Immediate Release
July 2, 2002

York County Business Leader Wins Prestigious Central Pennsylvania
"Entrepreneur of the Year" Award for 2002

YORK, PA -- Paul Kilker, President of GGS Information Services of York, was recently awarded the "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award for Central Pennsylvania for 2002, at an awards gala held June 19th at the Harrisburg-Hershey Marriott.

The event was sponsored by the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute, The NASDAQ Stock Market and USA TODAY. Sponsors of the local competition included Citizens Bank, the Central Penn Business Journal, Clear Channel Worldwide, and the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.

One of only 43 such regional award competitions held across the U.S., the annual event recognizes business excellence in newer and emerging companies and includes the categories of technology (in which Kilker won), as well as advertising/media, construction, consumer products, services, entrepreneurship support and telecomm/communications.

The occasion marks the end of an extensive search to identify and recognize Central Pennsylvania’s outstanding entrepreneurs. "The 2002 award recipients exemplify the spirit and qualities of leadership, determination, and true entrepreneurial vision," said Jeff Vrabel, partner with Ernst & Young’s central Pennsylvania practice.

"The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well in Central Pennsylvania." Central Pennsylvania’s winners are now eligible to participate in the National Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program, which is designed to honor outstanding owners of fast-growing companies and supporters of entrepreneurship in the U.S. The program recognizes entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in
such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

The national search will culminate at a black-tie awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 21, 2002, where national finalists and the Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners will be announced and celebrated by more than 2,000 attendees. "Our entrepreneurs are today's pioneers -- the men and women who are willing to take risks in order to create new and better ways to do business," said Stephen D. Steinour, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Bank, a major sponsor of this year's program.
"Entrepreneurs are a driving force in job creation, economic expansion and ultimately the vitality and quality of towns and cities," Steinour said. "Citizens Bank believes that it is crucial to encourage, acknowledge and support efforts by these individuals."

The independent panel of judges that selected Central Pennsylvania’s award recipients consisted of:
• John Arnold, Chairman, Petroleum Products Corporation
• Delight Breidegam, Chairman, East Penn Manufacturing Company
• David Carver, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Economic Development Association
• Mimi Barash Coopersmith Fredman, Founder, The Barash Group
• Patricia Langiotti, President, Creative Management Concepts
• John Mirro, Independent Consultant
• Robert Ortenzio, Chief Executive Officer, President, Select Medical Corporation

Recipients of the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards become lifetime members of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame.