American Electric Power's Michael Morris Elected to Battelle Board of Directors

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Battelle announced today
that Michael G. Morris, Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power
(AEP), was elected to the Battelle Board of Directors.

Morris currently is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Electricity
Advisory Board, the National Governors Association's Task Force on Electricity
Infrastructure, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Business Roundtable
(chairing the Business Roundtable's Energy Task Force), the Columbus Downtown
Development Corporation, and the Capitol South Community Redevelopment
Corporation. He also serves as a director of Nuclear Electric Insurance
Limited, Cincinnati Bell, and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Morris, who has been with AEP since January 2004, also was general campaign
chair for the 2007 United Way of Central Ohio.

"We're pleased to have Mike join our Board," said Battelle President and CEO
Carl Kohrt. "Energy research is one of our core missions and Mike brings a
great blend of business acumen and insight into energy that will benefit
Battelle as we tackle this important challenge."

Prior to joining AEP Morris formerly was Chairman, President and CEO of
Northeast Utilities System from 1997 to 2003. He also has served as President
and CEO of Consumers Energy, a principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and
President of CMS Marketing, Services and Trading.

A native of Fremont, Ohio, Morris graduated from Eastern Michigan University
with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in science. He was appointed
to the university's Board of Regents in 1997. Morris also earned a law
degree, cum laude, from the Detroit College of Law and is a member of the
Michigan Bar Association.

Battelle is the world's largest non-profit independent research and
development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world's most
pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management,
National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It
advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $4 billion in
global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management, and
technology commercialization.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more
than 120 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which
Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.

Battelle also is one of the nation's leading charitable trusts focusing on
societal and economic impact and actively supporting and promoting science and
math education.

For more information visit http://www.battelle.org or contact National Media
Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (410)-306-8638 or at delaneyk@battelle.org.

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