August 9, 2004

DELANEY, BERRY TO HANDLE KEY MEDIA RELATIONS POSTS AT BATTELLE

COLUMBUS, OH-Katy Delaney will be coordinating Battelle's national media relations activities as part of an effort to expand and broaden Battelle's media relations efforts at the national level.

Delaney will fill the newly formed role of National Media Relations Manager and be located on the east coast. Mark Berry will be the new Media Relations Manager at Battelle's Columbus, Ohio headquarters.

These changes were effective July 1, 2004.

Delaney, 38, joined Battelle in 1998 as a senior writer and editor and spent the past five years as Media Relations Manager. Before joining Battelle, she worked for Bank One, Suburban News Publications, Columbus Monthly Magazine, the Columbus Dispatch, and the Ohio State Lantern. Delaney has a bachelor's degree in journalism from The Ohio State University.

Berry, 35, joined Battelle in 1999 as a senior writer and editor. Previously, he spent eight years as a writer and editor at the Middletown (Ohio) Journal. Berry also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from The Ohio State University.

Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. It develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle and the national labs it manages or co-manages have 16,000 staff members and conduct more than $3 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations include the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on the compact disc, and medical technology advancements.

For more information, visit www.battelle.org or contact Mark Berry, Media Relations Manager, at (614) 424-5544 or berrym@battelle.org.