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A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh journalism class went looking for the “most influential people in town” — the “Oshkosh 100.”

“The full Oshkosh 100 has been published as part of a website that the class produced. To come up with the list of the most influential people in Oshkosh, the class sifted through roughly 500 names. Some of these names were taken from public documents, and others were recommended on social media or via email. In other cases, the students came up with names based on their reporting or simply their life experiences. The students then evaluated the names according to a set of criteria that the class established. Essentially the class determined that influence is based on actions a person takes that affect the future economic status, education, physical health and well-being, employment, or reputation of city residents,” Miles Maguire, journalism professor and writer for the Oshkosh Independent, wrote.

The “Oshkosh 100″ was developed by the following students: Jacob Batterman, Tori Cavitt, Zach Cook, Alex Crowe, Charlene Dungan, Gary Flick, Ann Jarzynski, Stephen Knoll, Alissa Knop, Kaitlyn Murray, Jenna Nyberg, Greg Peterson and Tim Schuetz.

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