List of University of Tennessee people
The following is a list of people associated with the University of Tennessee system in all its campuses. The list does not include personnel associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Politics and law
[edit]- Lamar Alexander, former Tennessee Governor, UT President and former US Senator[1]
- Ali Abu Al-Ragheb, former Prime Minister of Jordan
- Victor Ashe, U.S. ambassador to Poland, former mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee[citation needed]
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, member of House of Representatives[citation needed]
- Richard W. Austin, member of House of Representatives[citation needed]
- Howard Baker, Ambassador and former Senate Majority Leader[citation needed]
- Howard Baker Sr., member of House of Representatives[citation needed]
- William M. Barker, Chief Justice to Tennessee Supreme Court[citation needed]
- George White Baxter, Governor of Wyoming territory[citation needed]
- Ray Blanton, Governor of Tennessee, member of House of Representatives[2]
- Marion Speed Boyd, former U.S. district and Chief judge for Tennessee[citation needed]
- John Lafayette Camp, politician and Civil War veteran[citation needed]
- William H. Cate, former U.S. Congressman from Arkansas[3]
- Brett Carter, U.S. House of Representatives candidate[citation needed]
- Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator[4]
- Walter Chandler, former mayor of Memphis, Tennessee[citation needed]
- Clement Comer Clay, former Governor of Alabama[5]
- Bob Corker, former mayor of Chattanooga; U.S. Senator[6]
- John Hervey Crozier, member of House of Representatives[7]
- Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., former White House Counsel[citation needed]
- Lincoln Davis, member of House of Representatives[8]
- Jim DeMint, South Carolina U.S. Senator[9]
- M. Jerome Diamond, Vermont Attorney General, 1975–1981[10]
- Lurita Doan, former Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration[11]
- Jimmy Duncan, member of House of Representatives[12]
- John Duncan Sr., member of House of Representative[13]
- Winfield Dunn, former Governor of Tennessee[14]
- Charlene Fite, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Crawford County, Arkansas[15]
- James B. Frazier, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Senator[16]
- Richard Fulton, former Tennessee state senator, US Congressman, mayor of metropolitan Nashville
- Bart Gordon, member of House of Representatives[17]
- Al Gore Jr., former Vice President of the United States, US Congressman, US Senator, professor, and environmentalist, recipient of honorary doctorate, 2010[18]
- Albert Gore Sr., member of House of Representatives and U.S. Senator[19]
- Bill Hendon, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[20]
- Van Hilleary, U. S. Congressman[21]
- John C. Houk, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[22]
- Thomas G. Hull, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[23]
- Amadou Scattred Janneh, former Secretary of State for Communication, Information and Technology, from The Gambia[citation needed]
- Ray Jenkins, Senate counsel during the Army-McCarthy Hearings[citation needed]
- William L. Jenkins, member of U.S. House of Representatives[24]
- Ed Jones, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[25]
- Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia
- Joel A. Katz, entertainment lawyer[26] (UT College of Law)
- Estes Kefauver, former U.S. Senator[citation needed]
- Arthur Larson, politician[citation needed]
- Guy A. Lewis, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
- Dan Lipinski, U.S. Congressman (D-IL) and former professor[27]
- William Gibbs McAdoo, former United States Secretary of the Treasury[citation needed]
- John E. McCall, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[28]
- Jimmy Naifeh, Speaker of the House, Tennessee House of Representatives[citation needed]
- John Randolph Neal Jr., Scopes Trial attorney[citation needed]
- Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[29]
- George W. Ochs, former Mayor of Chattanooga[citation needed]
- Michael C. Polt, U.S. Ambassador to Serbia[citation needed]
- Percy Priest, former member of U.S. House of Representatives[30]
- Bob Ramsey (born 1947), Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives[31]
- Glenn Reynolds, UT law professor and author of the Instapundit political weblog[citation needed]
- Mercer Reynolds, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland[citation needed]
- Madeline Rogero, first female mayor of Knoxville[citation needed]
- Kenneth Rush, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany[citation needed]
- Edward Terry Sanford, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice[citation needed]
- Jim Sasser, former U.S. Senator[32]
- Ronald L. Schlicher, former U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus[citation needed]
- Margaret Scobey, former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and Egypt[33]
- Heath Shuler, U.S. Representative from North Carolina; former NFL player[34]
- William P. Sims, Arizona state senator[35]
- William Pruden Smith, former mayor, Miami
- Paul Summers, former Attorney General of State of Tennessee[citation needed]
- John S. Tanner, member of House of Representatives[36]
- Deborah Tate, United States Federal Communications Commission Commissioner[citation needed]
- George Caldwell Taylor, former U.S. district judge[citation needed]
- Lawrence Tyson, former U.S. Senator[37]
- Gary R. Wade, Tennessee Supreme Court appointee, as of 2006
- Herbert S. Walters, former U.S. Senator[38]
- Zach Wamp, member of House of Representatives[39]
- Allen West, U.S. Representative from Florida[40]
- Washington C. Whitthorne, former U.S. Senator[41]
- Laura I. Wiley, former member of the North Carolina General Assembly; current member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors
- Paul Young, mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
Education
[edit]- Edward L. Ayers, former President of the University of Richmond
- Guy Bailey, 15th President of Texas Tech University; President of the University of Alabama
- Philander P. Claxton Sr., founder of the UT Department of Education and U.S. commissioner of education, 1911–1921
- Bob Clement, President of Cumberland University and politician
- Bryan Coker, 12th President of Maryville College
- Margaret Cuninggim, former Dean of Women at the University of Tennessee
- David L. Eubanks, former President of Johnson Bible College
- John Gaventa, political sociologist
- Lee Giles, computer scientist, CiteSeer, David Reese Professor at the Pennsylvania State University
- John Rice Irwin, historian, founder of Museum of Appalachia[42]
- Annie Kennedy, first member of the faculty elected at the Alabama Girls' Industrial School (now, University of Montevallo)
- Joe L. Kincheloe (1950–2008), professor and Canada Research Chair at the Faculty of Education, McGill University in Montreal; founder of The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy; author of more than 45 books and more than one hundred journal articles on issues including critical pedagogy, educational research, urban studies, cognition, curriculum, and cultural studies[43]
- William Allen Montgomery (1829–1905), graduated in 1850; lawyer, planter, Confederate chaplain and Baptist minister; President of Carson–Newman University from 1888 to 1892[44][45]
- John Thomas Mentzer (~1951–2010), marketing and supply chain scholar[46]
- F. Ann Millner, 11th President of Weber State University
- Velma McBride Murry, psychologist and sociologist at Vanderbilt University[47]
- Shirley Raines, 12th President of University of Memphis
- Linwood H. Rose, 5th President of James Madison University
- Stephen Wallace Taylor, historian and chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Macon State College
- W. I. Thomas, sociologist
- Bernie L. Wade, Chancellor, International Circle of Faith Colleges and Seminaries
Actors, directors, and entertainers
[edit]- Clarence Brown, Academy Award-nominated film director
- Dixie Carter, actress
- Henry Cho, comedian
- John Cullum, actor and singer
- James Denton, actor, Desperate Housewives
- Dale Dickey, actress
- James Dobson actor
- Melanie Hutsell, comedian, actress
- David Keith, actor and director
- Logan Marshall-Green, actor, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Upgrade
- Park Overall, actress
- Constance Shulman, voice-over artist, actress
- Leanne Morgan, comedian, actress and author
Artists and musicians
[edit]- Jeff Baxter, Nike designer
- Deana Carter, country music singer and songwriter
- Ashley Cleveland, gospel singer[48]
- James Denton, actor
- The Dirty Guv'nahs, rock band
- Thomas Fulton, opera conductor[48]
- Drew Holcomb, singer and songwriter
- Ellie Holcomb, singer and songwriter
- Anna Maria Horner, fabric designer and textile artist
- Byron McKeeby, artist
- Wardell Milan, artist
- Lewis Cosby, bass player, 10 Years
- John Howell Morrison, composer
- Bobby Ogdin – recording studio pianist, member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band
- Park Overall, actress
- Dolly Parton, country music singer, recipient of honorary doctorate, 2009
- Cheryl Lynn Studer, opera soprano[48]
- Carl Sublett, painter[49]
- Pam Tillis, country music singer
- Gil Trythall, composer and pianist
- Richard Aaker Trythall, composer and pianist[50]
- Keith Wallen, singer and songwriter, Breaking Benjamin
- Sarah Webb, artist
- Delores Ziegler, opera singer[48]
Authors
[edit]- Travis Beacham, screenwriter
- Lowell Cunningham, comic book writer
- Owen Davis, playwright
- Bruce Foster, paper engineer, pop-up children's books creator
- Chris Grabenstein, author[51]
- Alex Haley, novelist, biographer and essayist
- May Justus, author of children's books[48]
- Joseph Wood Krutch, novelist, critic and naturalist
- Richard Marius, novelist, scholar and speechwriter
- Cormac McCarthy, novelist
- John C. McManus, PhD, military historian and professor of military history
- Dave Ramsey, financial guru, author, and host of The Ramsey Show
- Brad Vice, short story writer
- Kurt Vonnegut, writer
- Allen Wier, fiction writer and scholar
- William Garrett Wright, poet[52]
Business and economy
[edit]- Charles Scott Abbott, one of the two originators of Trivial Pursuit
- Claudia Brind-Woody, IBM executive
- James Clayton, President and CEO of Clayton Homes
- Michael T. Dugan, educator and accounting scholar
- Charlie Ergen, CEO of Echostar
- James Haslam Jr., founder and CEO of Pilot Corporation
- Charles O. Holliday, Chairman of Bank of America and Former Chairman of DuPont
- Thomas M. Humphrey, economist and author
- Min Kao, CEO and founder of Garmin
- Frank Knight, economist
- Godwin Maduka, doctor and philanthropist
- Charles McClung McGhee, late 19th-century Knoxville railroad magnate and financier
- Abdisalam Omer, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia
- Rex Repass, US-based public opinion and marketing research executive
- Jerry Sisk Jr., gemologist and television executive, co-founded Jewelry Television in 1993[53]
- Donnie Smith, CEO of Tyson Foods
- Chris Whittle, founder of Whittle Communications and Edison Schools
Military
[edit]- Burwell B. Bell III, U.S. Army Commander
- Robert Emmet Callan, major general in the U.S. Army and assistant chief of staff in the War Department, 1931–1935
- Clifton B. Cates, aide to President Woodrow Wilson and later Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Thomas A. Davis, Captain of Spanish–American War
- Norman C. Gaddis, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
- Robert C. Hinson, former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of United States Strategic Command
- Bruce K. Holloway, military commander of Allied Forces
- Ridley McLean, rear admiral in the U.S. Navy; wrote the Bluejacket's Manual, which is still used to teach naval recruits the basics of seamanship
- Spurgeon Neel, major general, pioneer in aeromedical evacuation
- Austin C. Shofner, World War II U.S. general
- Maurice F. Weisner, former Pacific Fleet Admiral
Athletics and sportscasters
[edit]- Monica Abbott, former NPF pitcher for the Washington Glory, Olympian (2008)[54]
- Kyle Alexander (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Chris Daw, Paralympic gold medalist
- Pete Athas, former NFL player
- Bill Bates, former NFL Pro Bowl safety[55]
- Bianca Belair (born Bianca Blair), professional wrestler in WWE[56]
- Buddy Bolding, former head baseball coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia[57]
- Dick Bowers, former athletic director for the University of South Florida[58]
- Chris Burke, retired Major League Baseball player[59]
- Kevin Burnett, former NFL player[60]
- Ray Bussard, Hall of Fame and Olympic swimming coach, 1968–1989
- Tamika Catchings, former WNBA player, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008)[61]
- Joey Clinkscales, professional football wide receiver, scout, and executive
- Alan Cockrell, former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach
- Denny Crawford, professional football guard[62]
- Jonathan Crompton, NFL free agent quarterback[63]
- Antone Davis, former National Football League offensive lineman[64]
- Doug Dickey, College Football Hall of Fame head coach at the University of Tennessee (1964–1969) and the University of Florida (1970–1978); athletic director at Tennessee (1985–2002)[65]
- R. A. Dickey, professional baseball pitcher[66]
- Bobby Dodd, college football coach and athletic director at Georgia Tech[67]
- Dale Ellis, former NBA player[68]
- Beattie Feathers, former NFL player; collegiate football and baseball coach[69]
- Paul Finebaum, radio host and journalist[70]
- Cory Fleming, former NFL wide receiver[71]
- Richmond Flowers, former NFL player
- Arian Foster, former NFL running back
- Phillip Fulmer, head coach of Tennessee Volunteers football team (1992–2008)[72]
- Harry Galbreath, former National Football League offensive lineman[73]
- Charlie Garner, NFL running back[74]
- Phil Garner, former Major League Baseball player and manager[75]
- Justin Gatlin, 2004 Summer Olympics 100m gold medalist[76]
- Willie Gault, former NFL wide receiver[77]
- Bobby Gordon, football player[78]
- Sam Graddy, 1984 Summer Olympics 100m silver medalist and 4 × 100 m gold medalist[79]
- Ray Graves, former NFL player; University of Florida head football coach (1960–1969) and athletic director (1960–1979); College Football Hall of Fame (1990)[80]
- Ernie Grunfeld, former NBA player and current president of basketball operations, Washington Wizards[81]
- Travis Haney, college football writer for ESPN Insider[82]
- Alvin Harper, former NFL wide receiver[83]
- Dee Haslam, businesswoman and co-owner of the Cleveland Browns
- Jimmy Haslam, co-owner of the Cleveland Browns
- Albert Haynesworth, NFL defensive tackle[84]
- Todd Helton, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies[85]
- Luke Hochevar, professional baseball player
- Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA player, Olympian (2000)[86]
- Rick Honeycutt, former Major League Baseball player and current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers[87]
- Allan Houston, former NBA shooting guard[88]
- Luke Hudson, former MLB pitcher[89]
- Rickea Jackson, WNBA small forward, Los Angeles Sparks
- Austin Johnson, former NFL player[90]
- Dale Jones, former NFL player and current assistant coach at Appalachian State
- Lars Jorgensen (born 1970), swimmer and college coach
- Steve Kiner, former NFL player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee[91]
- Bernard King, former NBA player[92]
- Kara Lawson, WNBA player, Olympian (2008), ESPN analyst[93]
- Jamal Lewis, NFL running back[94]
- Jeremy Linn, swimmer, won one gold and one silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia[95]
- Christine Magnuson, swimmer, won two silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China[96]
- Johnny Majors, College Football Hall of Fame 1987, Heisman Trophy runner-up (1956); head football coach at Iowa State University (1968–1972), University of Pittsburgh (1973–1976) and the University of Tennessee (1977–1992)[97]
- Peyton Manning,(Class of 1997) NFL quarterback[98]
- Tee Martin, former NFL quarterback[99]
- Steve Matthews, former NFL quarterback[100]
- Jeronne Maymon (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[101]
- Bill Mayo, All-American[102]
- Jacques McClendon, NFL offensive lineman[103]
- Tim McGee, NFL receiver[104]
- Ross McGowan, professional golfer[105]
- Greg McMichael, former Major League Baseball player[106]
- Charles McRae, former National Football League offensive lineman[107]
- Jordan McRae (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Aries Merritt, 2012 Summer Olympics 110m hurdles gold medalist
- Anthony Miller, former NFL pro Bowl wide receiver[108]
- Mike Miller, NFL player[109]
- Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event winner
- Tom Myslinski, former NFL center[110]
- Kevin Nash, former professional wrestler and UT basketball player[111]
- Lindsey Nelson, sportscaster[112]
- Augie Ojeda, Major League Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks[113]
- Candace Parker, WNBA player, Olympian (2008)[114]
- Woody Paige, sports analyst for The Denver Post and ESPN's Around the Horn[115]
- Bruce Pearl, former men's head basketball coach[116]
- Buzz Peterson, former men's head basketball coach
- Carl Pickens, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver[117]
- Peerless Price, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver[118]
- Semeka Randall, former WNBA player[119]
- Josh Richardson, professional basketball player, currently plays for the Miami Heat
- Mychal Rivera, tight end; brother of Glee actress Naya Rivera[citation needed]
- Pat Ryan, former NFL player[120]
- Ovince St. Preux, collegiate football defensive end and linebacker; professional mixed martial artist, formerly with Strikeforce[121] and currently with the UFC[122]
- Mike Smithson, former MLB pitcher
- Robert Shaw, former NFL center[123]
- Michelle Snow, former WNBA player[124]
- Donté Stallworth, NFL WR[125]
- Drew Steckenrider, professional baseball pitcher[126]
- Melvin Stewart, swimmer, won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain[127]
- Pat Summitt, former women's basketball head coach (1974–2012); member of Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame; Olympian (1976); head coach for the 1984 Olympic women's basketball team that won gold[128]
- Tyler Summitt, Pat's son and former women's basketball program head coach at Louisiana Tech[129]
- Lenny Taylor, NFL player[130]
- Holly Warlick, former Lady Vols basketball player and former Lady Vols head coach (2012–2019)[131]
- Chuck Webb, NFL player[132]
- Reggie White, former NFL defensive lineman[133]
- Ron Widby, former NFL Pro Bowl punter[134]
- Grant Williams, NBA player
- Jordan Williams, NFL player
- Rhyne Williams, professional tennis player[135]
- Al Wilson, NFL player[136]
- Gibril Wilson, NFL safety[137]
- Jason Witten, NFL Pro Bowl tight end[138]
- Gene Wojciechowski, college football reporter and senior writer for ESPN The Magazine[70]
- Bob Woodruff, head football coach at Baylor University (1947–1949); head football coach and athletic director at the University of Florida (1950–1959)[citation needed]
- Chris Woodruff, associate head coach at the University of Tennessee, former professional tennis player[139]
Journalists and newscasters
[edit]- Richard Ernsberger Jr., senior editor, Newsweek[140][141]
- Huell Howser, California television personality
- Ryan McGee, ESPN writer and commentator
- Ann Taylor, NPR newscaster
- Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN writer and commentator
Rhodes Scholars
[edit]- Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Balliol College, B.A. 1981 MA 1986; graduated from Harvard Law School in 1983 with a JD degree; served in the cabinet of Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter; sat on several corporate boards; served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President Obama and Director of White House Office of Healthcare Reform[142]
- William Everett Derryberry, St. John's College, BA 1932 MA 1940; had a 34-year academic career as president of Tennessee Technological University, where he oversaw the transformation of the school from a campus of a few acres and a few buildings with 700 students and 31 faculty members to a university comprising six colleges and schools on 235 acres of property with a student body of close to 7,000 and a faculty of more than 350[142]
- Bernadotte E. Schmitt, Merton College, BA 1908, M.A 1913; professor at Western Reserve University (1910–1925) and the University of Chicago (1925–1946); when he retired from Chicago, he held the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professorship of Modern History; served briefly in World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant of Field Artillery; during World War II, he acted as a special consultant on history in the Department of State's Division of Research and Publications and its Division of Historical Policy Research[142]
Nobel laureates
[edit]- James Buchanan, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Science; received an M.S. degree from UT in 1941[143]
- Peter C. Doherty, faculty member in the UT Health Science Center in Memphis
Pulitzer prize winners
[edit]- John Netherland Heiskell, 1893 graduate of the University of Tennessee; publisher and editor of the Arkansas Gazette', 1902–1972; under his leadership, the paper won a Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service[144]
- Owen Davis, 1889 graduate, won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Icebound in 1923[145]
- John M. Hightower, attended the University of Tennessee 1927–1929; won a Pulitzer while at the Associated Press for International Reporting in 1952[146]
- Ron Kirksey, 1970 graduate of the University of Tennessee, won the Pulitzer prize for public service journalism in 1994 as part of a team at the Akron Beacon Journal[147]
- Cormac McCarthy, novelist who attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1951–1952 and 1957–1960; won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for The Road[148]
- Bernadotte E. Schmitt, earned a bachelor of arts at the University of Tennessee in 1902, won a Pulitzer in History in 1931 for his book The Coming of the War, 1914 (1930)[149]
- John Noble Wilford, 1955 graduate of the University of Tennessee; won two Pulitzer Prizes for national reporting;[150] science correspondent for The New York Times, and founder of the paper's weekly science section[151]
- Edward Osborne Wilson, attended University of Tennessee 1950–1951, won two Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction for his books On Human Nature (1979)[152] and The Ants (1991)[153]
Science and technology
[edit]- Mladen Bestvina, topologist, professor of mathematics at University of Utah
- William E. Bickley, entomologist
- Jack Dongarra, computer science professor; creator of LINPACK and LAPACK; 2021 Turing Award Recipient
- Gertrude Ehrlich, professor of mathematics at University of Maryland, College Park
- Weston Fulton, meteorologist, inventor
- Lee Giles, computer scientist, CiteSeer, David Reese Professor at Pennsylvania State University
- Carl B. Huffaker, biologist and agricultural scientist
- Mohammad Ataul Karim, physicist
- Frank Knight, economist
- Mounir Laroussi, plasma physicist, pioneer of plasma medicine
- Madeline Kneberg Lewis, archaeologist of the Southeastern United States
- Joana Kuntz, organizational psychologist in New Zealand
- Gerald North, atmospheric scientist, author of North Report and The Impact of Global Warming in Texas
- Douglas W. Owsley, division head of physical anthropology of Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
- Ronald H. Petersen, mycologist of the University of Tennessee
- Alan Rabinowitz, zoologist, CEO of Panthera
- Edward K. Reedy, radar researcher and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, 1998–2003[154]
- Subrata Roy, inventor, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Florida
- Antoinette Rodez Schiesler, chemist, director of research at Villanova University
- Jeremy C. Smith, Governor's Chair and Director of UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics
- Morwen Thistlethwaite, knot theorist
- Peter Tsai, chemist, inventor of the N95 mask
- E.O. Wilson, biologist and naturalist
Astronauts
[edit]Faculty
[edit]- Sandra Blain (born 1941), ceramicist, potter, and sculptor[155]
- Charles W. Kent (1860–1917), scholar of the English language
- Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
- Carolyn Ringer Lepre, 10th president of Salisbury University
- Jill Mikucki, microbiologist, Antarctic researcher
- Kate Vitasek (born 1968), author and educator, adjunct faculty in the Haslam College of Business Global Supply Chain Institute and the Graduate and Executive Education
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