Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Tom Bailey, Columbia University,

Libby Bishop, WestEd,

Scott Bradner, Harvard University,

Henry Braun, Educational Testing Service,

Richard Fonte, Austin Community College,

John Glaser, Healthcare Systems,

James Heckman, University of Chicago,

Ken Kennedy, Rice University,

Henry Lichstein, Citibank,

Deborah Malamud, University of Michigan,

Ray Marshall, University of Texas, Austin,

Demetrios Papademetriou, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,

Robert Prince, Anderson Consulting,

Wolfgang Sadee, University of California, San Francisco,

Paula Stephan, Georgia State University,

Robert Weatherall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Alan Wolff, Dewey Ballantine Law Office, and

Stephen Yale-Loehr, True, Walsh & Miller and Cornell University.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Stephen J. Lukasik, appointed by the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, and Samuel H. Preston, appointed by the Report Review Committee, who were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.