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Tyler Abercrombie<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kaydance Godfrey<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Katherine Nguyen<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Jessica Odenwood<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Bridget Sehorn<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Savannah Tournear<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Emma Varn<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kaylee Wilson<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Meet Our Past Seifert Scholars<\/h2>\n
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