function validate(){
        var sError = '';
        
        var fname=document.getElementById('fname').value;	
            if((fname.length <2))
                {
                    sError += ' - First Name\n';
                }
        
        var lname=document.getElementById('lname').value;
            if((lname.length <2))
                {
                    sError += ' - Last Name\n';
                }
				
		var lname=document.getElementById('address').value;
            if((lname.length <2))
                {
                    sError += ' - Address\n';
                }
    	
		var lname=document.getElementById('city').value;
            if((lname.length <2))
                {
                    sError += ' - City\n';
                }
				
		var state=document.getElementById('state').value;
            if(state =="0")
                {
                    sError += ' - State\n';
                    //alert('Please check your year of birth');
                }
				
		var lname=document.getElementById('zip').value;
            if((lname.length <2))
                {
                    sError += ' - Zip\n';
                }
        
        var emailerror=false;
        
        
        var email=document.getElementById('email').value;
            if (email.indexOf('@')== -1)
                {
                    emailerror = true;
                }
            
            else
                {	
                    if (email.substring(0,email.indexOf('@')).length <1)
                        {
                            emailerror = true;
                        }
                }
            if (email.indexOf('.')== -1)
                {
                    emailerror = true;
                }
                
            else
                {
                    if(email.substring(email.indexOf('@') +1,email.indexOf('.')) <2)
                    {
                        emailerror = true;
                    }
                }	
        
            if (email.substring(email.lastIndexOf('.') +1,email.length) <2)
                {
                    emailerror = true;
                }
        if(emailerror == true)
            {
                sError+= ' - Email\n';
            }
            
            
            var state=document.getElementById('yrgrad').value;
            if(state =="0")
                {
                    sError += ' - Year Graduated\n';
                }
                
            
    
            //last part of form!!!
            if(sError !='')
            {
                alert('One the following is incorrect or is not entered:\n'+sError);
                return false;
            }
                else
            {
                return true;
            }	
    }