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<br /> Word weaver<br /> Prize-winning<br /> poet finds inspiration<br /> from unlikely source<br /> Inside<br /> Olympic doctor<br /> Parenting 101<br /> A moment in time<br /> Spring / Summer 2010<br /> 2009 Donor Honor Roll<br /> 18<br /> 20<br /> 24<br /> 26<br /> 28<br /> 30<br /> 32<br /> MAGAZINE STAFF<br /> Executive Editor | Lillian Lorenzi<br /> Editor | Kevin Knapp<br /> Art Director | Debra Lashbrook<br /> Photographer | Rick Smith<br /> Illustrator | Kevin Fales<br /> Editorial Assistant | Sheila Carpenter<br /> Production Coordinator | Bonnie Dragan<br /> Class Notes Coordinator | Linda Oliver<br /> Staff Writers | Daniel Bodene<br /> Susan Thwing-McHale<br /> Proofreader | Laurie DiMauro<br /> Oakland University Magazine is published<br /> twice per year. It is distributed free of charge<br /> to alumni, staff and friends. 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