Assumption College Awards Soule Scholarship

September, 2002—Assumption College has recently awarded the Charles E. Soule Scholarship to Patrick Devine of (7 Los Angeles Street) South Hadley, MA. The privately funded scholarship is the first of its kind available to graduate level, rehabilitation students at Assumption College, and is open to full time students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling program.

UnumProvident Corporation founded the scholarship to honor Charles E. Soule (84 Cliff Road, Nantucket, MA), the former president of Paul Revere Corporation who retired in 1997 as Paul Revere and Provident Companies merged. Provident and Unum Corporation later merged to form UnumProvident. UnumProvident is the leading disability insurer in the nation and employs over 12,000 professionals, including rehabilitation specialists who help their clients return to work after an accident or illness.

Patrick Devine graduated from Assumption College in May 2002 with an undergraduate degree in Social Rehabilitation Services. He is currently a full time graduate student in the Master of Arts Program in Rehabilitation Counseling at the College.

Assumption’s Institute for Social Rehabilitation Services (ISRS) is nationally recognized for its commitment to preparing graduates with the necessary skills to deliver the best quality care to those in need. The Master’s program in Rehabilitation Counseling was among the first master’s level programs to be accredited by the Council of Rehabilitation Education.

About UnumProvident Corporation
The subsidiaries of UnumProvident Corporation (NYSE: UNM) offer a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of products and services backed by industry-leading return-to-work resources and disability expertise. UnumProvident is the leader* in income protection, providing insurance and services to individuals, both directly and through their employers. UnumProvident has more than 100 years of experience in creating innovative solutions that protect the rewards of work: paychecks, assets and lifestyles. UnumProvident was named one of Fortune's top ten most admired insurance companies**. UnumProvident Corporation has operations in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Japan, and elsewhere around the world. Company headquarters is in Chattanooga, Tenn. with significant U.S. operations in Portland, Maine; Worcester, Mass.; and Glendale, Calif. For more information, visit our Web site: www.unumprovident.com.

*UnumProvident represents multiple insuring subsidiaries of UnumProvident Corporation, and includes the #1 group and individual income protection carriers in the U.S. and Canada according to Employee Benefit Plan Review, May 2001, and LIMRA, May 2001.

** "America's Most Admired Companies." Fortune magazine, March 4, 2002.

About Assumption College

Assumption College, founded in 1904 by the Augustinians of the Assumption, offers a Catholic, liberal arts and sciences education to 2,000 undergraduates along with programs for graduate and continuing education students. As members of a thriving intellectual, social and spiritual community, students, faculty and staff collaborate to pursue the broadest questions at the deepest levels.