1. Karen H. Jones, EdD, is associate professor of vocational special needs at the University of Georgia. She is director of a grant funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to prepare paraprofessionals for employment in programs that serve at-risk students. Her research focuses on transition of at-risk students through vocational programs. Address: Karen H. Jones, Vocational Education, 624 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
2. William N. Bender obtained his PhD in special education from the University of North Carolina in 1983. He is presently an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. His interest areas include affective development of students with learning disabilities, instructional modifications for mainstream placements, and service delivery issues for students with mild disabilities.