Release Date: Thursday, June 2, 2005

DIRECTORS' COLLEGE OFFERED JUNE 8-9, 2005 AT TERRY COLLEGE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CENTER IN BUCKHEAD

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia's Terry College of Business and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) are offering an accredited board director education program on June 8-9, 2005 at the new Terry College Executive Education Center in Atlanta.

Speakers scheduled for the two-day seminar include:

• Pete Correll, chairman and CEO of Georgia-Pacific Corp.
• Thomas R. Chapman, chairman and CEO of Equifax Inc.
• Richard D. Katcher, senior partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz
• Kenyon W. Murphy, senior vice president and general counsel for Acuity Brands
• Robert Ratliff, chairman of the board for AGCO Corp.
• Dennis R. Beresford, Ernst and Young Professor of Accounting at UGA's Terry College of Business, board member for Legg Mason, MCI and Kimberly-Clark Corp., and former Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman
• Martha Carter, senior vice president and director of U.S. research for Institutional Shareholder Services

The Terry/NACD Directors' College is one of only 45 corporate governance education programs in the United States accredited by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and was the first ISS-accredited program for board director education in the Southeast.

ISS is the leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services, serving more than 1,200 clients worldwide. ISS analysts research and recommend votes on more than 28,000 companies across 102 markets.

ISS evaluates a firm's corporate governance structure and system by determining its Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ), which includes director education among the many factors taken into account. Boards composed of directors who have participated in ISS-accredited programs like the Terry/NACD Directors' College can increase their CGQ.

The Terry/NACD Directors' College helps current or prospective board members develop the skills and insight needed to effectively monitor corporate performance, said Charles E. Squires, director of executive programs for the Terry College.

Founded in 1977, the NACD is the premier educational, publishing and consulting organization in board leadership and the only membership association for boards, directors, director-candidates and board advisors.

NACD members serve on or work with corporate boards drawn from Fortune 500 companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as smaller over-the-counter, private and closely held firms.

The two-day Directors' College program will be held at the new Terry College Executive Education Center in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Sessions begin at 7:30 a.m. on June 8 and end at approximately 4:30 pm on June 9. Registration fees are $1,800 ($1,500 for NACD members or for additional participants from the same organization). Registration includes admission to all sessions, meals, refreshments and program materials.

Brochures and online registration for the Directors' College and other Terry College of Business executive education programs are available at http://executive.terry.uga.edu.

Sponsors include Georgia-Pacific, Powell Goldstein LLP, KPMG, The Goodwin Group, Sperduto and Associates, the Board of Directors Network, and the University of Georgia.

For more information, call the Terry College's Office of Executive Programs at 706-425-3054.

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