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Our ongoing support for higher education aligns well with the NCAA mission to focus on the development of student-athletes. Northwestern Mutual, which was named one of the "World’s Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2012, according to FORTUNE^® magazine, has donated more than $11 million to higher education institutions through its matching gifts program during the last five years.

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Trip to the 2013 Final Four^®: And the Winner Is…

From a competitive field of more than 20,000,
Tammy Thomas of Watertown, N.Y. has emerged as the winner of this year’s Bracket Challenge. Thomas earned 167 points and a trip for two to the 2013 Men’s Final Four^® in Atlanta.

If you played the game this year, you can find your results on the official Northwestern Mutual NCAA^® March Madness^® Bracket Challenge site.

Thanks for participating and be sure to come back next year to play again – maybe you’ll be the one to go to The Big Dance in 2014.