Dallas-Fort Worth NIRI Chapter Announces 2005 - 2006 Officers.

DALLAS -- The Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) today announced the newly elected officers who will serve from June 2005 through May 2006.

Rose Blessing, investor relations analyst for Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO), was elected chapter president. Other officers include:

Bob Pond, vice president of sales for Bowne (NYSE:BNE), will serve as executive vice president;

Hala Elsherbini, senior account manager for Halliburton Investor Relations, will serve as vice president of programs;

Veronica Marks, corporate communications manager for Digital Recorders, Inc. (Nasdaq:TBUS), will serve as vice president of professional development;

Tom Ward, manager of investor relations for Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG), will serve as vice president and treasurer;

Barbara Bower, principal and senior vice president of corporate communications and investor relations for Trammell Crow Company (NYSE:TCC), will serve as vice president of membership; and

Carla Kienast, principal of Carla Kienast Consulting, will serve as vice president of communications.

At-large directors for this term include:

Serena Fischer, past president of NIRI DFW and regional manager of Business Wire;

Michelle Anderson, investor relations advisor for ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV);

Liz Kline, vice president of account services for Eisenberg and Associates;

Kristi Cooper, vice president of business development for Peterson and Company; and

Jason Landkamer, assistant vice president of investor relations for AmeriCredit Corporation (NYSE:ACF).

NIRI is a professional association primarily made up of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communications among corporate management, shareholders, security analysts and other financial publics. NIRI's 4,300 members represent more than 2,100 publicly held companies in the United States. The NIRI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter has more than 150 members representing most of the major public companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Dallas/Fort Worth NIRI chapter holds regular monthly meetings and specially scheduled educational seminars featuring experts on leading issues affecting publicly traded companies and the investor relations profession.