Release Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004

NEW PROFESSORSHIP IN UGA'S TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS NAMED FOR DAN AMOS

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia's Terry College of Business will establish a new professorship named for Daniel P. Amos of Columbus, chairman and CEO of AFLAC Inc.

The professorship, named the Amos Distinguished Professor of Insurance, will be in the college's Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate. It will be held by a national authority in the field of insurance education.

"Dan Amos has been a strong supporter of the University of Georgia and the Terry College of Business for many years, and it is fitting that his legacy be preserved with this professorship," said President Michael F. Adams. "Support such as this is making UGA one of America's best public universities, and we are deeply grateful."

The endowment for the position is made possible by a gift from the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation. Amos received a bachelor's degree in risk management and insurance from UGA in 1973.

AFLAC is the leading provider of individual insurance policies offered at the worksite in the United States, and insures more than 40 million people worldwide. It has more individual policies in force in Japan than any other company, insuring one out of four Japanese households.

"Dan Amos is one of the most respected leaders in the insurance industry in America, and the Terry College is honored to have a professorship in his name," said P. George Benson, dean of the college. "The person who holds this professorship will not only enhance the academic stature of our risk management and insurance program, but will also help our students appreciate the importance of personal integrity and social responsibility, traits that are hallmarks of Dan's successful career."

Amos joined AFLAC in 1973 after graduating from UGA. He became president in 1983, chief operating officer in 1987, CEO of AFLAC Inc. in 1990 and chairman in 2001. Under his leadership the company's revenues have grown from $2.7 billion to more than $11.4 billion and market capitalization has jumped from $1.3 billion to more than $19 billion.

Forbes magazine this year ranked AFLAC one of the top 25 Power Brands in the United States, based in large part on the success of the company's popular AFLAC duck advertising campaign, which Amos launched.

Amos is also known for a management philosophy that emphasizes employee support and corporate citizenship. AFLAC has made Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list six consecutive years and has twice been on the magazine's list of "America's 50 Best Companies for Minorities." Working Mother magazine included AFLAC on its list of 100 best companies for mothers the past three years.

In January, Institutional Investor magazine named Amos the best CEO in the insurance/life category for the second straight year. He also received the 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Award.

He is on the boards of directors of Synovus and Southern Company and is a trustee of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the House of Mercy of Columbus. He is a past board chairman of the Japan America Society of Georgia and was recently elected secretary of the University of Georgia Foundation.

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