11.   A native of Burt, Iowa, Patterson had a doctorate in economics from Harvard University.

12.   A native of Crete, Toupadakis has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Michigan.

13.   A native of Washington state, Hart has a doctorate in theology from Boston College and at one time considered becoming a Roman Catholic monk.

14.   A typical immigrant is less likely to finish high school, but if he succeeds he is twice as likely to have a doctorate.

15.   Borg has a doctorate in computer science and is proudest of her work in memory-system performance analysis and fault-tolerant operating systems.

16.   Brin has a doctorate in astrophysics and has served as a consultant to NASA.

17.   Bush has a doctorate in systematic theology and is licensed in marriage and family therapy by the state of Florida.

18.   Caperton has no doctorate but does have a record of success in business and in improving the educational system of one of the poorest states in the nation.

19.   Catacosinos, who had been a director for six years and had a doctorate in economics, was installed as chairman.

20.   Curtis, who has a doctorate in aviation safety and has participated in crash investigations, said he had never seen anything like it.