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Miles Award., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.

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Wilson 's work has received Tony, Drama Desk Outstanding New Play and New
York Drama Critics Circle Best Play Awards. Mr.

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PRESS RELEASE 70th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards(R) Winners Announced

W. Richard , president and CEO, The Cleveland
Foundation.

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"They make important contributions in helping us gain a greater
understanding of the need to respect both the humanity and individuality of
others . The vision of the award's creator, Edith Anisfield Wolf,
was to recognize books that explore racial prejudice and celebrate human
diversity.

Ward is the co-author of a number of recent bestsellers , including
"Baseball," "The Civil War" and "Jazz," the latter two written with Ken
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The Cleveland Foundation today announced the
winners of the 2005 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards for outstanding works that
contribute to society's understanding of racism or appreciation of the rich
diversity of human cultures. Norton & Company)
Lifetime Achievement Award -- August Wilson, playwright

The Cleveland Foundation will honor the winners at a ceremony in Cleveland
on September 14.

Maffucci
has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Martin
Marietta Materials. Prior to his current
responsibilities, Mr.

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Martin Marietta Materials Inc. Announces the Election of David G. Maffucci to its Board of Directors

Bowater, the nation's largest manufacturer of newsprint, as
well as, other specialty paper, pulp and solid wood products,
generates revenue of over $3 billion annually with more than half
coming from the Newsprint Division. Maffucci will replace James M.

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This year's winners are:

Non-Fiction -- Geoffrey C.anisfield-wolf. Its establishment in 1914 is cited as
one of 10 events that most heavily influenced the development of the
nonprofit sector in the 20th century and it continues to be a leader in its
field.

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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wilson felt his parents
withheld the true hardships they had faced to spare their children. He also won the Pulitzer Prize
for both "Fences" (1987) and "The Piano Lesson" (1990).

Now in its 70th year, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is the only juried
American literary competition devoted to recognizing books that have made
an important contribution to society's understanding of racism and the
diversity of cultures. Edith Anisfield Wolf was a published poet and civic
activist who became passionately committed to social justice as a young
girl.

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The story moves seamlessly between 1960s Haiti and present-day
New York City, taking the reader deep into the lives of those around the
dew breaker as he strives for redemption.
Ward, a historian , screenwriter and former editor of American Heritage, won
the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989 for "A First-Class
Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt.

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August Wilson has been a major force in American theatre since the
mid-1980s. The Foundation has assets of $1. Maffucci (54) is Executive Vice President of
Bowater Incorporated (NYSE:BOW), and President of its Newsprint
Division.

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Jordan's poems explore how this traumatic event shattered her
dreams forever.

Business Editors

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Resources for the study of English dramatist and poet Ben Jonson (1572?-1637 ).

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As a poet, she chose literature as a means to explore racial
prejudice and celebrate human diversity .6 billion and last year awarded more
than $86 million in grants and low-cost loans to Cleveland area nonprofit
organizations and received $41 million in new gifts. Mr.

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"The Dew Breaker," Danticat's third novel and a National Book Critics
Circle Award Finalist, explores the world of a "dew breaker" -- a torturer
-- from Haiti and how his crimes lie hidden beneath his new life in
America. Other Danticat works include
"Breath, Eyes, Memory" and "Krik? Krak!," a National Book Award finalist. At her death, the girl who wanted to be a doctor was
described as "a cleaning woman, a grandmother and 'the best damn maid in
town."
Martin Marietta is the nation's second largest producer of
construction aggregates, a leading producer of magnesia-based chemical
products and is developing structural composites products for use in a
wide variety of industries.

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"These works reinforce the many layers and the complex nature of the issues
of race and diversity in our history," says Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates
Jr."

"As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, we
are continually inspired by the variety of rich voices telling these
poignant stories. "Unforgivable Blackness" tells the story of Jack Johnson, boxing's
first black heavyweight champion and a lightning rod for controversy. His expertise in finance and accounting , coupled with
his long experience in a manufacturing environment, will be extremely
valuable.

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David G. Maffucci has worked for Bowater for 28 years, holding a
variety of accounting and financial positions prior to assuming
operating responsibility for the Newsprint Division.

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indignities their generation suffered are the basis for his groundbreaking
series of plays -- "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom","Fences," "Joe Turner's Come
and Gone," "The Piano Lesson," "Two Trains Running" and "Seven Guitars" --
that shine a light on black issues in different decades in America .----Stephen P.

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Ward, "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and
Fall of Jack Johnson" (Knopf)
Fiction -- Edwidge Danticat, "The Dew Breaker" (Knopf) and A.

Cleveland Foundation Web Site

In "M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A," Jordan tells the story of MacNolia Cox, who, at 13
was the first African-American student to reach the finals of the 1936
National Spelling Bee Competition. Maffucci served as Chief Financial Officer and
as Treasurer of Bowater. Reed, former Vice
Chairman and CFO of Union Camp Corporation, who has reached mandatory
retirement age after eleven years of distinguished service on our
Board of Directors .

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Du Bois Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University.

The Cleveland Foundation, a public charity dedicated to improving the
quality of life in Greater Cleveland, is the original and second largest
community foundation in the nation. (NYSE:MLM), today announced that Mr.

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This year's selections open our minds and challenge us to
appreciate both our differences and the similarities that bind us
together," says Ronald B. Her work and wishes continue to
be carried out through the Anisfield -Wolf Book Awards, which are
administered by The Cleveland Foundation.C. Maffucci
holds a BA degree from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Commenting on the election, Zelnak stated, "The Board of Directors
of Martin Marietta Materials is very pleased to have David Maffucci
join our Board.

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Widely supposed to have been prevented
from winning because of her race, her short-lived celebrity forever changed
her life. Mr.

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Van
Jordan, "M-A-C-N-O -L-I-A" (W.

For additional information, including a complete list of winners, visit
www.