USS Maryland Message Board is a moderated discussion board based on the Discus program from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. All Discus scripts and static files were authored by Kevin W. Paulisse with design ideas and implementation advice from William F. Polik. All files associated with Discus are copyright © 1997-98 by Kevin W. Paulisse and William F. Polik, all rights reserved.

Discus is free and can be downloaded immediately! To learn more about the Discus program, or to download your own free copy, visit the Discus home page.

The Discus development team gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations:

• Hope College Department of Computing and Information Technology
• Howard Hughes Medical Foundation Faculty Development Grant
• National Science Foundation
• Beta Testers (Dr. Matthew Elrod, Greg Martin, and Elizabeth Yared)
• Hope College Chemistry Faculty
• Hope College Chemistry Students