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Deborah Wilbers Peter and Anne Wildenborg Andrea Wilkerson Douglas Wilkowske David and Rachelle Willey Marguerite P. Wilson Sue Wiltgen Jeff Wold Ann Wolverton Monique and Perry Wood David E. Wren Donna and Ben Wright Dennis Wu Szu-Ling Wu Nicole Wurdak Maryann Wycoff Priscilla Wyeth Mary Lynn Yakel David Yarusso Barbara Yawn Adriana Zabala Paul Zerby and Ann Browning Zerby Kirsten Zerhusen Steve Zimmermann

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Shai Adams Amanda Aherns Martha Marillene Allen Debbie Allert Fayette Ames Eric Anderson Jen Anderson Renner and Martha Anderson Jamie Andrews Azizollah Arabkhazaeli Clint Atterberry Marcia J. Aubineau Rick Ausland Jolene J. Bailey Lisa Bardon Jack Barnes Carol Barnett Janet Bartz Steven Batchelder Barbara Battiste Henry Beck Thomas Becker Sheri Bennefeld Kyra Benson Steven Benton John Berg Ramiro Besada Oona Besse Irina Bezroukova Nick Bischof Katherine Bischoff Elizabeth Black Anne Black-Sinak Stuart Block Ian C. Bohn Kevin Borchers Terrie and John Brandt Tony Branfort heather Bray Dennis Breining Suzanne Brenner Cheryl Brinkley Eric Britt Alexis Broome Carolyn Brown Ann Brownlee Mary Brustad Catherine Burrows David A. Burton Kelly Buser Lisa Butcher Roseanne Byrne Gregory Campbell Caroline Carlson Dennis Carothers Jeremy Carroll Kent Cassidy Alice Cederberg Ivan J. Chavez Manuel Chavez Susan Christensen Michelle Christianson Amy Columbus Ann Commers Patrick Connor Daniel E. 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Jenifer Aabel Gary Aamodt and Celia Ellingson Mary Abbe Patrice Abbe Vanessa Abbe Christopher Abbene Daniel Abbene Susan Abderholden Brigetta Abel and Scott Burglechner Jerome Abrams and Gayle Brentzman Marjorie Abrams Sandra Abramson Naomi Acosta Carolyn M. Adams Cindy Adamson David Addis Jay Addy Sandra L. Adelmund Cheryl Adkinson Anastasia Adorable John Agacki Barbara Agard Tia Agate Tracey Ahern Amanda Aherns Michael Ahles JoAnn Akemannchein Emin and Britny Aklik Patti W. Albright Andrew Allen Laura Allen Martha Marillene Allen Sharon Allen Thomas O. Allen Richard Allendorf Kimberly Allmann Arlene and Tom Alm Anthony Alongi Elaine S. Alper Diane Alshouse Ginny Altman Vinothini Ambrose Jerome and Joy Amel Adam Ames Caroline Amplatz Fred M. Amram and Sandra Brick Connie Amundson-Hvidston Roland Amundson Tony Anastasia and Jim Miller Arthur Anczarski Daniel E. 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Bach Karen Bachman Ruth and Dale Bachman Joanne Backer Paul Baepler Linda Baer Thomas and Ann Bagnoli Carol Bahl Donna and Jerold Bahls Mark Bahn Josephine and Gordon Bailey Thomas Bailey Laura Baker Thomas Bakken Gail and James Bakkom Gerard Balan Lori Baldwin Joy Ballou Thomas and Dawn Banken Darald Bantel Barbara Barany Barbara Barany Thomas Barber Rosanna Barker Thomas and Jill Barland Annie Barlow Robert Barnes Amy Barr-Saxena Margaret and E. Thomas Barrett Peter Barrett David Barrymore Joseph and Tina Barsky William and Kathleen Bart Anna Bartczak Shane Bartleson Janet Bartz Paul Bary Andrea Bassett John Bassett Naren Bauer Tim Bauernfeind Neil Baumgartner Cynthia Baxter Olga Baxtin Kenneth Bayliss Mark Bayuk Mary Beagan Gardell Bearl Carolyn Beatty Christopher Beaudet Laura Beaudoin Cornelia H. Beck Danielle Beck Longine P. Beck Lynne Beck Thomas Becker Sue Beckham Matthew Beckler Ann Beckman John and Julie Beckmann Gregory and Susan Beckwith Theodore Beeman William Beeman Atta Behfar Benjamin Behler Carl and Joan Behr Bradley Beisel Patricia Beithon Anca Bejan Lori Belair Barbara K. Belew Chris Belich Robert Beller Elliott Belzer Waldyn Benbenek Barbara Bencini Megan Benedict Alicia Benning Bonita J. Benson Deborah Benson Eunice Benson Gerald and Phyllis G. Benson Kyra Benson Noreen Bentfield Bruce and Bonnie Berezovsky Eli Berg-Maas Bara J. Berg Katie Berg Pearl Bergad Judith Berge Kathi Bergenheier Barbara Berger Christine and Markus Berger Kathleen and Warren Berger Kimberly Berger Renee Bergeron Jerrold and Judith Bergfalk Jennifer Bergman Alexandra Bergmann Denise and Rawdon Bergquist Olga Berkovskaya James Berman Jeremy Berman Jill Bernard Rebecca J. Bernhard Bernice Berns Ron Berry Beth Bertelson Diane Bertsch Kelsey Beson Brian Bethune Anamaria Betterman Barbara Beukelman John and Cindy Beukema Irina Bezroukova Jillian Biancamano Kate Biederwolf Fran Bieganek Joshua Bielke Eileen Bielski John Bierbusse William J. Biermaier and David Hanson Kay Biga Sharon Bigot James E. Billings Jill Bills Heidi Bing Beth Bird Michelle M Biros Michael Birt Nick Bischof Alexandra Bisping David Bjork and Jeff Bengtson Alexandra Bjorklund Ingrid E. Bjorklund Mary Bjorklund Joe Blade Michelle Blaeser Kathleen Blair David and Diane Blake Stephen and Margaret Blake John and Mary Blanchard Mitchell E. Blatt and Michele Lepsche Anna Bliss Linda Blodgett Sharon Bloodworth and Barrett Johnson Susan Bloyer Martin Blumenreich and Patricia Blumenreich Susan Boardman Terry Bock Jim Boddy Laura A. Boe Shari and David Boehnen Molly Boes George and Joan Bohlig Kevin A. Bohlig Michael W. Bohman Bernd and Margaret Bohnel Gail M. 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Judith Garcia Galiana Amy Casuscelli Carmen Cecman Alice Cederberg Matt and Nicole Celichowski Danielle Chalifou Carolyn Chalmers Scott Chamberlain Sarah Chaney Clarence Chaplin Paul Chase Rachelle D. Chase and John Feldman Mary Chastek Devavani Chatterjea Penny Chatterton Robin Chen Susan Chermack William and Nancy Child John Chrisney Beverly Christensen Gordon Christensen Kathy Christensen Rachel Christensen Susan E. Christensen Jeffrey B. Christiansen Grant Christianson David Christopherson Thaddeus Cialek Theresa Cieminski Kerry Cipra Elisa Clark Lela Clark Malcolm and Jean Clark Mitzi Clark Sarah Clark Melissa Clarkson Robert Claybaugh Martha Cleaveland and Paul Tosto John G. Clemedtson Helen Cleveland Karen Clibourn Colin Clifford Mikel Clifford Julie Cline George and Louise Clitty Denis Clohisy Elizabeth Close Robert Clough Thomas Clough Kathryn E. Code Barbara Cohen Burton and Rusty Cohen Gary B. Cohen John Coleman Julie Coleman Steve Coleman and Karen L. Koentopf Ann Marie and Jim Collins James P. Collins Richard Collman Sharon Columbus Brenda Colwill Herbert Colwill Jane and Ogden Confer Roger and Wallys Conhaim Maria Conley Susan Conlin Michael Connaughton and Marya Teutsch-Dwyer Sean Connolly Daniel Conrad Kay Constantine Virginia and Marc Conterato Nate Cooke Paul Coons Benjamin and Laura Cooper Mehroo J. Cooper Lynae Coppa Gisela Corbett and Peter Hyman Margaret Cords Lammers and Mark Lammers Razvan Cornea Iris Cornelius Alfonso Cornish Jeanne and David Cornish Clifton Corzatt Lorie Costello Martin J. Costello Stephen and Joan Costello Willa M. Cott-Meissel John and Jeanne Cound Kenneth Counselman Jeffrey and Barbara Couture Robert Cox Thomas Cox Mary Coyne Barbara Cracraft Julie Craig Katherine Cram Constance Crane and Douglas Rausch Lucia Crane Ruth and Doug Crane Catherine Crescioni Erika Crisman Jane Cromie Denise Cronin Eleanor Crosby Helga G. Cross Kent and Dee Ann Crossley John Crosson Thomas Crouch Richard and Barbara Crouter Bori Csillag Teri Cuddy Antoinette Cudney Mary T. Cummings Lisa Cunat Julie Cunningham Jeanette Cureton Christiana and Aric Czarnowski Zachary D’Angelo David Dahl Gregory Dahl Megan Dahlberg Louis Dahlquist Cory Daignault Beverly F. Dailey Stephanie Daily and James Hughes Samar Dajani-Brown Lisa Dalke Richard Dana Frances Daniels Kathleen Daniels Rosemary K Daniels Shari Danielson Katherine Dantzler-Olson Kamruz Darabi MD Kim Darke Gretchen Davidson Jane Davidson John Davidson Mary Davidson R. C. Davidson Anthony Davis Clarke Davis Dana Davis Fran Davis Martha Davis Peter W. Davis and Pamela Webster Sandra L. Davis Mr. Stephen Davis and Mr. Murray Thomas Patricia and Patrick Day Sarah and Brian Day Julia Dayton Philip de Sa e Silva Joanne Dean Melanie Dean Michael Dean Anne A. DeArden Jean Deatrick and Eldon Feist Jacob Deaver Jay and Rebecca Debertin Marlene Deboef Lorin DeBonte Susanne Decker Karl Dedenbach and

Marie-Christine Leisz Gina Dedrick Alfred Dees Barbara DeGrote Amanda Deisher Lynne Dekker Pat A. Deleon Ellen Delmore Laurel B. Deloria Mary DeMaine Kathleen Deming Danielle R. Demko Alla Denisova Sarah Denkinger Anna Dennis Kara E. Dennis Tim Dennis

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