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Bringing about good: Vicki Collins plans to continue bettering lives in retirement

July 10, 2026 Mark McGowan enewsletter, ETRA, LILT

Vicki Collins attended California State University at Long Beach to earn her bachelor’s degree in psychology. Neither research nor assessment was the plan. Just a career – a life – of helping people. But during her final year there, the Los Angeles

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Stats man David Walker ready to retire from career not at all ‘by the numbers’

April 29, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, ETRA

Funny how one unexpected moment can change everything. Or, in the case of David Walker, a series of spontaneity – or, as he calls it, just dumb luck. The College of Education’s associate dean for Academic Affairs hails from Crosby, Minnesota, a

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