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Robert R. Furgason, 71, has served as a director of the Company since May 1995. In January 2005, Dr. Furgason assumed the role of Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi after having served as the President of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi since 1990. He was Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Nebraska from 1984 to 1990 and previously held a series of faculty and administrative positions at various universities and has held positions with B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co., Escuela Politecnica Nacional Universidad, Quito, Ecuador, Martin-Marietta (Lockhead-Martin) and Phillips Petroleum. Dr. Furgason is the former President of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Board of Directors, serves on a number of other accreditation, policy and civic boards, and is a trustee of the Driscoll Hospital Foundation. | 