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R.D. Burck has been our independent chairman of the board since August 2004. Since June 2006, he has served as the chief executive officer of Nano-Proprietary, Inc. Mr. Burck retired from the position of chancellor of the University of Texas System in 2002. He currently serves as the first advisory director appointed by the University of Texas Investment Management Company. In 1988, he joined the University of Texas System as the vice chancellor of business affairs, and then served as executive vice chancellor for business affairs before being appointed by the Board of Regents as interim chancellor in June 2000 and as chancellor in December 2000. Mr. Burck worked worldwide for Getty Oil Co. from 1955 until 1984, and in 1979, he was involved in the creation and served as director and vice president of ESPN, the first cable TV sports network. Mr. Burck is currently a member of the board of directors of infiNET, Inc., Celo Data, Inc. and Frost Bank; a senior client advocate for Willis Group Holdings; and chairman of the advisory board of Patton Medical Devices, all of which are private companies. In addition, he serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Headliners Club. He also has been a member of the board of the Texas Department of Information Resources; the board of the Texas Life, Accident, Health and Hospital Service Insurance Guaranty Association; the formal advisory committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and the advisory council of the UT Austin College of Natural Sciences. Mr. Burck is a former director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and a former member of the board of directors of the American Cancer Society. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A., Mr. Burck also attended the South Texas School of Law in Houston. | 