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Written by Judah Ginsberg

The author thanks Janice Mears, Eric Shively, and Crystal Poole for assisting him with research materials. He also thanks Mary Ellen Bowden, Kathryn Steen, and Arthur Greenberg for reading a version of this material and making many valuable suggestions. Thanks also to Maria Rosenthal of CAS and the ACS Columbus Local Section for preparing the nomination documents. Needless to say, any remaining errors are the author's alone.

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