Tracy Jessup Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Trent Jessup Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Frances Allen Kiser Distinguished Alumna 2004
Holly Middlebrooks Nelson Distinguished Alumna 2004
Robert Neil Distinguished Alumnus 2004
Kellie Robinson Future Alumna of the Year 2004
B. Elmo Scoggin Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2004
Hannah Valdez Distinguished Alumna 2004
Sue Vance Wilson Distinguished Alumna 2004

Name Awards Year
Inducted
Doris Vance Banner Distinguished Alumna 2003
Orstell Barnett Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Renee Bennett Bethea Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Alex M. Bromir Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Samuel Todd Capps Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Jerome Frederick Davis Creach Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Erik D. Cummings Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Carolyn Lewis Duncan Distinguished Alumna 2003
Steve Erwine Distinguished Alumnus 2003
T. Richard Furse, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Fred Glennon Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Tim Hagler Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Barry E. Hambright Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Jimmy Harris Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Rowell Lane Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Cara Travis Madoni Future Alumna of the Year 2003
Martha Mason Jr. College Alumna of the Year 2003
Ron Rash Alumnus of the Year 2003
Mickey Banks Sharpe Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Lavonda Fox Shires Distinguished Alumna 2003
John Vaughn Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Glenn Walker Distinguished Alumnus 2003
William B. Watterson Distinguished Alumnus 2003
Starr Gist Wright Young Alumnus of the Year 2003

Name Award Year
Inducted
C. Neal Alexander Alumnus of the Year 2002
Justin Scot Alston Future Alumnus of the Year 2002
William “Jack” Jackson Arey Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Bill K. Baucom, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Janet Workman Berry Distinguished Alumna 2002
Cline W. Borders Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Gladys Brooks Boroughs Distinguished Alumna 2002
Hoyt Bynum, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 2002
R. Elliott Churchill Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Mamadi Corra Young Alumnus of the Year 2002
Don Durham Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Phillip L. Elliott Distinguished Alumnus 2002
James C. Faw Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Susan Bailey Harbin Distinguished Alumna 2002
L. Stephen Hendrix Alumnus of the Year 2002
Jerry Johnson Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Thomas C. Key Distinguished Alumnus 2002
R. Shawn Lewis Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Kristen Harpe Macemore Distinguished Alumna 2002
Robert McDonald Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Veronica Bright Poole-Adams Distinguished Alumna 2002
David H. Roach Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Alexander Ross Distinguished Alumnus 2002
Terri L. Smith-Wright Distinguished Alumna 2002
Dorothy Spangler Distinguished Alumna 2002
Charles Jerome Spivey Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2002
H. Gene Washburn Distinguished Alumnus 2002

Name Award Year
Inducted
Robert C. Abernethy Distinguished Alumnus 2001
M. Reid Armstrong Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2001
Dorothy B. Austell Distinguished Alumna 1941 2001 2001
Josh Benedict Future Alumnus of the Year 2001
Diane C. Brooks Distinguished Alumna 2001
Collette Deviney Distinguished Alumna 2001
Kenneth Earnhardt Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Melanie Campbell Ford Distinguished Alumna 2001
R. Leigh Ford Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Joseph Allen Freeman Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Corless Horne Goode Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Brenda Barret Gray Distinguished Alumna 2001
Randall Chris Hall Young Alumnus of the Year 2001
Barbara B. Hendrix Distinguished Alumna 2001
Jennifer E. Carlton Kampfe Distinguished Alumna 2001
Terry L. Ledford Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Gregory T. Mathis Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Patti Ellis McMurry Distinguished Alumna 2001
Michael D. Philbeck Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Wayne Roberts Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Brad Smith Distinguished Alumnus 2001
Anthony N. Strange Alumnus of the Year 2001
Julie Jackson Strange Distinguished Alumna 2001
Michelle Webb Strickland Distinguished Alumna 2001
Lisa Robertson Weaver Distinguished Alumna 2001
T.G. (Wes) Westmoreland, II Distinguished Alumnus 2001
J. Ronald Wright Distinguished Alumnus 2001

Name Award Year
Inducted
J.J. Abernethy Alumnus of the Year 2000
Willard P. Armes Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Marsha S. Baker Distinguished Alumna 2000
Elmer Udean Burke Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 2000
Lana Gayle Chambers Distinguished Alumna 2000
Edward Cook Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Larry Keith Dixon Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Lena Dula Mayberry Engstrom Distinguished Alumna 2000
Samuel Monroe Freeman Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Artis Gilmore Distinguished Alumnus 2000
R. Scott Good Distinguished Alumnus 2000
William Marion Honeycutt, III Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Bob Patterson Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Carolyn Harless Pettyjohn Distinguished Alumna 2000
Julius Pinkston Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Sharon Case Randall Distinguished Alumna 2000
Joe A. Roberts Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Lara Grace Sellers Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Sherri K. Shaver Distinguished Alumna 2000
Andrew Christopher White Distinguished Alumnus 2000
Hannah Woody Future Alumna of the Year 2000
Heather Nicole Robinson Wright Distinguished Alumna 2000

Name Award Year
Inducted
Richard B. Ambrose Distinguished Alumnus 1999
M. Reid Armstrong Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Maynard Lancaster Austell Distinguished Alumnus 1999
William Tom Bell Alumnus of the Year 1999
Crystall D. Carson Distinguished Alumna 1999
Dana Grant Future Alumnus of the Year 1999
Gail Williams Helton Distinguished Alumna 1999
John Blanton Hiott Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Sandra Keeter Distinguished Alumna 1999
Harwick Wiley Kiser, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Ronald H. Lindler Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Helyn Goode Lowery Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Zeb Ashley Lowery Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Gay Helms Melton Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Lori A. Nanney Distinguished Alumna 1999
Max Padgett Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Stephen B. Prevatte Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Kimberly Austin Sanders Distinguished Alumna 1999
Mark C. Sanders Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Lara Rene Self-Gopp Distinguished Alumna 1999
Charles Jerome Spivey Jr. College Alumnus of the Year 1999
Elena Vishnevskaya Distinguished Alumna 1999
Thomas Craig Watson, III Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Jesse Alton Watson Distinguished Alumnus 1999
Rachel McKee Whitaker Distinguished Alumna 1999
Marty White Young Alumnus of the Year 1999

Name Award Year
Inducted
T. Robert Mullinax Alumnus of the Year 1951 1998 Alumnus of the Year 1998
Lisa Carol Tucker Alumna of the Year 1998
Lisa Carol Tucker Young Alumna of the Year 1997
J. Rick Webb Alumnus of the Year 1997
Arnold Dewey Isaacs Alumnus of the Year 1957 1996 1996
Rebecca Hicks Walter Young Alumna of the Year 1996
J. Douglas Armstrong Young Alumnus of the Year 1995
Abdul Asghar Alumnus of the Year 1995
Neils W. Brooks Alumnus of the Year 1994
Randy Keith Kilby Young Alumnus of the Year 1994

Name Award Year
Inducted
Hughy Hartford Hollifield Alumnus of the Year 1993
Gaylin Wylie Stewart Young Alumnus of the Year 1993
Jill Haney Coy Young Alumna of the Year 1992
Doris Lavonne Walters Alumna of the Year 1992
E. Russell Anderson Young alumnus of the Year 1991
Gilmer W. Blackburn Alumnus of the Year 1991
Max Padgett Alumnus of the Year 1990
Henry L. Smith, Jr. Alumnus of the Year 1989
Betty Emmett Knox Alumna of the Year 1988
Linda Morrison Combs Alumna of the Year 1987
Bobby M. Pettyjohn Alumnus of the Year 1985
J. Lowery Austell Alumnus of the Year 1984
H. Gene Washburn Alumnus of the Year 1983
Joseph E. Cabaniss Alumnus of the Year 1982
Jack D. Mullinax Alumnus of the Year 1981
Robert P. Long Alumnus of the Year 1980
Dan W. Moore Helms, Jr. Alumnus of the Year 1979
Helen Marie Stinson Alumna of the Year 1978
Jack G. Creech Alumnus of the Year 1977
Leon Julius Pinkston Alumnus of the Year 1976

Name Award Year
Inducted
Forrest William Hunt Alumnus of the Year 1975
John Purcell Carlton Alumnus of the Year 1974
Bettye Falls McGraw Alumna of the Year 1973
Dorothy Jenkins Poston Alumna of the Year 1972
Horace Greely Hammet Alumnus of the Year 1971
Thomas Jefferson McGraw Alumnus of the Year 1970
Aileen Jones Gamble Alumna of the Year 1969
James Roy Roberson Alumnus of the Year 1968
E. Eugene Poston Alumnus of the Year 1967
Leary R. Harrill, Jr. Alumnus of the Year 1966
Hubert Conrad Dixon Alumnus of the Year 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb V. Moss Alumni of the Year 1964
Ella McCurry Campbell Alumna of the Year 1963
Dorothy Washburn Edwards Alumna of the Year 1962
John R. Dover, Jr. Alumnus of the Year 1961
Oliver Paul Hamrick Alumnus of the Year 1960
Donnies Gold Yelton Alumnus of the Year 1959
Leon H. Hollingsworth Alumnus of the Year 1958
Arnold Wesley Kincaid Alumnus of the Year 1957

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