Horace Mann Announces Sweepstakes Winners SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Horace Mann Companies recently announced the winners of its "Be Cool to Your School" sweepstakes for educators. The grand prize winner, Delories Hill of Tyler, Texas, won $10,000 for herself and $10,000 to donate to the not-for-profit education-related organization of her choice. The Tyler Independent School District educator donated her winnings to her school. Hill was randomly selected from more than 16,000 entries nationwide. Five second-place winners each received $1,000 for themselves and $1,000 to donate to the not-for-profit education-related organizations of their choice. They include: -- Deborah Clifton of Portland, Tenn., who donated her winnings to Jack Anderson Elementary School; -- Michelle Domingos of San Miguel, Calif., who donated her winnings to Georgia Brown Elementary School; -- Debbie Hill of Portales, N.M. who donated her winnings to R.M. James Elementary School; -- Earl Iraca of Houtzdale, Pa., who donated his winnings to the Moshannon Valley Academics and Arts Foundation; and -- Renee Perchmann of Palm Coast, Fla., who donated her winnings to Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary School. Eligible educators who met with their Horace Mann representative to discuss insurance or retirement plans from July 1, 2003 through April 15, 2004, were entered into the sweepstakes. No purchase was necessary. Horace Mann -- the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators' financial needs -- provides retirement annuities, life insurance, property/casualty insurance, and other financial solutions. Founded by educators for educators in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. Horace Mann is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HMN. For more information, visit http://www.horacemann.com/ . DATASOURCE: Horace Mann Educators Corporation CONTACT: Paul Wappel, AVP, PR & Corp. Comm., of Horace Mann Educators Corporation, +1-217-788-5373, Web site: http://www.horacemann.com/

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