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* /a\ 2 NEW S-- chemical MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION RE For Immediate Release Contact: Thomas J. Gilroy (202) 887-1224 WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. VA. (June 4) -- Frank P. Popoff, president and chief executive officer of the Dow Chemical Company, today was elected chairman of the board of the Chemical Manufacturers Association at the group's annual meeting here. He succeeds John W. Johnstone, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Olin Corporation. Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr., president of Eastman Chemical Company, was elected vice chairman of the board. J. Roger Hirl, president and chief executive officer of Occidental Chemical Corporation, was elected chairman of the executive committee. Robert A. Roland was reelected president of the Association. Newly elected or reelected to the board of directors were: James W. Bernard, president and chief executive officer, Univar Corporation; Thomas C. Bohrer, president and chief operating officer, International Specialty Products; Robert N. Burt, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, FMC Corporation; Vincent A. Calarco, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Crompton and Knowles Corporation; Lester E. Coleman, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Lubrizol Corporation; Ralph S. Cunningham, president, Texaco Chemical Company; Darryl D. Fry, executive vice president, American Cyanamid Company; Bruce C. Gottwald, president and (more) CMA 175219 2501 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 202/887-1100 Panafax: (202) 887-1237 Telex: 89617 (CMA WSH) Page 2 of 2 chief executive officer, Ethyl Corporation; George R. Hennigan, president and chief executive officer, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation; Alan R. Hirsig, president and chief executive officer, ARCO Chemical Company; Thomas F. Kennedy, executive vice president, Hoechst Celanese Corporation. Also, John N. Lauer, president and chief operating officer, The BFGoodrich Company; J. Robert Lovett, executive vice president, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Robert v.d. Luft, senior vice president, DuPont; Philip W. Matos, president, Mobil Chemical Corporation; Robert J. Mazaika, president, Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.; Peter J. Neff, president and chief executive officer, Rhone-Poulenc Inc.; Mack G. Nichols, president, Mallinckrodt Specialty Chemicals Company; Robert G. Potter, executive vice president, Monsanto Company; Gary L. Rogers, senior vice president, GE Plastics; Arthur R. Sigel, president and chief executive officer, Velsicol Chemical Corporation. it it it CMA #8091 06/04/92 CMA 175220