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- ↑ "Sarah Winter | Human Rights Institute". University of Connecticut. 18 January 2019.
- ↑ Crown and Sceptre (San Marcos High School Yearbook) 1979, p. 65; Crown and Sceptre (San Marcos High School Yearbook) 1980, p. 106
- 1 2 "Sarah Winter CV" (PDF). University of Connecticut. March 2019.
- ↑ "Donald Gray Prize | NAVSA". www.navsa.org.