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 Jonathan Young Named One of The Ten Outstanding Young Americans
           by The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce

TULSA, OK -- The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce is proud to have the
opportunity to add Jonathan Miron Young to the list of more than 600
exceptional young people honored by the Junior Chamber as one of the
best,
brightest, and most inspirational leaders America has to offer.

The Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 2000 were honored during
Celebration Weekend on January 15, 2000, at the Renaissance Hotel in
Washington, D.C.  This 62nd Congress of Ten Outstanding Young Americans
is
administered by The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce and sponsored in
part
by the Anheuser-Busch Companies.

Many notables have been honored as Outstanding Young Americans in the
past, including Presidents John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and
Bill Clinton as well as Vice-Presidents Al Gore and Dan Quayle.  Also
honored were Howard Hughes, Orson Wells, Elvis Presley, Nelson
Rockefeller,
dogsled champion Susan Butcher, and actor Christopher Reeve.

Thirty-year-old Jonathan Miron Young currently serves as Associate
Director for Disability Outreach in the White House Office of Public
Liaison, where he is in charge of White House outreach to the disability
community.  His appointment in August 1998 marked the first time a
person
with a disability has held this position, and he is now the
highest-ranking
person at the White House who specializes in disability issues.

By working with such White House offices as the Domestic Policy
Council, National Economic Council, and Office of Management and Budget,
Young wields influence on all aspects of disability policy, including
the
Work Incentives Improvement Act that passed Congress in November.
Because
he has repeatedly proven his energy, talent, and determination  to get
things done, people throughout the White House and the Administration
now
approach him to coordinate activities on disability-related issues.

Young is the author of "Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the
Americans with Disabilities Act," which was published by the National
Council on Disability in 1997 and is widely heralded as the best history
of
the ADA to date.  It is also the foundation for his thesis as a Ph.D.
candidate in American history at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel
Hill.  Young's historical writing and political experience, combined
with
his passion, enthusiasm, and a bright spirit, have rapidly made him a
key
player in empowering Americans with disabilities to reach their
potentials,
particularly in regards to employment.

In 1987 Young received the Victory of the Human Spirit Award, given by
the National Rehabilitation Hospital for exemplary inner strength and
courage, after sustaining a spinal cord injury in a high school
wrestling
match.

Young resides in Washington, D.C.

Other Honorees include:

Joseph Eugene Atkins, 34, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Dawn Eidelman, Ph.D., 38, of San Rafael, California
Patricia Welesko Garland, 38, Edgewater, Maryland
Darrell Ray Green, 39, Ashburn, VA
Anthony Wayne "Toney" Lineberry, Sr., 39, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
William N. Phillips, 35, Golden, Colorado
Sandy Reese-Kesseler, 34, of Clear Lake Shores, Texas
John H. Schnatter, 38, Louisville, Kentucky
Trischa Leanna Zorn, 35, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Junior Chamber of Commerce is an organization of young men and
women between the ages of 21 and 39 who possess a common desire to
contribute to the welfare of their communities, state, nation, and the
world.  the Jaycees offer a unique opportunity for leadership and
personal
growth, representing the independence and the viewpoint of the nation's
young people in an organization focused on action and activity.

For more information about the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce, you may
contact the National Service Center at PO Box 7, Tulsa, OK  74102.
Or call 800.JAYCEES.

CONTACT: Ron Hart 918.584.2481

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