NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
January 14, 2009

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ANNOUNCES 2009 U.S. BUSINESS HALL OF FAME LAUREATES

Inductees demonstrate vision, leadership while driving results for top U.S. brands.

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Junior Achievement today announced seven laureates who will be inducted into the U.S. Business Hall of Fame on March 5, 2009. The black-tie induction ceremony will culminate a day-long series of events—including an afternoon Financial Literacy Forum—to be held at the Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Fla. The event is being presented by sponsors Pamela and Leslie Muma, Frances and Gus Stavros, and Publix Super Markets Charities.

The 2009 laureates were selected by a committee comprised of previous inductees of the U.S. Business Hall of Fame. Criteria for induction include business excellence, courageous thinking and actions, vision and innovation, inspiring leadership, and philanthropy.

The 2009 U.S. Business Hall of Fame laureates include:

• Steve Case, co-founder, America Online, Inc.

• Tim Gannon, Bob Basham and Chris Sullivan; co-founders, Outback Steakhouse

• George W. Jenkins (1907-1996), founder, Publix Super Markets, Inc.

• Muriel F. Siebert, founder and chairwoman, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.

• Edward E. Whitacre Jr., chairman emeritus, AT&T

Jack E. Kosakowski, president of Junior Achievement USA, noted, “These laureates epitomize the American entrepreneurial spirit while providing positive role models for the young people who would walk in their footsteps.”

The U.S. Business Hall of Fame was founded by Junior Achievement in 1975, and has inducted 240 laureates to date. For more information about the event, visit www.ja.org/hof.

About JA Worldwide® (Junior Achievement)
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Today, 137 individual area operations reach more than four million students in the United States, with an additional five million students served by operations in 123 other countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.

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