FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2002

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

PIONEER HI-BRED PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT DRAKE LUNCH
Rick McConnell, president of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., will speak Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Let's DU Lunch speaker series sponsored by the Drake University Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

McConnell will discuss Pioneer's merger with DuPont, the latest developments in the food industry and biotechnology highlights.

The lunch will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Younkers Tea Room in downtown Des Moines. The cost is $15. For reservations, call (515) 271-3848 or send an e-mail message to jolie.prentice@drake.edu.