Albertson's, Inc. Announces New Board Member.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--Gary G. Michael, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Albertson's Inc., announced today that Albertson's Board of Directors has increased from fourteen to fifteen members with the appointment of Thomas L. Stevens, Jr. Stevens, 63, was President of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Trade-Technical College (LATTC LATTC Los Angeles Trade Technical College ) for almost 20 years prior to his retirement earlier this year. During that time, he also administered the "Overseas Program" of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. which provided community college education for military personnel and their dependents at more than 80 military sites throughout the world. He formed LATTC's Foundation and assisted in the development of the educational consortium with neighboring institutions (including the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Hebrew University and the Afro-American Museum). His numerous community affiliations include Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Achievement Council (targeting the improvement of the performance of inner-city school children) and of the Los Angeles Opportunities Industrialization industrialization Process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and Center, Inc. (developing programs for training and education of high school drop-outs). Stevens is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Black Agenda (past Chairman of its Economic Development Corp.) and is involved in a wide variety of other civic and charitable organizations in the Los Angeles area, including Goodwill Industries and The Braille Institute. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, , Los Angeles Branch, until his recent retirement from LATTC. Stevens' accomplishments have earned him many honors and awards. To name a few, he has been listed among the outstanding alumni of the University of Southern California by the Ebonics Support Group (a minority support organization) and, on nomination by the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used , Pine Bluff, he was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Citation by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. He had previously received the Chancellor's Outstanding Administrator Award from the Los Angeles Community College District, and was honored when Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley proclaimed May 28, 1981 as "Thomas L. Stevens, Jr. Day." He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff with a B.S. degree in business administration and accounting and has an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Albertson's is one of the largest retail food-drug chains in the United States. On Sept. 3, 1996, the Company operated 791 stores in 19 Western, Midwestern and Southern states. CONTACT: Albertson's, Inc., Boise Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , 208/385-6284 News Media, 208/385-6392 |
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