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65-517: The university is a national sea-grant institution and owns part of Waties Island , an Atlantic barrier island that serves as a natural laboratory for CCU's instruction and research. The campus is also the home of the Horry County Schools Scholars Academy , a high school for gifted students . Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College , a two-year community college , by

130-618: A 3,370 multi-purpose arena, bookstore, as well as a recreation center open to students, faculty, and staff. The recreation center features a large workout area with cardio machines, weight training, and a full indoor track. It is also home to several group exercise studios, a rock climbing wall, as well as ping pong tables. The arena portion of the HTC Center is home to both men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams, whose games were formerly held in Kimbel Arena . The arena

195-685: A Doctor of Philosophy in education sciences (Ph.D.) among others. Opened in 1977, the Kimbel Library provides research collections and resources to support students, faculty, and the surrounding community. The library also serves as a government repository and houses the Horry County Archives Center. Study spaces in the Kimbel library include technology equipped study and presentation rooms for student use and instruction rooms for librarian-led instruction sessions. Located on

260-519: A Master of Science degree in coastal marine and wetland studies, a Master of Science degree in information systems technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in coastal and marine systems science. The college houses the departments of biology, chemistry, coastal and marine systems science, computing sciences, marine science, mathematics and statistics, physics and engineering science, and psychology. Its marine systems department houses four sea vessels for both teaching and research. The flagship of

325-562: A compromise was reached in December: the tour players agreed to abolish the APG and form the PGA "Tournament Players Division", a fully autonomous division under the supervision of a new 10-member Tournament Policy Board. The board consisted of four tour players, three PGA of America executives, and three outside members, initially business executives. It hired its own commissioner and was renamed

390-565: A day, seven days a week until the Fall 2020 semester, when rescheduling was necessary due to position cuts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021, it was announced that the Kimbel Library would undergo a $ 10 million renovation that will include an interior redesign and reconfiguration, upgrades to the HVAC system, and a multi-function instruction area. The renovation is estimated to be completed by

455-653: A member of USA Rugby South , won the Small College National Championship in 2009. The club also won the 2009 NSCRO Men's Division III Rugby tournament . About three percent of undergraduate men and five percent of undergraduate women are active in CCU's Greek system. There are over 15 social Greek letter organizations on campus. From 1983 through the 2015–16 school year, Coastal Carolina's athletic programs competed in NCAA Division I as

520-795: A member of the Big South Conference , while the football team, which began play in 2003, competed in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). On September 1, 2015, Coastal Carolina announced it would leave the Big South Conference following the 2015–16 school year to transition to FBS-level football and the Sun Belt Conference . The university joined in all sports except for football starting July 1, 2016, with football joining in 2017. The football team plays at

585-552: Is Play Golf America, instigated in 2004 with the help of the Allied Associations ( LPGA , National Golf Course Owners Association , PGA Tour , USGA , and others involved in the annual Golf 20/20 Conference ). The PGA is organized into 14 districts and 41 sections. To be elected to membership of the PGA, aspirant golf professionals (apprentices) and students go through three levels of education courses, written exams, simulation testing, seminars, and must pass

650-470: Is a program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce . It is a national network of 34 university-based Sea Grant programs involved in scientific research , education, training, and extension projects geared toward the conservation and practical use of the coasts , Great Lakes , and other marine areas. The program is administered by

715-719: Is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences grants the degrees Bachelor of Arts in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, middle-level education, and special education learning disabilities; Bachelor of Science in physical education; Master of Education in the areas of educational leadership, Instructional Technology, Special Education, and in Language, Literacy and Culture. A Master of Arts in Teaching program

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780-565: Is composed of two senators from each grade and college who are elected by the student body. SGA has passed legislation to change various policies on campus. Over the years, they have passed legislation to create the HTC Center, Rowdy Rooster, and have made replacement CINO cards free to students. Coastal Carolina University boasts an array of 22 competitive and non-competitive club sports including: baseball, soccer (M), soccer (W), lacrosse (M), lacrosse (W), fishing, surfing, rugby, equestrian, and field hockey among others. The Chanticleer Rugby club,

845-617: Is home to several research and outreach endeavors, including the Biddle Center for Teaching, Learning, and Community Engagement; the Chanticleer Center for Literacy Education; The Early Childhood Development and Literacy Center; and The Georgetown Education Residence program. On Oct. 1, 2020, the university announced that it would be restructuring the Spadoni College of Education by combining it with programs from

910-787: Is offered in six specialization areas, and certificate and licensure programs are offered in online teaching, literacy, and special education. The college also awards an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Education. The College of Education is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and each of its constituent programs is recognized by the South Carolina Department of Education and its corresponding specialized professional association (SPA). The Spadoni College of Education

975-414: Is overlooked by private suites and a catering and banquet facility. University Housing at Coastal Carolina University maintains residential communities which house 5,399 students. The types of residential spaces range from apartment-style to traditional suite-style accommodations. A variety of programming and special interest housing communities are available to students. The CCU Student Housing Foundation

1040-603: Is supported by a University-record $ 10 million donation from Conway Medical Center. The business college, named for businessman E. Craig Wall Sr. (1911-1985), offers six undergraduate majors: accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and hospitality and resort tourism management. The PGA Golf Management program is one of only 18 programs in the nation accredited by the PGA of America. Business students can also minor in business, economics, international business, or marketing. The business college also offers two graduate programs,

1105-819: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with the national office located in Silver Spring, Maryland . There are Sea Grant programs located in every coastal and Great Lakes state as well as in Puerto Rico and Guam. The program was instituted in 1966 when Congress passed the National Sea Grant College Program Act . Sea Grant programs and colleges are not to be confused with land-grant colleges (a program instituted in 1862), space-grant colleges (instituted in 1988), or sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003), although an institution may also be in one or more of

1170-538: The National Science Foundation (NSF) authority to initiate and support education, research, and extension by: Encouraging and developing programs consisting of instruction, practical demonstrations, publications, and otherwise, by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public and private agencies through marine advisory programs with the object of imparting useful information to person currently employed or interested in

1235-574: The PGA Championship , several leading tour pros voiced their dissatisfaction with the venue and the abundance of club pros in the field. The increased friction resulted in a new entity in August, what would eventually become the PGA Tour . Tournament players formed their own organization, American Professional Golfers, Inc. (APG), independent of the PGA of America. After several months,

1300-692: The PGA Championship , the Senior PGA Championship , and the Women's PGA Championship (which was renamed from the LPGA Championship in 2015 after a partnership between the LPGA and the PGA of America to heighten the event's profile). All three tournaments feature professional golfers, but their fields also contain slots reserved for club professionals. The PGA conducts more than 30 tournaments for its members and apprentices, including

1365-859: The PGA Professional Championship and the Assistant PGA Professional Championship. It also co-organizes the biennial Ryder Cup , PGA Cup and in 2019, the inaugural Women's PGA Cup . In 2003, the PGA of America created the Player Development department within the Association in an endeavor to reach out to new, past and sporadic adult golfers. This is accomplished through the growth, promotion and support of instructional programs and events at PGA Member facilities that support adults and families to play golf. Included in these programs

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1430-690: The Women's PGA Championship . On December 4, 2018, the PGA of America announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida , to a planned 660-acre mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas . PGA Frisco is a public and private partnership between the PGA of America, Omni Hotels & Resorts , the City of Frisco and the Frisco Independent School District . The 660-acre campus inaugurated in May 2023 and it includes

1495-520: The "PGA Tour" in the mid-1970s. Women were not allowed to be members of the PGA until 1977. In October 2014, PGA President Ted Bishop responded to Ian Poulter 's criticism of the Ryder Cup captaincy of Nick Faldo and Tom Watson by calling Poulter a "lil' girl", which led to Bishop's firing. The PGA called Bishop's statements "unacceptable" and "insensitive gender-based". The PGA conducts annual men's , senior , and women's major championships:

1560-486: The 20,000-seat Brooks Stadium , which is notable for its teal artificial turf. Following the announcement of the university joining the Sun Belt Conference, Brooks Stadium will undergo construction to expand the stadium to 20,000 seats. The NCAA requires FBS programs to maintain an average attendance of at least 15,000 over a rolling two-year cycle. The addition will complete a lower-level seating bowl between

1625-655: The 32 lowest finishers in the U.S. Open would be paired for match play, following Robert White's contention that the U.S. was too large for section qualifiers. The all-professional match play concept was in direct contrast to the United States Golf Association's medal (stroke) play format. Wanamaker requested that the proposal for the Championship be contingent upon approval by the USGA or other governing bodies. Tillinghast spoke up and declared that

1690-737: The Coastal Activities Board, along with a number of other academic, honor, service, interest, social, and religious organizations. Intramural sports are also offered through the Department of Campus Recreation. The SGA is the governing body of the campus and is in charge of allocating and disbursing funds to the clubs and organizations on campus. Executive positions include president, executive vice-president, chief of staff, president pro-tempore, vice president for finance, and vice president for public relations. Elections for SGA positions are held each spring. The SGA's legislative body

1755-553: The Coastal Educational Foundation and Horry County Educational Commission to seek independent status for the school. A year later, the USC system's board of trustees lent its support to independent status for Coastal. On July 1, 1993, the school officially became an autonomous state institution under the name Coastal Carolina University , in a bill signed into law by South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell on

1820-587: The Coastal Educational Foundation, a group of citizens who wanted to establish a post-secondary institution in the region. The college originally operated under contract as an extension of the College of Charleston . Classes met at night at Conway High School and were taught by part-time faculty. After the College of Charleston contract expired in 1958, Coastal became an independent community college supported by Horry County . The Horry County Educational Commission

1885-617: The Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, as well as the Gupta College of Science. On July 1, 2021, the name of the college was changed to the Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences. Dr. Holley Tankersley was named the first dean of the newly combined college. The Edwards College houses several university initiatives, institutes, and centers including the Dyer Institute for Leadership and Public Policy,

1950-573: The Hotel Martinique on 32nd and Broadway, the Professional Golfers' Association of America was born. There were 78 members elected that day, including 35 PGA Charter Members, of which 28 were born outside the U.S. The Association began with seven PGA Sections: Metropolitan, Middle States, New England, Southeastern, Central, Northwestern and Pacific. Today, there are 41 PGA Sections nationwide. From 1934 through November 1961,

2015-679: The Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values, the Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies, and the Athenaeum Press. The press is a student-driven publishing lab that offers students professional-level hands-on experience in authoring, designing and producing innovative stories. The Gupta College of Science offers 13 areas of study ranging from applied statistics to psychology as well as 18 minors and one certificate program. The college also offers

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2080-797: The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program, and a graduate certificate in fraud examination. For those who wish to earn a degree in a shorter amount of time, there is a Degree in Three program where students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree in three years; and the Get More in Four program, which is a combined four-year undergraduate and Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The Wall College of Business

2145-519: The National Science Foundation to the newly organized National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , where it still resides today. Institutions involved with the program include: Professional Golfers%27 Association of America The Professional Golfers' Association of America ( PGA of America ) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 members,

2210-542: The PGA Playing Ability Test. These men and women have the option to pursue the PGA education through self-study, by the use of accredited PGA Golf Management Universities (currently 18 universities in the United States offer a PGA Golf Management program), or through an accelerated PGA Golf Management Program. PGA Reach is the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. The mission of PGA Reach

2275-479: The PGA moved it to Philadelphia at Aronimink . With an increase of revenue in the late 1960s due to expanded television coverage, a dispute arose between the touring professionals and the PGA of America on how to distribute the windfall. The tour players wanted larger purses, where the PGA desired the money to go to the general fund to help grow the game at the local level. Following the final major in July 1968 at

2340-489: The PGA of America maintained a "Caucasian-only" membership clause in its bylaws. The clause was removed by amending its constitution. The previous year, it had voted to retain the clause, and had gained the ire of California Attorney General Stanley Mosk , who threatened to shut down the PGA in the state until the clause was removed. The 1962 PGA Championship was scheduled for Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles, but

2405-425: The PGA of America's undertaking is to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf. In 1968, the PGA Tour was spun off from the PGA of America as a separate organization to administer professional golf tours . However, the PGA of America still directly conducts several tournaments, including the PGA Championship , the Senior PGA Championship , and

2470-445: The U.S., McNamara believed that his fellow professionals could benefit by working together. Wanamaker also believed consolidating professionals would also improve their social standing, having long been treated by club members as second-class citizens. Toastmaster Joseph H. Appel, vice president of Wanamaker's foundation, presented Wanamaker's offer to conduct a match play championship for professionals, similar to Great Britain's News of

2535-738: The World Tournament. Appel also broached the subject of a national association of professionals. In addition, Wanamaker would donate a cup and $ 2,580 in prize money, and would ultimately pay the travel expenses of the competitors. That "cup" became the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy, and the tournament the PGA Championship . The inaugural PGA Championship was held October 10–14, 1916, at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York , and won by English-born Jim Barnes . Former British PGA Secretary James Hepburn suggested that

2600-626: The appointment of Michael T. Benson as its third president and ninth leader. Benson began his tenure on January 1, 2021. He replaced David A. DeCenzo, who retired after serving for nearly 14 years as the university's president. Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance The Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance is home to the following academic units: public health, nursing, health administration, exercise and sport science, recreation and sport management, and sport management (master’s degree). The University’s newest college began operating on July 1, 2022, and

2665-432: The club professional. McNamara pressed upon Wanamaker that it was prime time to bring U.S. professionals together, and that the publicity generated would be advantageous. Locked into a retail battle with rival A.G. Spalding & Bros. for the sale of golf balls, Wanamaker enthusiastically approved the initiative. He asked McNamara to arrange the luncheon inviting prominent amateur and professional golf leaders from throughout

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2730-775: The country. Wanamaker's ninth floor restaurant was chosen as the site for the Monday luncheon, which attracted amateur great Francis Ouimet; noted writer, player and budding architect A.W. Tillinghast; and P.C. Pulver, the New York Evening Sun reporter and one of the first newspaper golf "beat" writers who later served as the first editor of The Professional Golfer, today's PGA Magazine. The guest list also included some of America's top professionals: Alex Smith, James Maiden, Robert White, Jack Mackie and Alex Pirie, as well as others who derived their livelihoods from their jobs at private and public golf facilities. The Taplow Club

2795-616: The deciding game 4–3 in the best-of-three final series against the University of Arizona . The championship was won mere hours before Coastal officially joined the Sun Belt. The volleyball program is one of the most successful teams in the country. It won four consecutive conference championships (Big South 2014, 2015) (Sun Belt 2016, 2017). Leah Hardeman ('14 -'17) is the only player in Division 1 history to win four conference player of

2860-577: The end of 2024. Thompson Library Thompson Library, which opened in Fall 2024, is a $ 29.8 million, two-story, 64,000-square-foot library. The library is named in memory of longtime Conway residents John and Barbara (Richardson) Thompson, who gave a $ 4.425 million estate gift to the University. Coastal Carolina University is home to the Chanticleer Company of the U.S. Army ROTC program. CCU's Office of Veterans Services provides

2925-697: The first floor, the Peter C. Bolton Help Desk is the main information service center of the library and commons and is staffed during all hours that the library and commons is open. Students can purchase beverages and snacks at the Starbucks located on the first floor. The Bryan Information Commons is a two-story addition to the Kimbel Library. The Information Commons provides individual computer workstations, collaborative group media-scape workstations, high-tech study and presentation rooms and additional seating for study. The library and commons buildings were open 24 hours

2990-812: The fleet is the R/V Coastal Explorer, a 54 ft. coastal region research vessel. The Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies is the research and community outreach arm of the college. In 2019, the College of Science was renamed the Gupta College of Science in recognition of a major donation by Sunny Gupta, a software entrepreneur and 1992 graduate of the University. College of Graduate and Continuing Studies There are programs offered from each of Coastal Carolina University’s six colleges including Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Science in coastal marine and wetland studies (M.S.), and

3055-459: The group was American-born. This group drafted a constitution, turning to the British PGA for assistance. The luncheon agenda addressed giving golf professionals say when it came to the organization and staging of tournaments, among other employment issues. The response to creating such a body was positive, and additional meetings followed. On April 10, 1916, in the second-floor boardroom of

3120-620: The growing veteran and veteran family member population at CCU. The university's Center for Military and Veterans Studies records and preserves the oral histories of South Carolina veterans for the Library of Congress . The Lib Jackson Student Union serves as the hub for student life at Coastal Carolina University. It contains a 250-seat movie theater/auditorium, conference rooms, a convenience store, as well as an entertainment and gaming area. The HTC Recreation & Convocation Center opened in 2012. The LEED -certified convocation center features

3185-409: The headquarters of PGA America, Northern Texas PGA, Fields Ranch (two world-class 18-hole championship golf courses and a state-of-the-art clubhouse), Omni PGA Frisco Resort, The Monument Realty PGA District (retail and entertainment district). The Professional Golfers' Association of America was established on April 10, 1916, but the genesis of the first all-professional golf body in the United States

3250-609: The home, visitors, and student sections, as well as adding a second level to the section backing up to S.C. 544. Coastal Carolina's athletic teams were once known as the Trojans. Once the school established an affiliation with the University of South Carolina , Coastal Carolina decided to select a mascot in line with the parent institution's mascot, the Gamecock. The ultimate choice was the Chanticleer (pronounced SHON-ti-clear),

3315-508: The other programs concurrently with being a sea-grant institution. At a 1963 meeting of the American Fisheries Society, a University of Minnesota professor, Athelstan Spilhaus , first suggested the establishment of Sea Grant colleges in universities that wished to develop oceanic work. The name "Sea Grant" was chosen to draw a parallel with the land-grant college program that was funded by grants of western lands to

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3380-528: The professionals should be independent of the USGA in handling their own affairs and competitions. Tillinghast's argument held, as a follow-up organizational meeting was planned the following day in Wanamaker's store. Organizers then formed a seven-person group whose primary task was to define tentative bylaws for the new association. They named Hepburn to chair an organizational committee of professionals that included Maiden, White and Mackie, as well as Gilbert Nicholls, John "Jack" Hobens, and Herbert Strong—none of

3445-400: The proud, witty rooster made famous in " The Nun's Priest's Tale " of Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales . The university's teams are affectionately known as the Chants (pronounced "shonts") and the mascot itself is named Chauncey. When Coastal Carolina became an independent university in 1993, despite some calls for "a complete split from USC" (i.e., change the mascot), the Chanticleer remained

3510-421: The same year, enrollment reached 7,000 students, and CCU opened the first phase of the University Place housing complex across S.C. 544. Throughout the 2010s, the university experienced a building boom achieved as a result of a local 1-cent sales tax for education-related construction (the present Brittain Hall was originally dubbed "Penny Hall" in honor of the penny tax that helped fund its construction). In 2014,

3575-434: The school's mascot. The university also has a live rooster (Chanticleer) that appears at events periodically, such as home football games. As of 2016, the live mascot is "Maddox". In 2013, TD Bank gave CCU a $ 5 million gift. In September 2014, CCU officially renamed its sports facilities as the TD Sports Complex. In 2016 , CCU won its first NCAA national title in baseball at the College World Series in Omaha , winning

3640-399: The states by the 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 . Early in the legislative process, there was consideration of leases of offshore parcels of ocean and sea bottom to fund the program by John A. Knauss and bill sponsor Claiborne Pell much like the 1862 land grants, but that plan was eventually scrapped in favor of direct congressional appropriation for the program. The 1966 Act allowed

3705-422: The steps of the Singleton Building. Ronald R. Ingle , the last chancellor of Coastal Carolina College, became the newly minted university's first president. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team opened its inaugural game vs. Newberry College on Sept. 6, 2003, in front of a crowd of more than 8,000 at the newly opened Brooks Stadium . In 2004, Coastal Carolina University celebrated its 50th anniversary;

3770-460: The university established its first doctoral degree program, in coastal and marine science systems science . In 2016, the Chanticleers baseball team won the College World Series , the first national title for the university. On July 1, 2016, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers athletic programs officially joined the Sun Belt Conference . The following year, enrollment reached 10,600 students. In October 2020, Coastal Carolina University announced

3835-405: The various fields related to the development of marine resources, the scientific community, and the general public. Signing of the 1966 Sea Grant College and Program Act into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson was on October 15, 1966, as Public Law 89-688. The only major subsequent change to the Sea Grant Act was with a 1970 Reorganization Plan, whereby the Office of Sea Grant was transferred from

3900-401: The year awards. The men's soccer team has won 15 regular season and 16 conference tournament championships as of 2020. They have played in 17 NCAA tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 five times. 33°47′41″N 79°00′42″W  /  33.794722°N 79.011667°W  / 33.794722; -79.011667 National Sea Grant College Program The National Sea Grant College Program

3965-458: Was chosen in 1960, on a plot of land between U.S. 501 and S.C. 544 , on land owned by Burroughs Timber Company and International Paper . The campus' first building, later named the Edward M. Singleton Building, opened in 1963. A decade of growth saw the school add a third year in 1973 and a fourth in 1974. The first residence halls (currently "The Woods" residence halls) opened in 1987. By 1991, enrollment had grown to over 4,000 students, leading

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4030-431: Was created in 1959 to oversee the college's county tax money. This body was responsible for contracting operations to the University of South Carolina a year later under the name Coastal Carolina Regional Campus. The deal was finalized at the Chat 'n' Chew restaurant in Turbeville, South Carolina , a town halfway between Conway and Columbia. The site of the present-day campus, by now known as USC Coastal Carolina College ,

4095-410: Was created in 2003 as a nonprofit corporation to lease, manage and contract for the construction of student housing facilities. The foundation oversaw the construction of University Place, and the university's trustees moved to purchase University Place from the foundation in 2014. Student organizations include the Student Government Association (SGA), S.T.A.R. (Students Taking Active Responsibility) and

4160-462: Was not an eatery or dining establishment. Instead, it was Wanamaker's nickname for his in-store business group. He had taken the name from a palatial estate he leased on Taplow Court some 25 miles outside London. He would later stamp "Taplow" on his store's lower-end, private-label golf balls. Wanamaker, who was not a golfer, was never reported to have attended the luncheon. He delegated the details to McNamara. With golf becoming more and more popular in

4225-400: Was sparked by a luncheon on January 17, 1916, hosted by Rodman Wanamaker at Wanamaker's Store on Ninth Street and Broadway in New York City. Sixty attendees were invited by the Taplow Club, which was a business group within Wanamaker's Store and led by professional Tom McNamara of Brookline, Massachusetts , an outstanding player and talented salesman who was keenly aware of the welfare of

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