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Fred Merrill, milling entrepreneur, dies at 91
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Merrill was a longtime member of the North American Millers'

In 2011, Kirk Schulz, right, president of Kansas State University, presented
the Outstanding Alumni Award to Fred Merrill, chairman and founder of
Cereal Food Processors, Inc.
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