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Date	1869 - present
Areas Of Involvement	land-grant universities • public education
Notable Alumni	Neil Armstrong • Drew Brees • Herman Cain • James S. Coleman • Eugene Cernan • Jerry Ross • Seymour Benzer
Related People	Dorothy Constance Stratton

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