DeMarche Associates > 100 Most-Improved Companies

Ticker Symbol

Company Name

CEO

AEY

ADDvantage Technologies Group Inc.

Kenneth Chymiak

AES

AES Corp.

Paul Hanrahan

ALAN

Alanco Technologies Inc.

Robert Kauffman

ALDA

Aldila Inc.

Peter Mathewson

ALEX

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

W. Allen Doane

ALFA

Alfa Corp.

Jerry Newby

ANL

American Land Lease Inc.

Terry Considine

AMT

American Tower Corp.

James Taiclet

CRMT

America's Car-Mart Inc.

Tilman J. Falgout III

ARGN

Amerigon Inc.

Daniel Coker

APPA

AP Pharma Inc.

Michael O'Connell

WTR

Aqua America Inc.

Nicholas Debenedictis

ARD

Arena Resources Inc.

Lloyd Rochford

HRT

Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc.

James Rouse

ATRO

Astronics Corp.

Peter Gundermann

BAC

Bank of America Corp.

Kenneth Lewis

BMS

Bemis Co. Inc.

Jeffrey Curler

SAM

Boston Beer Co. Inc.

Martin Roper

BOW

Bowater Inc.

Arnold Nemirow

BFAM

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

David Lissy

CFNB

California First National Bancorp

Patrick Paddon

CLNW

Call Now, Inc.

Thomas Johnson

CASS

Cass Information Systems Inc.

Lawrence Collett

CEDC

Central European Distribution Corp.

William Carey

ENV

CET Services Inc.

Steven Davis

CTHR

Charles & Colvard Ltd.

Robert Thomas

CLCT

Collectors Universe Inc.

Michael Haynes

BOO

Collegiate Pacific Inc.

Michael Blumenfeld

JCS

Communications Systems Inc.

Curtis Sampson

CNQR

Concur Technologies, Inc.

Steven Singh

CUO

Continental Materials Corp.

James Gidwitz

CRRC

Courier Corp.

James Conway III

CRFT

Craftmade International Inc.

James Ridings

DGAS

Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc.

Glenn Jennings

DEL

Deltic Timber Corp.

Ray Dillon

DGSE

DGSE Companies Inc.

L. S. Smith Ph. D.

DHIL

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

Roderick H. Dillon CFA

DO

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

James Tisch

DBRN

Dress Barn Inc.

David Jaffe

DCU

Dryclean USA Inc.

Michael Steiner

DXPE

DXP Enterprises Inc.

David Little

EDE

Empire District Electric Co.

William Gipson

ERGO

Ergo Science Corp

Charles Finelli

ESP

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.

Howard Pinsley

FAST

Fastenal Co.

Willard Oberton

FFDF

FFD Financial Corp.

Trent Troyer

FCAP

First Capital Inc.

William Harrod

FPU

Florida Public Utilities Co.

John English

FRK

Florida Rock Industries Inc.

John Baker II

FWRD

Forward Air Corp.

Bruce Campbell

FRED

Fred's Inc.

Michael J. Hayes

GRMN

Garmin Ltd.

Min Kao Ph.D.

GWR

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Mortimer B. Fuller III

GORX

GeoPharma Inc.

Mandeep K. Taneja

GV

Goldfield Corp.

John Sottile

GOV

Gouverneur Bancorp Inc.

Richard Bennett

GMCR

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.

Robert Stiller

GYRO

Gyrodyne Co. of America Inc.

Stephen Maroney

HANS

Hansen Natural Corp.

Rodney Sacks

HWKN

Hawkins Inc.

John Hawkins

HSTM

Healthstream Inc.

Robert A. Frist Jr.

HTLD

Heartland Express Inc.

Russell Gerdin

HL

Hecla Mining Co.

Phillips S. Baker Jr.

HSKA

Heska Corp.

Robert Grieve Ph.D.

HDSN

Hudson Technologies Inc.

Kevin Zugibe

ICCC

ImmuCell Corp.

Michael Brigham

BLUD

Immucor Inc.

Gioacchino Dechirico

IMKTA

Ingles Markets Inc.

Robert Ingle

IIIN

Insteel Industries Inc.

H. O. Woltz III

IPX

Interpool Inc.

Martin Tuchman

JBLU

JetBlue Airways Corp.

David Neeleman

KEX

Kirby Corp.

Joseph Pyne

KSS

Kohl's Corp.

R. Lawrence Montgomery

LEE

Lee Enterprises Inc.

Mary Junck

LWAY

Lifeway Foods Inc.

Julie Smolyansky

MPX

Marine Products Corp.

Richard Hubbell

TAXI

Medallion Financial Corp.

Alvin Murstein

MED

Medifast Inc.

Brad MacDonald

MLAB

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

Luke Schmieder

MPR

Met-Pro Corp.

Raymond De Hont

MGEE

MGE Energy Inc.

Gary Wolter

MBP

Mid Penn Bancorp Inc.

Alan Dakey

MSEX

Middlesex Water Co.

Dennis Sullivan

MGN

Mines Management Inc.

Glenn Dobbs

MITY

MITY Enterprises Inc.

Bradley Nielson

MCRI

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.

John Farahi

MONM

Monmouth Capital Corp

Eugene Landy

NRCI

National Research Corp.

Michael Hays

NVH

National RV Holdings, Inc.

Bradley Albrechtsen

NSEC

National Security Group Inc.

William Brunson

NCEM

Nevada Chemicals Inc.

John Day

EGOV

NIC Inc.

Jeffrey Fraser

NICK

Nicholas Financial Inc.

Peter Vosotas

NSYS

Nortech Systems Inc.

Michael Degen

NGA

North American Galvanizing & Coatings Inc.

Ronald Evans

NPSI

North Pittsburgh Systems Inc.

Harry Brown

NMRX

Numerex Corp.

Stratton Nicolaides

NVEC

NVE Corp.

Daniel Baker Ph.D.

OBCI

Ocean Bio-Chem Inc.

Peter Dornau

OGE

OGE Energy Corp.

Steven Moore

OLGR

Oilgear Company

David Zuege

OMNI

OMNI Energy Services Corp.

James Eckert

OPLK

Oplink Communications Inc.

Joseph Liu

OPTN

Option Care Inc.

Rajat Rai

OTTR

Otter Tail Corp.

John Erickson

PTSI

P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.

Robert Weaver

PHLY

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.

James Maguire Jr.

PPP

Pogo Producing Co.

Paul Van Wagenen

PG

Procter & Gamble Co.

Alan Lafley

PMD

Psychemedics Corp

Raymond Kubacki

QSII

Quality Systems Inc.

Lou Silverman

RMKR

Rainmaker Systems Inc.

Michael Silton

RAVN

Raven Industries Inc.

Ronald Moquist

RNWK

RealNetworks Inc.

Robert Glaser

HOOK

Redhook Ale Brewery Inc.

Paul Shipman

RGCO

RGC Resources Inc.

John Williamson

RIMG

Rimage Corp.

Bernard Aldrich

RGLD

Royal Gold Inc.

Stanley Dempsey

RUSHA

Rush Enterprises, Inc.

W. M. Rush

SHS

Sauer-Danfoss Inc.

David Anderson

BFS

Saul Centers Inc.

Bernard Francis Saul II

SVIN

Scheid Vineyards Inc.

Scott Scheid

SEIC

SEI Investments Co.

Alfred West

SHFL

Shuffle Master Inc.

Mark Yoseloff

SIF

Sifco Industries

Jeffrey Gotschall

SKYW

SkyWest Inc.

Jerry Atkin

SMTS

Somanetics Corp.

Bruce Barrett

SGB

Southwest Georgia Financial Corp.

Dewitt Drew

SPAR

Spartan Motors Inc.

John Sztykiel

STMP

Stamps.com Inc.

Ken McBride

SXI

Standex International Corp.

Roger Fix

LVB

Steinway Musical Instruments Inc.

Dana Messina

SSYS

Stratasys Inc.

S. Scott Crump

STRS

Stratus Properties Inc.

William Armstrong

SNHY

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

Allen Carlson

SUPX

Supertex Inc.

Henry Pao

STRN

Sutron Corp.

Raul McQuivey

TLF

Tandy Leather Factory Inc.

Wray Thompson

TECH

Techne Corp.

Thomas Oland

THO

Thor Industries Inc.

Wade Thompson

TRNS

Transcat Inc.

Carl Sassano

TG

Tredegar Corp.

Norman Scher

UFPT

UFP Technologies Inc.

R. Jeffrey Bailly

UIC

United Industrial Corporation

Frederick Strader

UPFC

United Panam Financial Corp.

Ray Thousand

UPS

United Parcel Service Inc.

Michael Eskew

USM

United States Cellular Corp.

John Rooney

USLM

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

Timothy Byrne

UG

United-Guardian Inc.

Alfred Globus

UVV

Universal Corp.

Allen King

USHS

US Home Systems Inc.

Murray Gross

VVC

Vectren Corp.

Neil Ellerbrook

VMSI

Ventana Medical Systems Inc.

Christopher Gleeson

VPHM

ViroPharma Inc.

Michel de Rosen

WCN

Waste Connections Inc.

Ronald Mittelstaedt

WMK

Weis Markets Inc.

Norman Rich

WCC

WESCO International Inc.

Roy Haley

WGO

Winnebago Industries Inc.

Bruce Hertzke

XRX

Xerox Corp.

Anne Mulcahy

YORW

York Water Co

Jeffrey Osman

ZBRA

Zebra Technologies Corp.

Edward Kaplan