James Cardie is from Brainerd, a small town in central Minnesota. He attended Catholic grade school in Brainerd and a boarding high school in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

James earned an undergraduate degree at Holy Cross in western Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He did research (physical experiments and numerical modeling) at St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory, created a computer program that was used in the design of many large storm sewer systems

Dr. William Carlson was born in 1914 in Sandstone, Minnesota. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 1957.

Norman Christiansen was born on October 11th, 1931 in Red Lodge, Montana. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 after graduating college in Montana. Christiansen worked at the Nevada Test Site for two years and was a teacher at various schools.

Fermin De Leon was born July 8th, 1899 in the Phillipines. He is a World War II veteran. He worked as a kitchen helper and a pantry man.

Carl Ciliax was born November 7th, 1941 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has worked as a printer, horse wrangler, truck driver, desert nurser, and a foreman for the Kelly Pipe. He is an avid hunter and has an interest in conservationism.