Institutional Investor is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2007 Awards for Excellence in Investment Management. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in the field of portfolio management in four distinct disciplines: Endowments, Foundations, Private Pension Plans and Public Pension Plans.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at a cocktail reception and awards dinner ceremony at The Metropolitan Club in New York. This gala event will bring together the key industry players from the institutional funds community, asset management firms and consultants to recognize and applaud the achievements of the nominees.

Corporate Plan Sponsor of the Year

John W. Cutler, Director of Pension & Thrift Management
ABB
Ralph Egizi, Director of Benefits, Finance & Foreign Exchange
Eastman Chemical Co.
Robert Hunkeler, Vice President for Trust Investments
International Paper Co.
David R. Nixon, Director of Investments
Electronic Data Systems Corp.

Foundation of the Year

Paul Lawler, Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Susan E. Manske, Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
William B. Petersen, Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alice Ruth, Chief Investment Officer
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Endowment of the Year

Christopher Brightman, Chief Investment Officer
University of Virginia Management Co.
Erik Lundberg, Chief Investment Officer
University of Michigan
David H. Russ, Chief Investment Officer
Dartmouth College
Paula Volent, Senior Vice President For Investments,
Bowdoin College

Public Plan Sponsor of the Year

Christopher Ailman, Chief Investment Officer
California State Teachers' Retirement System
Charles Grant, Chief Investment Officer
Virginia Retirement System
Ronald Schmitz, Chief Investment Officer
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Alan Van Noord, Chief Investment Officer
Pennsylvania Public School