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Chancellor Wrighton became a director of the Company on October 26 2005. He has been the 14th Chancellor of Washington University since July 1 1995. Wrighton received his B.S. in chemistry from Florida State University in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1972. Prior to becoming chancellor Wrighton was a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 23 years where he served as head of the chemistry department (1987-90) and as provost (1990-95). Chancellor Wrighton has received many awards for his research and scholarly writing including the distinguished MacArthur Prize. Recognized widely for his research he is the holder of 14 patents author of more than 300 research papers and co-author of the book Organometallic Photochemistry. Active in public and professional affairs he has served on numerous governmental panels including the National Science Board. He is currently a director of Cabot Corporation and A.G. Edwards Inc. Wrighton was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. | 