{"id":11424,"date":"2025-05-02T17:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/?p=11424"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:57:42","slug":"glenda-a-pardue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/blog\/2025\/05\/02\/glenda-a-pardue\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenda A. 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