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Professor John Thomas has been a Director of the Company since August 2002. Dr Thomas is Dean of the School of Business and Management (SBM) of La Sierra University in Riverside, California and principal of Thomas and Associates, a consulting company. Dr. Thomas received the SBM Advisor of the Year award in 1992, 1993 and 1994, the National Academic Advising Association's (NACADA) award for advising in 1993, and the School of Business and Management's Best Teacher Award in 1994. He was also presented with the Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1996. In 1991, Dr. Thomas founded the La Sierra University chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), and has served as its faculty sponsor since that time. Based on the service and educational programs it provides, the La Sierra University SIFE chapter won the SIFE International Championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.
In 1998, Dr. Thomas was awarded the prestigious Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Dr. Thomas received the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Hero Award in 1996 and served as a president of the Arlington Rotary Club in Riverside. He currently is board chairman of the Family Service Association of Riverside
Dr. Thomas has a PhD from Claremont Graduate of Management. | 