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By Ryan Kupperman | 3/13/24 11:12am

Elon University President Connie Book attends the Undergraduate Human Donor Memorial Service for the first time.  “It's very impactful to recognize the humanity of that person that lived, that's in the memory of — in this case — his children, and how important that decision he made to donate his body for further discovery and to prepare young people to go into the health profession,” Book said. 

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