The remarkable success of the Religious Orders Study can only be attributed to the altruism, kindness and understanding of the hundreds of nuns, priests and brothers who volunteered to join the effort to combat common neurologic problems of older people.

We are indebted to the members of the following participating sites. Their contribution to this effort is beyond measure.

• Archdiocesan priests
  (Chicago, Dubuque, Iowa, and Milwaukee)
• Benedictine monks
  (Lisle, Ill., and Collegeville, Minn.)
• Benedictine Sisters
  (Erie, Pa.)
• Capuchins
  (Appleton, Wis.)
• Christian Brothers
  (Chicago and Memphis, Tenn.)
• Diocesan priests
  (Gary, Ind.)
• Dominicans
  (River Forest, Ill.)
• Felician Sisters
  (Chicago)
• Franciscan Handmaids of Mary
  (New York)
• Franciscans
  (Chicago)
• Hermanas Sagrado Corazon Jesus
  (San Antonio, Texas)
• Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters
  (Techny, Ill.)
• Maryknolls
  (Los Altos, Calif., and Tarrytown, N.Y.)
• Missionarias Catequistas Divina Providencia
  (San Antonio, Texas)
• Norbertines
  (DePere, Wis.)
• Oblate Sisters of Providence
  (Baltimore, Md.)
• Passionists
  (Chicago)
• Racine Dominicans
  (Racine, Wis.)
• Salestianas de San Juan Bosco
  (San Antonio, Texas)
• Santa Teresa de Jesus
  (San Antonio, Texas)
• Servites
  (Chicago)
• Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
  (Chicago and Sinsinawa, Wis.)
• Sisters of Charity, B.V.M.
  (Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa)
• Sisters of the Holy Family
  (New Orleans)
• Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
  (Des Plaines, Ill.)
• Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
  (Chicago and Aurora, Ill.)
• Sisters of St. Benedict
  (St. Cloud and St. Joseph, Minn.)
• Sisters of St. Casimir
  (Chicago)
• Sisters of St. Joseph of LaGrange
  (LaGrange Park, Ill.)
• Society of Divine Word
  (Techny, Ill.)
• Trappists
  (Gethsemane, Ky., and Peosta, Iowa)