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Bass\/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award:\u003Cstrong\u003E Greg Durgin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EW. Marshall Leach, Jr.\/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award:\u003Cstrong\u003E Magnus Egerstedt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ED. 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