Euval S. Barrekette

Euval Barrekette, Ph.D., aged 73 years, has been the Director of the Company since April 1992 and as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors since November 2002.
Dr. Barrekette's current term on the Board expires at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2005.
Dr. Barrekette is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State.
Since 1986 Dr. Barrekette has been a consulting engineer and physicist.
From 22 1984 to 1986 Dr. Barrekette was Group Director of Optical Technologies of the IBM Large Systems Group.
From 1960 to 1984 Dr. Barrekette was employed at IBM's T.J.
Watson Research Center in various capacities, including Assistant Director of Applied Research, Assistant Director of Computer Science, Manager of Input/Output Technologies and Manager of Optics and Electrooptics.
Dr. Barrekette holds an A.B. degree from Columbia College, a B.S.
degree from Columbia University School of Engineering, an M.S.
degree from its Institute of Flight Structures and a Ph.D.
from the Columbia University Graduate Faculties.
Dr. Barrekette is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, and a member of The National Society of Professional Engineers, The New York State Society of Professional Engineers, The Optical Society of America and The New York Academy of Science.
Dr. Barrekette is the uncle of David B. Schick, the Company's former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and the brother-in-law of Dr. Allen Schick.