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

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