12/2/2002 — Application for tax-exempt status was filed with Internal Revenue Service.

9/7/2002 — Bao Jiguang of Beijing, China was elected trustee and Chairman of Selection Committee. The board accepted the resignation of Chuang Peng.

8/17/2002 — The 2002 annual board meeting was held in the principal office. Among many issues discussed and voted, Guanming Fang of Atlanta, Georgia was elected trustee and Vice President of Legal Affairs.

7/5/2002 — Cathy Cox, the secretary of State and the Corporations Commissioner of the State of Georgia certified Xie Yu Education Foundation, Inc. as a duly incorporated domestic nonprofit corporation.

6/3/2002 — Xie Yu Education Foundation incorporated. The initial trustees were Mingjie Hu of Princeton, New Jersey, Chuang Peng of Atlanta, Georgia, and Lin Mei of Atlanta, Georgia.