University of akron. [laughter] time. Back in im an assistant director of applied politics. Im also a board member of the Akron Press Club and have been over a decade. And im a member of the white house transition project, which for those who dont know, it is a nonpartisan effort by presidency scholars to provide information on president ial transitions and white house operations to those who are transitioning into the white house. Its a very Important Organization that happened to be one of the founders of that organization is martha kumar, who i am happy to introduce right now. She is an emeritus professor at Towson University and director and creator of the white house transition project. She is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles, including before the oath how george w. Bush and barack obama managed the transfer of power. Shes also the winner of the apsa 2008 best book award. Editor of other books, influential books in the area. In addition to her scholarly work, sh