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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nathan Slewett September 7, 1995 305/547-3898 PAUL OREFFICE ELECTED AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL PARKINSON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL F. OREFFICE, Former Chairman of the Dow Chemical Company, a member of the National Parkinson Foundation's Board of Governors and Vice Chairman of NPF Board of Directors, is a Director of CIGNA Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, Northern Telecom Limited, as well as a member of the International Advisory Board of Marsh and McLennan. He is also a member of the Business Council, and a Trustee of the American Enterprise Institute, The New York Racing Association, Morehouse College, and Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management. A native of Venice, Italy, Paul first came to the United States with his family when he was 12 years old. He became a U.S. citizen and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. A graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. Degree in chemical engineering, he received an Honorary Doctor of engineering Degree from Purdue. In addition, he holds Honorary Doctoral Degrees in Industrial Management from Lawrence Institute of Technology in Management from General Motors Institute, in Science from Saginaw Valley State University, in law from Clemson University, and in Business Administration from Tri-State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He is a recipient of Indiana's highest honor, the Sagamore of the Wabash Award, for his service to education. He received the Order of Civil Merit from the Spanish Government and the title of "Grand Ufficiale" from the Italian Government. He was awarded the International Palladium Medal by the Societe de Chimie Industrielle, the Chemical Industry Medal by the Society of Chemical Industry, and the Centenary Medal from SCI. Named "Man of the Year" by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce he is the first person to receive both the Palladium Medal and the Chemical Industry Medal. Mr. Oreffice was honored by NPF as Humanitarian of the Year in 1991.