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- 1 2 UC California, Russell Gould
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- ↑ "Wilson Names 2 Longtime Aides to UC Board of Regents". Associated Press. 24 June 1998 – via LA Times.
- ↑ Bazar, Emily (1998). Davis Prepares to Reshape UC Board — Appointments Could Prompt New Look at Old Controversies. The Sacramento Bee (December 21, 1998), p. A1.
- ↑ INGRAM, CARL (7 January 1999). "Davis Drops a Drove of Wilson Nominees" – via LA Times.
- 1 2 California State press release, Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Two to the Regents of the University of California, 13 September 2005
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