41.   In his youth, McGeown was a dedicated revolutionary, rising to become commander of the Belfast brigade of the Irish Republican Army.

42.   In this country, he joined the trade union movement and rose to become international vice president of Unite, the garment workers union.

43.   Later she rose to become managing editor there and then took executive positions at Dell Publishing Co., where she was its editor in chief.

44.   Leonard J. Pieroni is a chemical engineer who rose to become chairman and chief executive officer of Parsons Corp.

45.   Minoo Akhtarzand, an Iranian-born woman, has risen to become a managing director of Vattenfall, the largest electricity company in Sweden.

46.   Micron has offset the slide in its chip business by expanding its personal computer manufacturing division, rising to become the ninth-largest PC producer in the country.

47.   Nathanson rose to become coordinating producer of football and tennis for NBC Sports.

48.   Nichols rose to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs in charge of precious metals.

49.   Remez served six years in the Israeli army, rising to become a captain of the paratroopers.

50.   Rita Sussmuth labored long and hard under the Kohl system, rising to become the Christian Democratic speaker of the Bundestag.