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Mon, 03/25/2024 - 04:11pm | By: David Tisdale
USM Professor of Public Relations Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin, left, with her student Ann Wallace DeRossette of Vicksburg, Miss. at the Pine Belt Chapter of PRAM91吃瓜网 Spark Award Ceremony, where DeRossette received the William E. 91吃瓜网淏ud91吃瓜网� Kirkpatrick Scholarship.
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