FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2004

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

DRAKE TO PRESENT WEAVER MEDAL OF HONOR TO JORNDT

On Wednesday, April 21, Dan Jorndt, a 1963 graduate of Drake University and retired president, CEO and chairman of Walgreen Co., will receive the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor - the highest award given by Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

The award will be presented at a ceremony starting at 2 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue. In addition to receiving the award, Jorndt will give a lecture reflecting on his experiences as the leader of one of the nation's largest chains of drugstores.

Jorndt began his career at Walgreen Co. in 1963 and held various store, district and regional management positions. He was named company treasurer in 1982 and president in 1990. He became CEO in 1998 and chairman in 1999, both after the retirement of Charles R. Walgreen III from those respective positions. Jorndt stepped down in 2002.

He is a member of the board of directors of the Kellogg Co. His civic activities include serving on the boards for Junior Achievement of Chicago and Midtown Education Foundation in Chicago.

Jorndt received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Drake in 1999 and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1990. Jorndt and his wife Pat, a 1964 Drake graduate, made a personal donation of $1 million to establish the Walgreen Pharmacy Scholarship Fund for students in Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

The Weaver Medal of Honor was established by Drake alumnus Lawrence Weaver, dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, and his wife, Delores.