Yvonne J. Class (right) obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University where she performed research with Lloyd Jackman. She received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry in 1995 from the University of Maryland under the supervision ol Philip DeShong.Philip DeShong (left) was born in Texas in 1949 and received his undergraduate education at the College of William and Mary and the University of Texas at Austin (B.Sc. in 1971). While at Texas, Royston M. Roberts and Philip Stotter supervised his research training. He obtained his Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976 studying with George H, Buchi. After postdoctoral studies with Duilio Arigoni at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich (1976-1979 and Chris Walsh at MIT (1979), he accepted a faculty position at The Pennsylvania State University. In 1986, he moved to the University of Maryland where he is Professor of Chemistry.