HORST GROUP PRESIDENT & CEO RICHARD A. WATSON, JR., APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR RIDGE TO THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE BOARD (Manheim Township) Lancaster, PA (January 3, 2001) Richard A. Watson, Jr., president and CEO of the Horst Group, has been appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to the board of directors of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster. Mr. Watson's commitment to helping young people develop the skills for great careers will support the mission of Thaddeus Stevens College. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology offers a two-year technical education to academically qualified students of Pennsylvania. The residential college serves financially disadvantaged and non-scholarship students as well as indigent orphans, preparing students for skilled employment and full, effective lives as citizens of the community, the Commonwealth, and the nation. Stevens is committed to lifelong learning, community outreach and economic development by contributing to the technical workforce of Pennsylvania. The Horst Group employs many Thaddeus Stevens graduates and is eager to hire future graduates. The Horst Group is a family of diversified construction, property management and insurance companies (Horst Construction, Horst Excavating, Horst Masonry, Horst Painting, Horst Property Management (commercial, residential, association, hospitality and senior housing development, management, janitorial and service), Horst Insurance and Horst Financial Services), serving the mid-Atlantic region. Situated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania’s Granite Run Corporate Center, the Horst Group has a tradition of service dating back to 1880. To contact the Horst Group, call 717.581.9800 or visit www.horstgroup.com. For more information regarding this release, please contact Karen Haski, communications manager, Horst Group, call 717.581.9817 or email   khaski@horstgroup.com