Reach | Summer 2012

REACH
The magazine of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota

Reach has received awards from
- the Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association (Gold Award 2011)
- University of Minnesota Communicators Forum (Maroon Award 2011)
- Society of Professional Journalists (Page One Award 2012)

DEAN
James A. Parente, Jr.

CHIEF OF STAFF
Jennifer Cieslak

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Mary K. Hicks

EDITOR
Mary Pattock

DESIGN
Woychick Design

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Greg Breining
Giovanna Dell 'Orto
Randolph Fillmore
Christine Friedlander
Greg Hestness
Molly Sutton Kiefer
Joyce Lyon
Bill Magdalene
Kelly O'Brien
Mary Pattock
Terri Sutton
Kirsten Weir

PHOTOGRAPHY
Everett Ayoubzadeh
William Cameron
Kelly MacWilliams
Lisa Miller
Kelly O'Brien

ILLUSTRATION
Jonathan Twingley

COPY EDITING
Alison Baker

PRINTING
Bolger

REACH is published twice a year for alumni, donors, and friends of the College of Liberal Arts.

Send all correspondence to the editor:

CLA Office of Media and Public Relations
University of Minnesota
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Minneapolis, MN 55455

EMAIL
clareach@umn.edu

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