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A. Graham Down
A. Graham Down, a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, was formerly Acting Director of the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program and was Executive Director and President of the Council for Basic Education, (1974-1994). He is also an accomplished keyboard artist, specializing in the organ, piano and harpsichord.