FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

September 1, 2002

Ballano passed the Worksite Eorson Control Supervisor Certification Exam

Euberto (Bobby) Ballano, EIT, Associate Engineer for Kun-young Chiu and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, recently underwent training and passed the Worksite Erosion Control Supervisor Certificate Exam. This certification entrusts him with the responsibility of ensuring Best Management Practices are implemented on Georgia Department of Transportation Projects during construction. Mr. Ballano joins Jeffrey S. Chiu, P.E., NCEES, as members of Kun-young Chiu & Associates, Inc. with this certification. The training is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.

Mr. Ballano graduated from University of Bohol in the Philippines, with more than 11 years experience in civil and structural engineering. His extensive professional career includes overseas assignments as far as Saudi Arabia. He and his wife Lyn have resided in Valdosta for the past three years where they attend St. John's Church.

Kun-young Chiu and Associates, established in 1970, is an award winning civil/structural engineering firm headquartered in Valdosta with a branch office in Atlanta.