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- ↑ "Mackinac Center President Honored for Leadership". michigancapitolconfidential.com. Capitol Confidential News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ "JUSTIN OWEN, PRESIDENT & CEO". BeaconTN.org. Beacon Center of Tennessee. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "STATE POLICY NETWORK PRESENTS THE 2019 THOMAS A. ROE AWARD TO KIM DENNIS OF SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST". SPN.org. State Policy Network. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "State Policy Network Honors Arizona Supreme Court Justice with 2016 Roe Award". State Policy Network. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "UNSUNG HERO AWARD, OVERTON AWARD & ROE AWARD WINNERS". SPN.org. State Policy Network. Retrieved 17 February 2022.