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BellSouth's Chief Diversity Officer to Receive CareerFOCUS Eagle Award(TM) for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity ATLANTA, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Valencia Adams, vice president and chief diversity officer for BellSouth Corporation will receive the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award(TM) in a ceremony on Thursday, November 18 in Orlando, Florida. The CareerFOCUS Eagle Award(TM) salutes corporate diversity, and men and women who are changing the face of leadership in corporate America. "Receiving this award serves to validate the strong beliefs that I hold in the importance of the business case for diversity and inclusion in corporate America," said Adams. "And I'm proud to work for a company whose leadership believes that our obligation to our employees extends beyond profitability and means creating a richer and more worthwhile environment in the communities in which we operate and our employees live." The National Eagle Leadership(R) Institute (NELI) and CareerFOCUS Magazine(TM) will honor Adams for her commitment to corporate diversity and as an individual who practices principled leadership and whose record of performance upholds the highest standards of dignity, integrity, and honor. "Valencia is creating truly progressive diversity initiatives in all areas of our business, and making exceptional contributions to our communities and philanthropic activities relating to diversity," said Mark Fiedler, BellSouth's Chief Staff Officer. "She embodies all that this award stands for and I am extremely proud to have her on the BellSouth team." WHO: Valencia Adams and BellSouth Corporation WHAT: CareerFOCUS Eagle Award WHEN: Thursday, November 18, 2004 6:00 p.m. - Reception 7:00 p.m. - Dinner WHERE: Omni Orlando Resort & Spa ChampionsGate Blvd. ChampionsGate, FL More than 600 guests, including a host of prominent corporate leaders, are expected to attend this year's event. NELI, formed in 1995, is a premier leadership development resource for African-American and Latino professionals and college students. This year alone, BellSouth has received several prestigious awards honoring the company's commitment to inclusion and diversity. In June, and for the sixth consecutive year, Fortune included BellSouth on its best places to work for minorities listing. Computerworld magazine named BellSouth #4 in its top 10 companies for diversity. Asian Enterprise magazine named BellSouth Corporation as one of the ten best companies for Asian Americans. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law presented BellSouth with the A. Leon Higginbotham Corporate Leadership Award, and the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council honored BellSouth with three major awards for its contribution to minority businesses in Georgia. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . DATASOURCE: BellSouth CONTACT: Angela Brooks of BellSouth, +1-404-249-2365, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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