Left to right: Drs. Don Wunsch, Bob Marks, Bob Streifel, Payman Arabshahi, Russ Reed, Jai Choi and Seho Oh. I was presented swords the stand of which is engraved with

"To the Honorable Neural Network Master, Professor Robert J. Marks II, from his warriors; Drs. P.A. (Payman Arabshahi), K.C. (Kwan Cheung), J.C. (Jai Choi), Z.L. (Zhi Li), D.P. (Dong Chul Park), R.R. (Russell Reed, and) D.W. (Donald Wunsch)",

August 1996.