The Kenya Scholar-Athlete Project Announces Board of Advisors

Five volunteers aim to open opportunities in higher education for Kenyan students

October 9, 2007 (Nairobi) - The Kenya Scholar-Athlete Project (KenSAP), a three-year-old

program that helps gifted students from rural western Kenya gain admission to elite universities
in the United States, has named a five-person Board of Advisors. The Board will assist in
shaping the Project's operations, securing financial partnerships, building relationships with
American institutions and guiding the students as they adjust to life on American campuses.
Along with the Project's founders, Mike Boit and John Manners, and its principal benefactor,
Charles Field-Marsham, two individuals renowned both for their athletic accomplishments and
their commitment to community service - Lornah Kiplagat and Peter Rono - have agreed to join
the Board for a one-year term beginning October, 2007.

"We are thrilled to have been able to attract such a distinguished group to help guide this
fantastic initiative," said Charles Field-Marsham, a Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
"KenSAP is becoming an important springboard for young Kenyans to get the international
education and competitive experience required to build strong organizations and businesses in
Kenya. I am delighted to be part of this venture."

The Board members:

Mike Boit

One of KenSAP's co-founders, Mike is professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Kenyatta
University in Nairobi. He was a standout middle distance runner in the 1970s and '80s, with an
international career that spanned 15 years and honors that included an Olympic medal and a
Commonwealth Championship. He received a diploma in education from Kenyatta College (now
Kenyatta University), a Bachelors Degree from Eastern New Mexico University, two Masters
Degrees from Stanford University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Oregon.

Charles Field-Marsham

KenSAP's chief benefactor since its second year of operation, Charles Field Marsham is the
founder and executive director of two Nairobi-based companies, Kestrel Capital, a licensed
investment bank, and Panafrican Trucks & Equipment, the distributor in Kenya and Tanzania for
Komatsu construction and mining equipment. He is also executive director and proprietor of
Kenya Fluorspar, a mine in the Rift Valley. He is a non-executive director of Kenol/Kobil, a fuel
distribution company listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. He is also a director of AMREF
Canada, which is the leading African health development organization, headquartered in Kenya
with operations across Africa. Charles was born and educated in Canada and holds a Bachelors
Degree from McGill University.

Lornah Kiplagat

Holder of multiple world records and the current World Champion in both Cross Country and
Road Racing, Lornah has been consistently among the world's two or three top women road
racers for the past ten years. She was born in Kenya, but since 1999 she and her husband, Pieter
Langerhorst, have spent about half their time in the Netherlands, where Lornah is now a citizen.
She is the founder of the High Altitude Training Centre, a large training camp not far from her
birthplace that is dedicated to the advancement of women in Kenya through athletics and
education. Recently she established the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation which funds secondary
education for indigent female students throughout Kenya.

John Manners

KenSAP's co-founder and executive director, John was born and educated in the U.S., but spent
part of his childhood in Kenya and returned as a Peace Corps teacher in the early 1970s. A
journalist by profession, he spent 18 years as a writer and editor in various branches of Time
Inc., and maintained his connection with Kenya by developing a sideline covering the exploits of
its runners. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Harvard University and a Masters Degree from
Columbia University.

Peter Rono

The 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist at 1500 meters, Peter has devoted much of his time since
retiring from running to helping Kenyan students secure athletic scholarships to American
universities. The Nandi Education and Training Centre, which he established in 1992 near his
Kenyan birthplace, has so far placed more than 250 student-athletes at US colleges. Currently
resident in New Jersey, where he works as a representative for the sports shoe company New
Balance, he is active in community affairs among the Kenyan diaspora in North America. He
holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in Maryland.

The Kenya Scholar-Athlete Project began in 2004 to help broaden the educational horizons of
bright students from Rift Valley (which is where Kenya Fluorspar Company is situated).

KenSAP has thus far helped place 29 students at the following institutions: Harvard (five), Yale
(two), Princeton (two), MIT (two), Amherst (two), Hamilton (two), Mount Holyoke (two),
Dartmouth, Williams, Wesleyan, Middlebury, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Smith, Brandeis, Carleton,
Lehigh, St. Lawrence and Gettysburg. All have been granted full financial aid.