AmeriGas Elects Stephen D. Ban to Its Board of Directors.VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- AmeriGas Propane, Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L. P. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :APU), reported that Stephen D. Ban, Ph.D. has been elected a director. Dr. Ban is currently a director of UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI UGI abbr. upper gastrointestinal (as in series) ), the largest unitholder of AmeriGas Partners and parent company of the general partner. Dr. Ban is the director of the Technology Transfer Division of the Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory, research center, based in Argonne, Ill., 27 mi (43 km) SW of downtown Chicago, with other facilities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 50 mi (80 km) W of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Founded in 1946 by the U.S. , the science-based laboratory dedicated to advancing the frontiers of science Frontiers of Science was a popular illustrated comic strip created by Professor Stuart Butler of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Robert Raymond, a documentary maker from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1962. in energy, environment, biosciences and materials. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Gas Research Institute, a research and development group funded by the natural gas industry. He also is a director of Energen Corporation. Dr. Ban received his mechanical engineering degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (abbreviated RHIT), formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute, is a small, private, non-sectarian college specializing in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. RHIT is highly regarded for its undergraduate engineering program. and received his doctoral degree in engineering science from Case Western Reserve University. He is a registered professional engineer. AmeriGas Partners is the nation's largest retail propane marketer, serving nearly 1.3 million customers from approximately 650 locations in 46 states. UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI), through subsidiaries, owns 44% of the Partnership and individual unitholders own the remaining 56%. Comprehensive information about AmeriGas is available on the Internet at http://www.amerigas.com. |
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