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Dr. Vernon Kenner, retired professor, mathematician, physicist and defense industry engineer, holds a PhD in Physics from Texas A&s;M University where he received the prestigious Distinguished Graduate Student Award. Published works led to a figure and reference in a major physics text. In the defense area, Dr. Kenner gained national recognition for his work in angle-only-track (AOT). His initialization technique solved a long-standing problem and made AOT the viable option for SDI programs. As a key member of LTV’s SDI team, he performed AOT, infrared sensor design and nuclear hardened detector analysis. For the PAC-3 program, Dr. Kenner performed the Radome Electrical Design and wrote the Radar Antenna Model. His innovative Radome Electrical Design did what convention beliefs said could not be done in that it uses a high dielectric material. His antenna model has unique modeling capabilities unavailable on any other defense program. For the laboratory, he developed a technique to electronically simulate target motion and glint using three fixed RF sources. In the business area, he performed the financial analysis, wrote the business plan and oversaw the business operations for Children’s University. Dr. Kenner served as treasurer and co-founder of Children’s Universtity. He is currently serving as treasurer and co-founder of BeBetterU, the BBU Dream Ranch.