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- ↑ "Biography: Loyola University Chicago". Loyola University Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Mark Reed '96 to Become First Lay President of St. Joseph's University". Fairfield University. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Fairfield Awards Dinner 2015 - Mark Reed '96". Fairfield University. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-22.