American Jewish Committee's Atlanta Chapter Honors UPS with National Human Relations Award; Chairman and CEO Mike Eskew to Accept Prestigious Award

Business Wire, Nov 10, 2004

ATLANTA -- Mike Eskew, the chairman and CEO of UPS (NYSE:UPS), will accept the Atlanta chapter of the American Jewish Committee's prestigious National Human Relations Award on behalf of UPS at a cocktail reception and dinner on Nov. 16 at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel.

"The American Jewish Committee's National Human Relations Award is presented to leaders whose professional accomplishments and community work reflect the mission of the AJC," said Elise Eplan, president of the organization's Atlanta chapter." Mike Eskew leads the 357,000 employees of UPS around the world by example and lives our core values -- appreciating diversity, building bridges of mutual respect and understanding and combating bigotry."

More than 350 distinguished corporate and civic leaders will join the American Jewish Committee paying tribute. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin is serving as Honorary Dinner Chairperson; Dinner Co-Chairpersons include Candy Berman of Candy Berman & Associates; Walter Driver, Jr. of King & Spalding LLP; David M. Ratcliffe of Southern Company, and Paula Rosput Reynolds of AGL Resources. Arthur M. Blank of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Atlanta Falcons will present the award.

"At UPS, we are in every community every day and see first hand the challenges and hardships that so many people face," Eskew said. "It makes us all very proud to be recognized by organizations like the American Jewish Committee for trying to make a difference."

Eskew began his UPS career in 1972 as an industrial engineering manager in Indiana and became chairman and CEO in January 2002. He serves as a trustee to The UPS Foundation and The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the country's largest foundation dedicated to disadvantaged youth. Eskew also serves as chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council and is a member of the President's Export Council and the Business Roundtable.

The American Jewish Committee remains committed to building human bridges of mutual respect and understanding among diverse ethnic and religious groups, supporting Israel's right to exist in peace and security and fighting the scourge of international terrorism, anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred and extremism. The AJC creates innovative programs and uses education, research and extensive diplomatic outreach and advocacy to reach its goals.

UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS), and the company can be found on the Web at UPS.com.

For more information about the reception and dinner, please contact Staci Covin at (404) 233-5501 or covins@ajc.org.

Past Honorees:
F. Duane Ackerman
Dr. Sanford S. Atwood
Governor Roy Barnes
Harold Brockey(a)
D.W. Brooks(a)
President Jimmy Carter
Anne Cox Chambers
John L. Clendenin
A.D. "Pete" Correll
A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg
Mary D. Gellerstedt
Harald R. Hansen
Ben F. Johnson, III
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Blaine Kelley, Jr.
James C. Kennedy
Donald R. Keough
Bernard Marcus
Justus C. Martin, Jr.(a)
John W. McIntyre
Senator Sam Nunn
John C. Portman, Jr.
G. Joseph Prendergast
D. Raymond Riddle
Jack Tarver
John A. Williams
Thomas R. Williams

(a)deceased