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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal Company, Inc. (NYSE: CCK), announced today that Dr. Daniel A. Abramowicz, Executive Vice President - Corporate Technologies, has been seated on Clemson University's Packaging Advisory Board, an integral part of the school's Department of Packaging Science.

The twenty-member board is composed of senior executives from the packaging industry that work closely with Clemson University faculty and administration in matters of facilities, student recruitment and placement, curriculum development and strategic planning.

Both ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal and I are honored to become a part of Clemson's Packaging Science Department, said Abramowicz. We look forward to working with the Board to help guide the future of this prestigious program.

The Department of Packaging Science is very excited to have Dr. Dan Abramowicz join our advisory board, said Ron Thomas, Professor and Chair, Department of Packaging Science, Clemson University. Since our program is highly aligned to industry, and depends heavily on the advice of our board to guide curriculum and research, we seek out leaders of highly successful companies to participate. Dr. Abramowicz certainly brings these attributes to the table, and we look forward to this association.

Abramowicz joined ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal in 1998. Prior to that, he served as a key member of the GE Corporate R&D leadership team, working for the company in various capacities for fourteen years.

Abramowicz completed his undergraduate work in Chemistry and Mathematics at St. Francis University and was awarded M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physical Chemistry from Princeton University.

³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SOURCE ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

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/CONTACT: Michael F. Dunleavy, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Public Relations for ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal, +1-215-698-5051/

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CO: ³Ô¹Ï51±¬ÁÏÍø Cork & Seal Company, Inc.; Clemson University
ST: Pennsylvania, South Carolina
IN: CHM EDU
SU: PER

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