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<div align="center"><b>Industry Leaders in Technology and Management
Lecture Series</b></div>
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<div align="center"><b>Chad Holliday, Jr.</b></div>
<div align="center"><b>Chairman and CEO</b></div>
<div align="center"><b>DuPont</b></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1"><b>"Transformation: Company
and Country"</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><b>Monday, May 1, 2006 @ 5:00 pm</b></div>
<div align="center"><b>Wong Auditorium, Tang Center</b></div>
<div align="center">Refreshments at 4:30pm</div>
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<div><font size="-1" color="#000000"><b>Biography:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Chad
Holliday, Jr., 57, is the chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of DuPont. Chad is the 18th executive to lead the company in
more than 200 years of DuPont history. He became CEO on February 1,
1998 and Chairman on January 1, 1999.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Chad has
been with DuPont for more than 30 years. He started at DuPont in the
summer of 1970 at DuPont's Old Hickory site after receiving a B.S. in
Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He is a
licensed Professional Engineer.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">In 2004,
he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He
became chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force for
Environment, Technology and Economy the same year. Chad is also past
chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD), The Business Council and the Society of Chemical Industry -
American Section. While chairman of the WBCSD, Chad co-authored a
book<u><i><b> Walking the Talk</b></i></u> which details the business
case for sustainable development and corporate
responsibility.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Chad also
serves on the board of directors of HCA and is chair of the Board of
Directors of Catalyst. In addition, he is chairman of the U.S.
Council on Competitiveness and is a founding member of the
International Business Council.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Under
Chad's direction, DuPont established the mission to achieve
sustainable growth - increasing shareholder and societal value while
decreasing the company's environmental footprint.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="-2" color="#000000">Chad says,
"We will never compromise our core values - safety and
environmental excellence, integrity, high ethical standards and
treating people fairly and with respect. They are our foundation. We
must continually strive to find ways to enhance them.
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