Black & Veatch Names UMKC's Gilliland to Board of Directors

University Chancellor brings engineering background, management expertise

Overland Park, Kan. (Sept. 29, 2004) – Black & Veatch Corporation, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, today announced that Martha W. Gilliland, Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), has been named to its board of directors.

Gilliland, who has been the UMKC Chancellor since 2000, holds a doctorate in environmental engineering/systems ecology from the University of Florida. She has held engineering faculty positions at the University of Arizona, Tulane University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Len Rodman, Chairman, President and CEO of Black & Veatch, cited Gilliland’s background as well as her “devotion to innovation” in announcing the appointment.

“Dr. Gilliland’s education in engineering and leadership in education will bring a great combination of qualities and service to our board of directors,” said Rodman. “Her devotion to innovation will set a standard we will be proud to achieve. I know I speak for the entire board when I express my enthusiasm and gratitude in anticipation of her service to Black & Veatch.”

Gilliland said she looks forward to her service on the board as a “stimulating” learning experience.

“Black & Veatch is a global leader in helping business and governments solve some of the most challenging problems in engineering and management,” Gilliland said. “In my role as CEO of a major urban university, I can certainly relate to the company’s mission of Building a World of Difference. It will be stimulating to learn from the company’s leadership and challenging to offer leadership in its achievement of its mission. I’m delighted to have the assignment and look forward to my service on the board.”

Gilliland, a resident of Kansas City, Mo., received a White House appointment in 2001 to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, where she currently serves on the Subcommittees on Energy Efficiency and on Federal Research/Technology Transfer. She is a board member of the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, Inc. (KCALSI) and the Midwest Research Institute. She is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) and the American Water Resources Association (AWRA).

Black & Veatch’s Board of Directors is now comprised of seven independent, outside directors and two internal directors.

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch serves its clients with conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. The employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked on the Forbes “500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.” listing for 2003. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.

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