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- ↑ "UMW chooses Truman State's Paino as president". February 16, 2016.
- ↑ Paino, Troy D. The End of Nostalgia: A Cultural History of Indiana High School Basketball During the Progressive Era. , 1999. WorldCat item record
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- ↑ "What A College President Does While You're Gone". HuffPost. January 3, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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