FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2002

Dean Evans & Associates Announces Donation and Educational Partnership with The Metropolitan State College of Denver

DENVER -- Dean Evans & Associates (www.dea.com) today announced an educational partnership with the Department of Hospitality, Meeting, Travel and Administration (HMTA) at The Metropolitan State College of Denver, the largest public undergraduate college in the nation. Under terms of the agreement, DEA will donate its Event Management Software (EMS) to the department with no fees or restrictions, as long as the software is used for educational purposes.

“The department reaps a huge benefit from such high-end software,” says Cynthia Vannucci, director of meeting administration within HMTA. “Our students, many of whom are working professionals, will gain valuable experience and access to leading edge software technology for meeting planning.”

Dean Evans & Associates’ line of EMS software products will be incorporated into the curriculum of several meeting administration courses starting with the fall 2002 semester. The department’s use of the software includes access to Dean Evans & Associates software updates as well as training and support as needed.

“It’s good for the college, the students and for Dean Evans & Associates,” says Kevin Raasch, executive vice president of Dean Evans & Associates. “Metro State students will gain access to leading edge software technology for meeting planning, and our company will benefit from a greater awareness of our EMS products."

The value of the donation to The Metropolitan State College is valued at approximately $150,000 dollars for the products. In addition to the value of the donation, the college will receive Dean Evans & Associates’ extensive training and support services.

EMS software streamlines room scheduling and event management operations for a wide variety of facilities, including conference centers, schools and universities, corporate meeting and hoteling facilities, convention centers, government offices, associations, churches, healthcare facilities, performing arts centers, arenas, parks and recreation departments, and a variety of special event centers. The software eliminates double booking and can schedule services, manage inventory and handle the billing for every detail. Enterprise and campus-wide organizations can also choose from Web-based modules and options for online booking of meeting space and meeting-related services.

The Metropolitan State College offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in an area of emphasis in Hotel, Restaurant, Meeting, or Travel Administration. The college reports that more than 88% of all students currently enrolled in HMTA work in the hospitality industry while attending classes. Over the past eight years, 100 percent of HMTA graduates have secured jobs in the hospitality industry upon graduation.

About Dean Evans & Associates

Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Colo., Dean Evans & Associates develops, markets and supports a line of sophisticated software products for facility scheduling, event management and office hoteling. Their Event Management Systems (EMS) family of software products is ideal for scheduling and managing events, rooms, services and resources for a wide variety of educational institutions, associations, organizations and corporations. Thousands of organizations and companies, including four of the six largest U.S. banks and more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies, rely on EMS software. Other users include conference and convention centers, cultural venues, sports facilities, schools and universities, and churches. Online demonstrations of the software are available at www.dea.com, or call 1-800-440-3994 and ask to speak with Kevin Raasch. Screen shots of EMS Enterprise are available at www.dea.com/Ent/Ent.aspx.

About The Metropolitan State College of Denver

With more than 18,500 students, The Metropolitan State College of Denver is the largest public undergraduate college in the country and the third largest higher education institution in Colorado. Metro State has the most cost effective hospitality baccalaureate degree-granting program serving in the state of Colorado. For more information on Metro State and the HTMA program, contact John Deinhart at (303) 556-5638 or visit http://www.mscd.edu/~hmt/.