Union Pacific Railroad Co.

"Dennis J. Duffy was named executive vice president – Operations of Union Pacific Railroad in September 1998. In his position, Duffy is responsible for the operation of more than 3,000 trains operating daily throughout 23 western states. Duffy is in charge of all transportation services, including management and maintenance of locomotives, rail cars, tracks, train dispatching and crew calling. Since joining Union Pacific in 1973, Duffy has held numerous positions in Operations, Finance, and Marketing and Sales. As senior vice president, Customer Service Planning and Delivery, Duffy directed the overall design and development of the company’s service network. This position included responsibility for the company’s National Customer Service Center (NCSC) in St. Louis, freight car distribution, service design and network planning. Duffy also was vice president, Quality, and was a member of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners, serving as an examiner and senior examiner. A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Duffy also completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University. "

"John J. Koraleski was named executive vice president – Marketing and Sales of Union Pacific in March 1999. In his position, Koraleski is responsible for Union Pacific’s six major business units: agriculture, automobiles, chemicals, energy, industrial products and intermodal. Collectively, the business units account for nearly $15 billion in annual revenue. He also oversees the railroad’s National Customer Service Center. During his more than 35 years with the railroad, Koraleski has held a number of executive positions including controller of Union Pacific Corporation and executive vice president, Finance, and chief financial officer of Union Pacific Railroad, the positions he held before his current appointment. He also has held positions in the railroad’s Information Technologies, Real Estate and Administrative departments. Additionally, Koraleski is chairman of the board of directors of Bridges Investment Fund, a member of the national advisory committee for the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and honorary member of the board of directors of the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Board and the Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation. He also serves on the advisory board of the YWCA and has sponsored the Union Pacific YWCA campaign drive for eighteen years, twice serving as co-chair of the citywide campaign. Koraleski earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. "

Robert W. Turner was named senior vice president, Corporate Relations of Union Pacific Corporation in August 2000. He has companywide responsibility for internal and external communications, corporate advertising and brand management, public affairs, media relations, government affairs, and corporate philanthropy. Turner is head of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum and serves as president of the Union Pacific Foundation. He serves as vice chair of Omaha Sister Cities Association, as a director of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Bank Advisory Board, the Durham Western Heritage Museum and on the boards of a number of industry organizations. He also is a trustee of the Nebraska Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Prior to joining Union Pacific, Turner was vice president, Public Affairs of Champion International Corporation where he was responsible for corporate communications, public affairs and government relations. Turner is a graduate of Northfield Mt. Hermon School and holds a degree in economics from Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio.

"J. Michael Hemmer was named senior vice president – Law, and general counsel of Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad in June 2004. Hemmer joined Union Pacific in 2002 as vice president, Law. Prior to his appointment, Hemmer was a partner at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., specializing in transportation law. Hemmer joined Covington & Burling immediately after law school, and during his 26 years with the firm, served in a number of capacities, including managing partner for legal personnel and for information services. He also was involved in most of the major railroad merger proceedings that took place after 1980, and in dozens of other regulatory matters affecting the transportation industry. Hemmer's clients included Union Pacific, the Association of American Railroads, rail industry groups, CSXT, Triple Crown, the Transtar railroads, and Amtrak. He also represented the Penn Central trustees during that railroad's reorganization, and worked on regulatory and antitrust matters for United Airlines. Hemmer began his association with the railroad industry after high school when he worked in various operating positions for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; and Southern Pacific Transportation Company. He received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1976, both with honors. "

Randy Blackburn has been appointed regional vice president-central, replacing Santamaria. He is responsible for the day-to-day safe operation of trains over the 6,600-mile central region in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Kansas. The Central Region headquarters is in Kansas City, Mo. Blackburn began his railroad career in 1971 with the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He has held various positions in the Operating and Marketing Departments, including trainmaster, sales representative, superintendent-crew management, director operations control, superintendent transportation services, assistant vice president marketing-Mexico and most recently vice president-premium operations.

Richard R. McClish was named vice president, continuous improvement in June 2004. He is responsible for industrial engineering, quality processes and Union Pacific's "Continuous Improvement" asset management initiatives. Part of this initiative is the implementation of Lean management within UP. Prior to joining Union Pacific, McClish was chief process officer and interim chief information officer at R.R. Donnelly & Sons in Chicago. His career also includes senior management positions at General Electric Plastics. McClish holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio. He has served on a number of boards of directors in banking, education, and for the YMCA. He also has served in several different capacities supporting the United Way throughout his career.

Dave Sutton, bass trombonist of the Troubadours, has a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, and an Associates degree in Computer Programming Technology from Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Dave currently lives in Omaha, and works as a contract programmer for Union Pacific Railroad, in Omaha, as of late 2004. He also enjoys singing with the Omaha Symphonic Chorus, and playing trombone for the Heartland Philharmonic, a local community orchestra. Dave has arranged several Christmas carols for the Troubadours over the years, some of which reveal obvious tympanic membrane damage, thanks to the severe exposure to jazz he enjoyed at UNL.

Judith Richards Hope has been a director since April 1988. Mrs. Hope was Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University from January 2002 to March 2003 and was named Distinguished Visitor from Practice and Professor of Law on March 7, 2005. Mrs. Hope was a co-founder and partner of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a law firm, from December 1981 to January 2002, a non-equity partner from February 2002 to December 31, 2003 and a Senior Advisor to the Paul, Hastings firm from January 1, 2004 to January 31, 2005. Mrs. Hope serves as a director of General Mills, Inc., Altius Associates Ltd, Altius Holdings Ltd and Russell Reynolds Associates.

Thomas J. Donohue has been a director since November 1998. Mr. Donohue has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce since September 1997. Mr. Donohue serves as a director of Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. and XM Satellite Radio.