To the reviewers of the Indiana 21st Century Fund:

It is my pleasure to write this letter in support of gh, LLC's application for funding under the Indiana 21st Century Fund. Purdue strongly feels that the investment would provide to the development of new products for gh, increased research by gh with Purdue, and a greatly increased workforce at gh.

gh is the product of the creative efforts of two former Purdue students: David Schleppenbach and Joseph Said. While at Purdue both Mr. Schleppenbach and Mr. Said were actively involved in disability research. Mr. Schleppenbach, assisted by Mr. Said, founded the Visions Lab Program at Purdue a state of the art program for providing assistive technology to persons with disabilities.

While attending Purdue Mr. Schleppenbach and Mr. Said were encouraged by the Purdue Research Foundation, and the Purdue Gateways Program to use their groundbreaking research to start a new company. gh, LLC began in March of 2000 and has grown from four to its present level of 36 employees. A majority of the employees of gh are either current or former Purdue students.

gh has become a cornerstone of our engagement effort. Several Purdue faculty members and GH company personnel are working on important joint projects to develop products and services for people with disabilities. As a major public research university Purdue seeks to benefit the citizens of Indiana. Our partnership with gh has greatly influenced these efforts.

I wholeheartedly encourage you to support gh's Indiana 21st Century Fund Application.

Sincerely,

Martin C. Jischke, Ph.D. President Purdue University