Mr. Charlie D. Waldrep Gorham & Waldrep, P.C. 2101 6th Avenue North, Suite 700 Birmingham, Alabama 35203

The Honorable H. Mac Gipson Jr. State Representative 507 Cook Road Prattville, Alabama 36067-4203

Dr. Paul R. Hubbert Executive Secretary Alabama Education Association, Inc. P.O. Box 4177 Montgomery, Alabama 36103

Dr. Ed Richardson State Superintendent of Education Alabama Department of Education Gordon Persons Office Building 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130

The Honorable Ruth Ann Minner Governor of Delaware Tatnall Building, 2nd Floor 600 William Penn Street Dover, Delaware 19901

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Dr. Patrick E. Savini Director of Support Services Sussex County Vo-Tech School District Route 9 P.O. Box 351 Georgetown, Delaware 19947

The Honorable Jeb Bush Governor of Florida State Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001

Mr. John L. Winn, Deputy Commissioner Accountability, Research and Measurement Florida Department of Education Turlington Building, Suite 1548 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Dr. Susan Sailor 6605 Camelot Court Keystone Heights, Florida 32656

The Honorable Rafael Arza State Representative 14645 N.W. 77th Avenue, Suite 104 Hialeah, Florida 33014

Dr. Dorsey C. Miller Jr. 6008 NW 62nd Terrace Parkland, Florida 33067

The Honorable Kathy B. Ashe State Representative 82 Westminster Drive N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3329

Dr. Thomas C. Meredith Chancellor Board of Regents University System of Georgia Trinity-Washington Building 270 Washington St., S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334

The Honorable Sonny Perdue Governor of Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Dr. Michael F. Adams President University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602

The Honorable Paul C. Broun Highland Hills Village 1660 Jennings Mill Road Bogart, Georgia 30622

The Honorable David K. Karem State Senator 2439 Ransdell Ave. Louisville, Kentucky 40204

The Honorable Paul E. Patton Governor of Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Dr. Gene Wilhoit Commissioner of Education Kentucky Department of Education Capitol Plaza Tower, 1st Floor 500 Mero Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Dr. Edward S. Ford Chief Operating Officer Governor's Executive Cabinet 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Dr. Gary A. Ransdell President Western Kentucky University One Big Red Way Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-3576

Dr. Sally Clausen President University of Louisiana System 1201 Third Street, Suite 7-300 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

The Honorable M. J. "Mike" Foster Jr. Governor of Louisiana P.O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9004

Mr. Cecil J. Picard State Superintendent of Education 626 North 4th Street P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064

Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Commissioner of Higher Education Louisiana Board of Regents P.O. Box 3677 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3677

The Honorable Francis C. Thompson State Representative P.O. Box 68 Delhi, Louisiana 71232

The Honorable Arthur Dorman 11107 Montgomery Road Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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The Honorable Henry B. Heller State Delegate 15100 Interlachen Drive, #806 Silver Spring, Maryland 20906

The Honorable Bob Ehrlich Jr. Governor of Maryland State House Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1925

Dr. Andrew P. Mullins, Jr. Executive Assistant to the Chancellor University of Mississippi P.O. Box 1848 University, Mississippi 38677

The Honorable Ronnie Musgrove Governor of Mississippi P.O. Box 139 Jackson, Mississippi 39205

Dr. Henry L. Johnson State Superintendent of Education MS Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson, Mississippi 39205

The Honorable Charles W. Capps Jr. State Representative Capitol, 201C-NC P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1018

Dr. Vivian Taylor Professor and Director of Teacher Education School of Education, JSU P.O. Box 17176 Jackson, Mississippi 39217

Dr. William R. McNeal Superintendent of Schools Wake County Public School System P.O. Box 28041 Raleigh, North Carolina 27511

The Honorable Stan Fox State Representative P.O. Box 1206 Oxford, North Carolina 27565

The Honorable Walter H. Dalton State Senator 523 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925

The Honorable Michael F. Easley Governor of North Carolina 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-0301

The Honorable Howard N. Lee Chair, NC State Board of Education 6302 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6302

The Honorable Carolyn S. Coleman State Representative 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 505 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

The Honorable Brad Henry Governor of Oklahoma State Capitol 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

Dr. Judith Coe Dean, College of Education Univeristy of Central Oklahoma 100 North University Drive Edmond, Oklahoma 73105

The Honorable M. Susan Savage Secretary of State 101 Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4897

The Honorable Joan Greenwood State Representative 2513 Ridgewood Drive Moore, Oklahoma 73160

Mrs. Inez Moore Tenenbaum State Superintendent of Education 1006 Rutledge Building 1429 Senate Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201

The Honorable Nikki G. Setzler State Senator 510 Gressette Building P.O. Box 142 Columbia, South Carolina 29202

The Honorable Ronald P. Townsend State Representative P.O. Box 11867 Columbia, South Carolina 29211

The Honorable Mark Sanford Governor of South Carolina State House Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Dr. Ronald R. Ingle President Coastal Carolina University P.O. Box 261954 Conway, South Carolina 29528-6054

The Honorable Andy Womack 1535 W. Northfield, Suite 5 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129

Dr. Stephen A. Cobb, Attorney Waller Lansden Dorch & Davis, LLP 511 Union Street, Suite 2100 Nashville, Tennessee 37219-1760

The Honorable Lois M. DeBerry Speaker Pro Tempore of the House 15 Legislative Plaza Nashville, Tennessee 37243

The Honorable Phil Bredesen Governor of Tennessee State Capitol Building, 1st Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0001

Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr. President East Tennessee State University Box 70734 Johnson City, Tennessee 37614-0734

The Honorable Kent Grusendorf State Representative 1221 W. Nathan Lowe Road Arlington, Texas 76017

The Honorable Dianne White Delisi State Representative 3500 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop Drive, Suite 100 Temple, Texas 76504

Dr. Shirley Neeley Superintendent of Schools Galena Park Independent School District 14705 Woodforest Boulevard Houston, Texas 77015

The Honorable Rick Perry Governor of Texas State Capitol Austin, Texas 78711

The Honorable Teel Bivins State Senator P.O. Box 9155 Amarillo, Texas 79105

Dr. Demaris H. Miller 903 Turkey Run Road McLean, 22101

The Honorable John H. Chichester State Senator P.O. Box 904 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404

Dr. Donald W. Jones, Director Office of Minority Procurement Programs University of Virginia Carruthers Hall P.O. Box 400202 Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4202

The Honorable Mark R. Warner Governor of Virginia State Capitol 910 Capitol Street Richmond, Virginia 23219

Dr. Kirk T. Schroder Schroder Fidlow, PLC 1901 E. Franklin Street, Suite 110 Richmond, Virginia 23223

The Honorable Bob Wise Governor of State Capitol 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305

The Honorable Robert H. Plymale State Senator P.O. Box 543 Ceredo, West Virginia 25507

The Honorable Lloyd Jackson P.O. Box 526 Hamlin, West Virginia 25523

Honorable Roman W. Prezioso Jr. State Senator 1806 Dogwood Drive Fairmont, West Virginia 26554

The Honorable Jerry L. Mezzatesta State Delegate HC 63 Box 1365 Romney, West Virginia 26757