FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2002 CONTACT Lisa Lacher ZACCANTI TO SPEAK AT DRAKE BUSINESS DAYS Bruce Zaccanti, senior manager of actuarial and insurance services and director of risk management in the Chicago office of Arthur Anderson, LLP, will be the featured speaker at Drake’s 23rd annual Business Days Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 11. His speech is titled "The Events of September 11 and the Impact on the Economy and the Insurance Industry." Members of the business community as well as Drake faculty, students, alumni and friends are invited to the attend the banquet, which will begin at 5 p.m. in Parents Hall at Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue. Prior to joining Arthur Andersen, Zaccanti was the director of insurance and risk management and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission compliance officer at Jupiter Mechanical Industries Inc., one of the nation’s largest full-service commercial mechanical contractors. Zaccanti’s accomplishments in risk management at Jupiter earned him the 1995 Risk Management of the Year Award from “Business Insurance Magazine.” In addition to risk management, Zaccanti has experience in insurance program design and claim management. He earned his bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University. Drake’s Business Days is made possible by Arthur Andersen. Tickets for the banquet are $14 per person or free for students in the College of Business and Public Administration. For reservations, call (515) 271-2871 by 4:30 p.m. on April 5.