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David M. Shribman reflects on a college class of prominent peers including Yo Yo Ma Sonia Sotomayor Cameron Munter and Louise Erdrich and asks what they became since graduation. He cites achievements in government media and business while noting enduring shifts in society and values. The piece links memories of student idealism with practical adulthood and ongoing commitment to public life.
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Jimmy Carter
Dow
Franklin Roosevelt
Eastern
Western
Yo Yo Ma
Cameron Munter
U.S
Pakistan
Sonia Sotomayor
John G. Roberts Jr
Supreme Court
Jill Abramson
New York Times
Louise Erdrich
Turtle Mountain
Chippewa
John P. Surma
United States Steel Corp
Tom Price
Department of Health and Human Services
Steve Largent
House of Representatives
Reggie Williams
Cincinnati
NFL
Walter Payton
Sports Ilustrated
Army
Surma
U.S. Steel
Mary Tyler Moore
Barbara Walters
Sara Hoagland Hunter
Hunter
Erdrich
Williams
Sylvan
Peter Jeton
Peter
David M. Shribman
The
Post-Gazette
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