Ira D. Kaplan

Claire's, Inc. operates as a specialty retail store. The company was founded on March 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. engages in the business of owning, operating, and franchising quick-service hamburger restaurants. Its brand portfolios include Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee?s Restaurants LLC. The company was founded by Carl L. Karcher in 1966 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Heritage Home Group LLC designs, manufactures, and retails home furnishings. It specializes in sofa, fabric, living room, dining room, bedroom, Thomasville, Broyhill, lane, Drexel, Henredon, hickory chair, Maitland-Smith, Pearson, lane venture, home accents, home office and home entertainment. The company is headquartered in High Point, NC.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. provides health care services. The firm offers cardiothoracic surgery, digestive health, community health, critical care, diabetes treatment, emergency, family medicine, heart care, home health and hospice, joint replacement and medical imaging services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Tupelo, MS.

Boot Barn, Inc. retails western footwear and apparels. Its products include shoes, shirts, jeans, pants, jackets, skirts, buckles & belts, hats, handbags, watches and gift items for men, women, and kids. The company was founded by Kenneth Meany in 1978 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Claire's Boutiques, Inc. operates jeweler and fashion accessories stores. It offers hats, earrings, necklace sets, headbands, gloves and so much more. The company is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Smart & Final, Inc. engages in wholesale grocery business. It supplies food, foodservice products, and culinary equipment through non-membership warehouse and wholesale stores. The firm offers dairy, meat, and baking products; grocery and dry food items; beverages; paper and packaging products; frozen food; kitchen equipment and janitorial supplies; and sundries. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Commerce, CA.

GNC Corp. retails natural and specialty foods. Its nutritional-supplements retail chain devoted solely to items such as vitamins and dietary products. The company also has stores within Rite Aid drugstores and makes Rite Aid private-label products. It was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Apollo Global Management, Inc /Private Equity/ (Apollo Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

The Orange County School of The Arts provides students in grades 7-12 college-preparatory academic program and pre-professional arts training. Its areas of study include applied art, dance, dine and media arts, music, and theatre. The company was founded by Ralph S. Opacic in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

University of California, Berkeley Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It offers social services and supports the advancement of higher education by securing private financial support. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Oxford, MS.

Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc. is an organization that recognizes academic excellence in business studies. The non-profit company is based in Maryland Heights, MO. The company offers scholarships and grants to their alumni chapters and members to aid in continuing education and chapter development. As a BGS member, individuals have access to exclusive programs designed to refine their skills to meet the changing needs of the business world.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning operates as a public university that provides educational services. The private company is based in Jackson, MS.

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (Board) is empowered by the State Legislature (Miss. Code [1991 Supp.] § 37-129-1, et seq.) and required to establish by rules and regulations and promulgate uniform standards for accreditation of Schools of Nursing in the State of Mississippi in so far as concerns the eligibility of graduates of such schools to take the examination prescribed by law to become registered nurses authorized to practice the profession of nursing as registered nurses in Mississippi, and in so far as concerns student nurses attending such schools being eligible to participate in any of the following student nurse scholarship programs or other program of assistance now existing or hereafter established by legislative enactment. Nursing Education Loan Scholarship Program (NELS) available to junior, senior and graduate students who are pursuing a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing: •Nursing Education Loan/Scholarship BSN (NELB) •Nursing Education Loan/Scholarship RN to BSN (NELR) •Nursing Education Loan/Scholarship Masters (NELM) •Nursing Education Loan/Scholarship Ph.D. (NELP) Nursing Teacher Stipend Program is available to NELS participants who are pursuing an advanced degree in nursing and who contractually agree that upon degree completion will teach at an accredited school of nursing in the State of Mississippi: •Nursing Teacher Stipend (NTSP-Masters) •Nursing Teacher Stipend (NTSP-Ph.D.) The Board is also required to issue to such Schools of Nursing upon an annual basis certificates of accreditation as may be proper under such standards. The Board, in recognizing that each unit in nursing offering nursing degree programs has individual characteristics and goals, maintains that each shall implement its own philosophy, purposes, and objectives. All programs in nursing shall be based on sound educational principles under the guidance of a competent faculty. The total program of nursing education shall meet the required standards of accreditation as prescribed by the Board. Mississippi nursing schools (units in nursing) should prepare students for nursing careers according to the type of program that they offer. Rigid conformity to a specific and fixed curriculum is not expected. Rather, the Board approves programs which are of superior caliber and encourages creative and intelligent experimentation based on sound principles.

The Mississippi Bankers Association is a business association based in Mississippi.

American Bankers Association, Inc. represents, assists and provides support services to banks of different sizes and charters. Its membership includes community, regional, and money center banks and holding companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies, and savings banks. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Part of United Natural Foods, Inc., Dart Group Corp. operates retail discount auto part stores, supermarkets, and bookstores. The company is based in Landover, MD. Dart Group was acquired by Richfood Holdings, Inc., part of United Natural Foods, Inc. from August 31, 1999 on May 18, 1998 for $193.32 million.

Nash-Finch Co. operates as a wholesale food distributor. It operates through three segments: Military Food Distribution, Food Distribution and Retail. The Military Food Distribution segment engages in selling and distributing grocery products to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Food Distribution segment sells and distributes variety of nationally branded and private label grocery products and perishable food products from various distribution centers to many independent retail locations located across the U.S. The Retail segment is made up of various corporate-owned grocery stores which are operating under the Sun Mart, Econofoods, Avanza, the Family Thrift Center, Pick 'n Save, Family Fresh Market, Prairie Market, Saver's Choice, Wally's Supermarkets and Wholesale Food Outlet banners. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

OfficeMax, Inc. engages in the distribution of both business-to-business and retail office products. It operates through the following segments: Contract and Retail. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Borders Group, Inc. owns and operates bookstores and music stores. It operates through its subsidiaries, Borders, Inc. and Walden Book Company, Inc., which operates stores selling books, music and movie superstores and mall-based bookstores. The company operates a proprietary e-commerce Web site www.borders.com. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.