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Douglas Owens

Doublers in the news: Douglas Owens

January 2, 2018October 3, 2008 by Bret Pimentel

A nice mention of my buddy and colleague Douglas Owens in the Durango, Colorado Telegraph. Photo, too. Doug was my fellow DMA student in multiple woodwinds at the University of Georgia, and has gone on to a new job at Fort Lewis College in Durango.

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