21.   Despite his lack of a formal education, he rose to become an officer.

22.   During his years as a member of the New York state Assembly in Albany, DiCarlo rose to become chairman of the codes committee and deputy minority leader.

23.   Filion and Kramer eventually met at the track as Kramer rose to become one of the most prominent horse owners in the sport and an astute handicapper.

24.   From humble Arkansas roots, he rose to become personal counsel to the oil billionaire H.L. Hunt.

25.   Guillaume rose to become personal assistant to Chancellor Willy Brandt, the architect of European detente, while his wife acted as a courier for the secrets he gleaned.

26.   Hardy and Pettaway had risen to become community leaders.

27.   He quickly rose to become general director and five years later he became president of the United Bank of Belgrade.

28.   He rose to become chief executive of CBS, engineering a turnaround of the television and radio broadcasting company.

29.   He rose to become one of the most influential personalities in post-revolutionary Iran.

30.   He is a former air traffic controller who rose to become a high-ranking federal aviation official before turning his attention to the school problems in Kansas City.