I like the general theme of knowledge, but would ask you to incorporate our state shape, colors from the flag, etc., and request you take a look at the color palette from our primary logo found here: http://lifedevelopmentinstitute.org/
For the final design, we also request two versions from the finalists – one for white background and one for dark background, so that I can overlay more easily a dark background version on top of a photo for banner promotions, etc.
Thanks for the updates, and moving closer to what we are looking for.... please take a look at current rankings to see the direction we like, and would love to see something from you along those lines.