ADVISORY/Donald J. Gibson of Chase Manhattan Bank, and Bernard Patrusky of Patrusky, Mintz & Semel to Receive AJCongress Financial Services Industries Awards.

Assignmemt Desks/Banking and Finance Editors

ADVISORY ... for Monday (Oct. 16)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

MEDIA ADVISORY:

    WHO:   Donald J. Gibson of Chase Manhattan Bank, and Bernard
           Patrusky of Patrusky, Mintz & Semel to Receive AJCongress
           Financial Services Industries Awards; CNBC's Anchor Ron
           Insana to Give Keynote Speech

    WHEN:  Monday, October 16, 2000 12:00 Noon

    WHERE: Grand Ballroom, The Pierre

WHAT: Donald J. Gibson, Senior Vice President and Division Executive with the Middle Market Banking Group of the Chase Manhattan Bank; and Bernard Patrusky, founder and senior partner of Patrusky, Mintz and Semel, C.P.A.s and consultants, will be the recipients of the American Jewish Congress' 36th Annual Financial Services Industries Awards for 2000.

These prestigious awards, which are given for exemplary service to the business community, will be presented at a luncheon on Monday, October 16, 2000 at noon in the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre, 61st Street and Fifth Avenue.

James S. Anchin, one of last year's honorees, and George N. Jarvis, Senior Vice President of the Atlantic Bank of New York, are the luncheon's Chairs. Alvin D. Mintz of Patrusky, Mintz and Semel, and Maxine M. Schiller of the Chase Manhattan Bank, are the luncheon Co-Chairs.

Ron Insana, co-anchor of CNBC's "Business Center," and host of "Street Signs," will be the keynote speaker. He is a regular contributor to NBC's "Today Show," "The Nightly News with Tom Brokaw," "Imus in the Morning" and other programs on sister network MSNBC when market activity warrants. While working at the Financial News Network, he was nominated for a Golden ACE Award for his role in covering the 1987 stock market crash and in 1999, he was named one of the top 100 business news journalists of the century by TJFR Group.

Donald Gibson began his banking career with Chase in 1977. In 1982 he joined Chase's Middle Market Banking Group and since then has held various management positions involving the Textile and Apparel, Not For Profit and Diversified Businesses. He holds an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from Pace University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

Active in community affairs as well as in business circles, Mr. Gibson is a member of the Consolidated Corporate Fund of Lincoln Center and serves as Chairman of the Business Council. He was a recipient of the National Jewish Research and Medical Center's National Humanitarian Award and serves as a Trustee of the Center.

Bernard Patrusky established Patrusky, Mintz & Semel in 1962. His is also a practicing attorney and a founder and senior partner of the law firm of Semel and Patrusky. He served as a consultant and legal counsel to the International Sports Marketing group (ISM), who were consultants to the International Olympic Committee assisting in the negotiation and preparation of various agreements with respect to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 games in Korea and Canada. He has served as an advisor to several high-ranking U.S. government officials on international sports issues and related areas.

Patrusky has been involved in numerous charitable and religious organizations and institutions, including the Henry Street Settlement Music School, where he studied violin and flute, and various synagogues.

For further information, call Belle Faber of AJCongress at [phone].