Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who recently lost his bid for re-election, will be remembered fondly by the friends of the Public Service Academy. Back in 2006, long before we had any momentum behind the Academy, Sen. Specter agreed to meet personally with Academy staff members. After an hour of intense, skeptical questioning, Sen. Specter was convinced that the Academy was a great idea, and he decided to join Sen. Clinton in writing a bill to create the Academy. Though none of his Republican Senate colleagues joined him at the time, Sen. Specter courageously pushed ahead and stood as a stalwart supporter of ours during the past few years. We will always appreciate his support.