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- ↑ "Cynthia Ross Selected for OSU Distinguished Alumni Award". Education.OKState.edu. Oklahoma State University . Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Inductee Biographies: Cynthia Ross". OHEHS.org. Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Cindy Ross Elected to BancFirst Board". PRNewsWire.com. PR Newswire . Retrieved February 24, 2015.