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- 1 2 "President Eric Gilbertson". Saginaw Valley State University. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- 1 2 "Past Presidents - Eric R. Gilbertson". Saginaw Valley State University. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ SVSU: Board votes to re-name Regional Education Center as 'Gilbertson Hall'
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