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SMU Cox Sponsors First-Ever Corporate Relay Challenge at the
2006 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon

Corporate teams compete for prize money benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Dallas (SMU) – The SMU Cox School of Business is pleased to announce it will sponsor the first-ever Corporate Relay Challenge at the 2006 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon. The Cox School will team with Corporate Relay Challenge co-sponsors Behringer Harvard and the Trammell Crow Company to recognize and reward corporate teams competing in the marathon relay.

On December 10, 2006, five-person corporate teams will run a relay around the world-renowned 26.2 mile course: Leg 1 is 6 miles, Leg 2 is 4 miles, Leg 3 is 5 miles, Leg 4 is 5 miles, Leg 5 is 6.2 miles. The corporate team that completes the course first will lay claim to bragging rights as the most physically fit corporation in North Texas, and will receive a $2,500 credit toward a custom or open-enrollment SMU Cox Executive Education program. Corporate relay teams will also compete in such categories as Oldest and Youngest Teams, Most Corporate Teams, and even Best Corporate Costumes. Winning relay teams will share a purse of $35,000 in prize money, which will be given directly to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in the names of their respective corporations at a reception at SMU Cox in January 2007.

 “The Cox School is honored to sponsor the first-ever Corporate Relay Challenge at the 2006 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon,” said Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of SMU Cox. “For more than 85 years, the Cox School has taught individuals and companies how to achieve fiscal fitness in the workplace. We are pleased to team with such outstanding companies as Behringer Harvard and Trammell Crow to promote physical fitness among the local business community. This sponsorship role will also allow us to strengthen our commitment to serving the Dallas community by supporting the noble work of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, with whom we already have a strong relationship through an MBA consulting project.”

“In creating the Corporate Relay Challenge, the marathon board of trustees sought out world-class corporate partners who shared a common vision for the event and understood the positive impact it would have on participating companies, their employees, and most importantly the children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital,” said Chuck Dannis, chairman and president of the 2006 Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon. “The partnership between SMU Cox and Dallas-based Behringer Harvard and the Trammell Crow Company will enable this event to become the largest and most prestigious race of its kind in this part of the country. And, because prize money donations will be given to more than just the fastest team, the Corporate Relay Challenge will allow all corporate participants to make a meaningful contribution to the hospital and have a lot of fun doing it.”

About SMU Cox

SMU’s Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board executive mentoring program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. For more information on the Cox School, go to www.smucox.com.

About Behringer Harvard

Behringer Harvard is an integrated commercial real estate company investing in assets domestically and internationally. The company offers strategic real estate fund opportunities across a wide spectrum of investment styles for retail investors, as well as domestic and international institutions, through its real estate investment trusts, partnerships, joint ventures and proprietary program structures. For more information, call toll-free 866-655-3600 or visit www.behringerharvard.com.

About Trammell Crow Company

Founded in 1948, Trammell Crow Company is one of the largest diversified commercial real estate services companies in the world. The company provides building management, brokerage, project management, and development and investment services to both investors in and users of commercial real estate. In addition to its full service offices located throughout the United States, the company has offices in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin/South America focused on the delivery of real estate services to user clients. The company delivers brokerage services outside the United States through strategic alliances with leading providers - in Europe and Asia, through Savills, plc, a leading property services company based in the United Kingdom; and in Canada, through JJ Barnicke, a leading Canadian real estate services provider. The company delivers building management, brokerage, and project management services in India through Trammell Crow Meghraj, India’s leading property services company jointly owned by the company and certain international partners.  Trammell Crow Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TCC” and is located on the Internet at www.trammellcrow.com.


About the Dallas White Rock Marathon

Runners from around the world will gather at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at the American Airlines Center for the full marathon, half marathon and 5-person relay. Considered one of the top marathons in the world, the Dallas White Rock Marathon features a flat and fast 10-mile loop around White Rock Lake and is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Race-day events are expected to draw more than 10,000 participants and more than 100,000 spectators. The primary beneficiary of weekend events is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. For more information, visit the official Dallas White Rock Marathon Web site at www.runtherock.com.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.  There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age.  For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit www.tsrhc.org.