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<font color="#947b31" face="Helvetica,Arial" size="4">P R E S S &nbsp; R E L E A S E S</font>
<p ALIGN="left"><font size="3"><b><a href="whatnew/EOS2000.htm">THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE
FUND LAUNCHES THE YEAR 2000 WITH &#147;AN EVENING OF STARS: A CELEBRATION OF EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE&#148;</a></b></font><br>
<strong>November 15, 1999, Fairfax, VA --- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will
kick-off the year 2000 with its annual fund-raising gala, &#147;An Evening of Stars: A
Celebration of Educational Excellence,&#148; which will air on approximately 70 top
television stations Saturday, January 8* <i>(check local listings for station, date and
times)</i>.</strong></p>
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<p ALIGN="left"><font size="3"><b><a href="whatnew/NASA.htm">THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
AND NASA LAUNCH THE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP AWARD FOR MINORITY SERVING
INSTITUTIONS</a></b></font><br>
<strong>September 21, 1999, Washington, D.C.---The United Negro College Fund and NASA
today announced the five historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) that will
receive grants to improve science, math, engineering, and technology curricula.</strong></p>
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<p align="left"><strong><font size="3"><a href="whatnew/GatesMillennium.htm">UNITED NEGRO
COLLEGE FUND WILL ADMINISTER $1 BILLION GRANT FROM THE BILL &amp; MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
TO ESTABLISH THE GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS PROGRAM</a><br>
</font>September 16, 1999, Fairfax, VA -- The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation today
announced the largest private gift to higher education in U.S. history--an historic $1
billion grant over 20 years, to establish the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. The
United Negro College Fund will administer the program.</strong></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="3"><a href="whatnew/1STAnnlGospel.htm"><b>THE FIRST ANNUAL
GOSPEL FESTIVAL COLLEGE FUNDRAISER </b></a><br>
<strong>September 2, 1999, Fairfax, VA ---- An unprecedented collaboration involving three
of the nation's most influential African American organizations was announced today by the
United Negro College Fund, Congress of National Black Churches, and the National Urban
League. The Gospel Festival will debut exclusively on Black Entertainment Television (BET)
on Sunday, September 26, 1999, from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. </strong></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="3"><b><a href="whatnew/FiscalYear.htm">THE UNITED NEGRO
COLLEGE FUND RECORDS $139 MILLION YEAR</a></b><br>
<strong>FAIRFAX, VA. ----- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced that its total
revenues raised in 1999 fiscal year were $139,159,417.00 which represents a new record for
the Fund. </strong></font></p>
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<p align="left"><b><a href="whatnew/TechSummit.htm">UNCF TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT AND
PRESS CONFERENCE</a></b><br>
<strong>Speakers will include William H. Gray, III, President and CEO, UNCF. &nbsp;
When:&nbsp; June 12-13, 1999, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel (New Orleans, LA)</strong></p>
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<b><p ALIGN="left"><a href="whatnew/GC_Secretary.htm">UNCF APPOINTS GENERAL
COUNSEL/SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION</a></b><br>
<strong>Fairfax, Va. ----- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announces today the
appointment of Sydney Avent as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
the Corporation.</strong></p>
<hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/BFI-Fellows.htm"><strong>UNCF/BFI SELECT ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWS</strong></a><br>
<strong>Washington, D.C. &amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
and Browning-Ferris Industries Inc. (BFI) have announced the selection of ten students for
participation in the BFI Minority Fellows Program.</strong></p>
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<p><a href="whatnew/PattersonDir.htm"><strong>UNCF APPOINTS ACTING DIRECTOR FOR PATTERSON
RESEARCH INSTITUTE</strong></a><br>
<strong>The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced today the appointment of Dr. Laura
Perna, as acting Director of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute. </strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/CSX-Scholars.htm"><strong>UNCF, CSX AND AUDUBON SELECT 12 RECIPIENTS
OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS, PAID INTERNSHIPS</strong></a><br>
<strong>WASHINGTON, APRIL 22, 1999 -- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), CSX
Corporation and the National Audubon Society today announced the 1999 participants in the
CSX Scholars Program.</strong><b> </b></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/israel.htm">BLACK COLLEGE PRESIDENTS MEET ISRAELI PRESIDENT</a><br>
</b><strong>Six of the nation&amp;rsquo;s leading black college presidents toured Israel
January 16 to January 26 in a continuing effort to broaden international awareness.</strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/aeos.htm">UNCF GARNERS RECORD $13.3 MILLION FOR &quot;AN EVENING OF
STARS: A CELEBRATION OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE&quot;</a><br>
</b><strong>An Evening of Stars ---- A Celebration of Educational Excellence&quot;
television special to benefit the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) preliminarily will
raise at least $13.3 million in cash and pledges.</strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/sthafrica.htm">UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND AIDS IN CRAFTING SOUTH
AFRICAN COLLEGE FUND DEVELOPMENT</a><br>
</b><strong>The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announces its plans to assist South
Africa in developing a college fund for its Historically Disadvantaged Institutions and
Technikons (HDIs).</strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/lilly.htm">LILLY ENDOWMENT</a><br>
</b><strong>gives unprecedented $42 million gift to the United Negro College Fund</strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><a href="whatnew/walmart.htm">WAL-MART FOUNDATION</a><br>
</b><strong>gives $1 million to the United Negro College Fund</strong></p>
<b><hr size="1" noshade>
<p><strong>General Colin Powell To Lead Announcement of</strong><b><br>
<a href="whatnew/giant.htm">GIANT FOOD AND UNCF FUNDRAISING PARTNERSHIP</a></p>
<hr size="1" noshade>
<p>The Nation&amp;rsquo;s Leading Higher Educational Assistance Non-Profit Organization
Celebrates its<br>
<a href="andinner.htm">54<sup>th</sup> ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER</a> </p>
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border="0" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="39"> CSX SCHOLARS PROGRAM</a><br>
An Educational and Environmental Partnership with the National Audubon Society and the
United Negro College Fund</p>
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