CORRECTING and REPLACING Gannett Director Donna Shalala to Be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
McLEAN, Va.--(Business Wire)--
First graph, first sentence of release should read: Donna Shalala,
a Gannett director since June 2001, will receive the Presidential
Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in a White House
ceremony on June 19 (sted: xxx from President George H.W. Bush)
The corrected release reads:
GANNETT DIRECTOR DONNA SHALALA TO BE AWARDED PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF
FREEDOM
Donna Shalala, a Gannett director since June 2001, will receive
the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in a
White House ceremony on June 19. The medal is the nation's highest
civilian honor.
"Donna Shalala is a remarkable American and deeply deserving of
this wonderful honor. She has spent a lifetime breaking barriers,
leading change and speaking out for the underdog. We are thrilled for
her and proud she is a member of the Gannett family," said Craig A.
Dubow, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gannett Co.,
Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
In announcing the honor, the White House said Shalala is "one of
our nation's most distinguished educators and public officials. She
has worked tirelessly to ensure that all Americans can enjoy lives of
hope, promise, and dignity."
Shalala is currently the president of the University of Miami
(FL). In 1993, she was named U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS) by President Clinton and served eight years, becoming
the longest serving HHS Secretary in U.S. history.
She also has held tenured professorships at Columbia University,
the City University of New York (CUNY), and the University of
Wisconsin - Madison. She served as President of Hunter College of CUNY
from 1980 to 1987 and as Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison from 1987 to 1993. She was a member of the Peace
Corp in Iran from 1962 to 1964 and served as Assistant Secretary for
Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development under President Carter.
Most recently, she was named by President Bush to co-chair, along
with former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a bipartisan commission that
examined problems at U.S. military and veterans' hospitals.
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information
company that operates 23 TV stations and publishes 85 daily newspapers
in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily
newspaper. The company also owns nearly 900 non-daily publications in
the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett
subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional
newspaper company. Newsquest publishes nearly 300 titles, including 17
daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett is
an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and
newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites
on the Web.
Gannett Co., Inc.
Media Inquiries:
Tara Connell
Vice President of Corporate Communications
703-854-6049
tjconnel@gannett.com
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