PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2007--Apollo Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:APOL) today announced the appointment of Dr. Ann Kirschner,
University Dean of Macaulay Honors College of The City University of
New York, to its Board of Directors effective November 1, 2007.
"We are pleased that Ann has agreed to join our board. The Company
will benefit greatly from Ann's unique blend of strong academics and
business experience," said John Sperling, acting Executive Chairman of
Apollo Group, Inc. "Ann, along with the rest of the board, will
provide invaluable guidance as we strive to meet our long-term growth
objectives and continue to create value for our shareholders."
Dr. Ann Kirschner, 56, is a distinguished innovator in higher
education administration and management. As president of Comma
Communications, she specialized in strategic planning for public and
private universities and education companies. In 2006 she was named
University Dean of Macaulay Honors College of The City University of
New York. Her previous career as an entrepreneur in media and
technology included founding Fathom, an online knowledge network, in
association with Columbia University, the London School of Economics,
the New York Public Library, the Natural History Museum, Cambridge
University Press, and other educational and cultural institutions
around the world. She also created NFL SUNDAY TICKET and NFL.COM for
the National Football League. A frequent contributor to conferences
and publications, Dr. Kirschner was named one of New York Magazine's
"Millennium New Yorkers" and honored as a distinguished graduate of
Princeton University. She serves on the Board of Directors of Public
Agenda, the Jewish Women's Archive, Open University of Israel, the
Princeton University Graduate School Council, and MOUSE. Until
recently, she served on the board of Topps (TOPP).
Dr. Kirschner is the author of SALA'S GIFT (Simon and
Schuster/Free Press, 2006), the story of her mother's wartime rescue
of letters from Nazi labor camps, soon to be available in German,
Polish, Italian, and Chinese translations. The original letters are in
the permanent collection of the New York Public Library, and are the
subject of a traveling exhibit in the United States and Europe, a
theatrical play, and a documentary film.
A Whiting Fellow in the Humanities, Dr. Kirschner received her
Ph.D. in English literature from Princeton University, an M.A. from
the University of Virginia, and a B.A. from the State University of
New York at Buffalo.
In addition to Ann Kirschner, the current members of the Company's
Board of Directors are: John Sperling, acting Executive Chairman;
Brian Mueller, President; Greg Cappelli, Executive Vice President,
Global Strategy and Assistant to the Executive Chairman; Peter
Sperling, Senior Vice President and Secretary; Dino DeConcini, Vice
President and Senior Associate of Project International, Inc.; Roy
Herberger, President Emeritus of Thunderbird, School of Global
Management; Sue Redman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Texas A&M University, James Reis, Executive Vice President of
GAINSCO, INC.; and George Zimmer, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Men's
Wearhouse, Inc.
About Apollo Group, Inc.
Apollo Group, Inc. has been an education provider for more than 30
years, operating the University of Phoenix, the Institute for
Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning, Western
International University and Insight Schools. The Company offers
innovative and distinctive educational programs and services at high
school, college and graduate levels at 259 locations in 40 states and
the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; Alberta and British Columbia,
Canada; Mexico and the Netherlands, as well as online, throughout the
world.
For more information about Apollo Group, Inc. and its
subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit Apollo on the company
website at: www.apollogrp.edu.
CONTACT: Integrated Corporate Relations
Allyson Pooley, 310-954-1100 (Investor Relations)
Allyson.Pooley@icrinc.com
or
Apollo Group, Inc.
Janess Pasinski, 480-557-1719
janess.pasinski@apollogrp.edu
or
CKPR
Christie Lowey, 602-417-0672 (Press)
clowey@ckpr.biz
SOURCE: Apollo Group, Inc.
