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MICHAEL BASS, University of Central Florida
ISSA BATARSEH, University of Central Florida
RAYMOND J. BERGERON, University of Florida
SHEKHAR BHANSALI, Florida International University
ROBERT H. BYRNE, University of South Florida
SELIM A. CHACOUR, University of South Florida
WILLIAM J. CLANCEY, Institute for Human & Machine
Cognition
ROY CURTISS III, University of Florida
WILLIAM S. DALTON, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer &
Research Institute
PETER J. DELFYETT, University of Central Florida
DONN M. DENNIS, University of Florida
DAVID M. EDDY, University of South Florida
GREGG B. FIELDS, Florida Atlantic University
KENNETH M. FORD, Institute for Human & Machine
Cognition
MICHAEL W. FOUNTAIN, University of South Florida
RICHARD D. GITLIN, University of South Florida
LEONID B. GLEBOV, University of Central Florida
D. YOGI GOSWAMI, University of South Florida
CLIFFORD M. GROSS, University of South Florida
BARBARA C. HANSEN, University of South Florida
RICHARD A. HOUGHTEN, Torrey Pines Institute for
Molecular Studies
LONNIE O. INGRAM, University of Florida
S. SITHARAMA IYENGAR, Florida International University
RICHARD JOVE, Nova Southeastern University
SAKHRAT KHIZROEV, Florida Internatitonal University
DAVID C. LARBALESTIER, Florida State University
C. DOUGLAS LETSON, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research
Institute
GUIFANG LI, University of Central Florida
STEPHEN B. LIGGETT, University of South Florida
ALAN F. LIST, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute
DEAN F. MARTIN, University of South Florida
THOMAS O. MENSAH, Florida State University
SHYAM MOHAPATRA, University of South Florida
BRIJ M. MOUDGIL, University of Florida
INNOVATION CAN BE DIFFICULT DAVID P. NORTON, University of Florida
TO CREATE and more difficult to VICTOR L. POIRIER, University of South Florida
sustain. For the past 6 years, the ANN PROGULSKE-FOX, University of Florida
ALAIN T. RAPPAPORT, Institute for Human & Machine
National Academy of Inventors Cognition
has sustained and grown as an PAUL R. SANBERG, University of South Florida
organization that recognizes and W. GREGORY SAWYER, University of Florida
encourages invention. ANDREW V. SCHALLY, University of Miami
SUDIPTA SEAL, University of Central Florida
SAID M. SEBTI, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NAI FOR 6 YEARS Institute
OF GROWTH and to these Florida inventors MARWAN A. SIMAAN, University of Central Florida
FRANKY SO, University of Florida
honored to be called NAI Fellows. M. J. SOILEAU, University of Central Florida
NAN-YAO SU, University of Florida
HERBERT WEISSBACH, Florida Atlantic University
proud to SHIN-TSON WU, University of Central Florida
partner JAMES J. WYNNE, University of South Florida
with the JANET K. YAMAMOTO, University of Florida
JIANPING (JIM) P. ZHENG, Florida State University