J. Kenneth Walker

Advion BioSciences, Inc. provides bioanalytical contract services to the pharmaceutical industry. Its clients include academic institutions, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies. Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and research customers requiring scientific excellence in their bioanalytical services and microfluidic chemistry systems. Its deep scientific expertise drives a product and services portfolio characterized by exceptional data quality, flexibility, speed, and regulatory compliance. Advion's excellence in method development provides a tremendous advantage in establishing reliable bioanalytical assays in a timely and cost-effective manner. Its expertise in technology development provides more information, better synthesis and mass analysis, higher yields, and substantially greater throughput. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Ithaca, NY.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) is the postsecondary education institution in the Commonwealth. KCTCS was created by the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 (House Bill 1). Their 16 colleges and on 67 campuses are deeply rooted in the educational history and tradition of Kentucky. July 1, 2008, marked the 10th anniversary of the unification of Kentucky's postsecondary community colleges and technical institutions, some dating back to the early 1900's. Credentials KCTCS offers certificates (some as short as 6 weeks) and diplomas as well as two-year associate degrees in over 600 credit program offerings. The most popular area of study is the baccalaureate transfer program, which allows a student to earn an associate degree at a KCTCS college and transfer to a four-year Kentucky institution. Focus on Workforce While emphasizing the historical mission to provide general education, KCTCS is expanding its focus on occupational/technical education. In fall 2007, KCTCS colleges provided workforce services to 4,850 businesses and industries and approximately 48,000 employees.

Advion, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and support mass spectrometers, chip-based ion sources, microfluidic flow chemistry systems, and consumables for life science and related industries. Its products include expression CMS (compact mass spectrometer), Plate Express, SOLATION ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), Triversa NanoMate, ASAP (atmospheric esolids analysis probe), and Touch Express. The company was founded by Jack D. Henion and Thomas R. Kurz in 1993 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.