For 35 years, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, systems, and software building blocks that are the "ingredients" of computers, servers and networking and communications products.

Cooper Industries, Ltd. is a global manufacturer, with 2007 revenues of $5.9 billion, approximately 87 percent of which are from electrical products. Incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, Cooper employs approximately 31,000 people and operates eight divisions: Cooper B-Line, Cooper Bussmann, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Safety, Cooper Power Systems, Cooper Wiring Devices and Cooper Tools Group. Cooper Connection provides a common marketing and selling platform for Cooper's sales to electrical distributors.

Rockwell Collins businesses are creating changes to anticipate and fulfill our customers' expectations to meet virtually any navigation or communication need. Our businesses supply advanced communication, navigation, GPS receiver systems, modems, data links, displays, cockpit and flight management systems, modular electronics and systems integration products and services to a wide variety of customers worldwide.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Union Pacific Railroad is a high tech, Fortune 200 transportation company that is an integral part of the very foundation of our nation's economy. We operate in 23 states over the western two-thirds of the nation. ***A portion of the new Assistant Director's salary was funded by a generous donation from Union Pacific.

Mentor Graphics® is a technology leader in electronic design automation (EDA), providing software and hardware design solutions that enable companies to develop better electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. The company offers innovative products and solutions that help engineers overcome the design challenges they face in the increasingly complex worlds of board and chip design. Mentor Graphics has the broadest industry portfolio of best-in-class products and is the only EDA company with an embedded software solution.

Since its founding in 1990, Citadel has grown into one of the world's most sophisticated alternative investment institutions. Its team of more than 1,000 professionals is located in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Citadel allocates investment capital across a highly diversified set of proprietary investment strategies in nearly all major asset classes.

ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company that uses its pioneering spirit to responsibly deliver energy to the world. Known worldwide for its technological expertise in deepwater exploration and production, reservoir management and exploitation, 3-D seismic technology, high-grade petroleum coke upgrading, and sulfur removal technology, the company is currently developing emerging businesses that hold significant future potential.

John Deere, a Fortune 500 company, is making use of the latest technological breakthroughs to produce exceptional equipment and provide first-class customer service.

Motorola is known around the world as an innovator and leader in wireless and broadband communications. We are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks — with a full complement of support services as well. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US$42.8 billion in 2006.

IMC Chicago is a leading, proprietary trading firm active in North American markets as a wholly owned subsidiary of IMC of Amsterdam, one of the largest derivatives trading houses in Europe. Technology is at the core of the business. IMC Chicago's traders and IT professionals work closely together to achieve results, and are active in indices, equity options, cash futures, and quantitative trading strategies.

Garmin International Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets navigation and communications equipment for the aviation and consumer markets. Garmin seeks to enrich the lives of customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees by providing the very best products that offer superior quality, safety, and operational features at affordable prices.

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) is a global leader in branded foods and beverages. Built on more than 100 years of quality and innovation, Kraft has grown from modest beginnings to become the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and second largest in the world, marketing many popular brands in more than 150 countries.

Capital One, a Fortune 500 company, is a progressive financial services powerhouse spanning Credit Cards, Auto Loans, Savings, Home Loans, Healthcare Finance, Small Business and Banking.

For more than 75 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world's infrastructure, and in partnership with Caterpillar dealers, is driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. A Fortune 100 company, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, energy, logistics, electronics, financing and electric power generation.

Sargent & Lundy LLC is a worldwide leader in professional services for the electric power industry. Its distinctive capabilities provide domestic and international clients and partners with a thoroughly reliable source of comprehensive expertise.

ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other wireless communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. ViaSat brings today’s new communications applications to people out of reach of terrestrial networks, in both commercial and government markets.

Stryker is a broadly based, global leader in medical technology and one of the largest players in the $28.6 billion worldwide orthopaedic market. Their products improve medical professionals’ and patients’ lives in over 120 countries.

CEMCON, Ltd. is a civil engineering consulting firm specializing in both private and municipal site development projects with an emphasis on water resources, transportation design, construction services, and land surveying.

National Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists approach measurement and automation. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,000 employees and direct operations in 40 countries. For the past five consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.

Microsoft is motivated and inspired every day by how its customers use its software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what's most important to them. Microsoft's three core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve its customers: Platform Products and Services, Business Services, and Entertainment and Devices. Microsoft is committed long term to the mission of helping its customers realize their full potential.

CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm delivering exceptional service to public and private clients worldwide.

Lockheed Martin Corporation, an advanced technology company, employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lockheed Martin is the largest provider of IT services, systems integration, and training to the U.S. Government. Lockheed Martin's operating units are organized into broad business areas: aeronautics, space systems, and systems & information technology.

Procter & Gamble can trace all of its products, from dishwashing liquids to toothpaste, back to a candle. Since 1837, the focus on innovative product technology, business approaches and leadership has combined to create today's dynamic global company. And it is still innovating, still growing, still focused on touching and improving lives around the world.

Halliburton adds value across the entire lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs, starting with exploration and development, moving through production, operations, maintenance, conversion and refining, and finally to infrastructure and abandonment. Operating in nearly 70 countries, Halliburton works in two major business segments, Drilling & Evaluation and Completion & Production.