Imation Announces Keynote Speaker and Judges for the2000 Imation Computer Arts Scholarship...

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OAKDALE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000

National program designed to encourage the use of technology

in arts education; $25,000 to be awarded to students

Imation Corp. (NYSE:IMN) today announced the keynote speaker and judges for the

2000 Imation Computer Arts Scholarship Program. Sponsored by Imation, in partnership with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the program is designed to support creativity and innovation among high school students by encouraging the use of technology in arts education.

Award winning and nationally renowned children's book author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola, will deliver this year's Imation Computer Arts Scholarship Program keynote address, to be held in April at Imation's headquarters in Oakdale, Minnesota. An accomplished professional artist and designer, teacher of art, painter and muralist, and artist and author of books for children, dePaola has been published for over 30 years.

Imation also announced the 2000 Imation Computer Arts Scholarship judges, to include:

Debi Barrett-Hayes - Visual Arts Educator, Florida State University

School, Tallahassee, FL James Cabral - Associate Creative Director, Publicis Technology, San

Francisco, CA Devin Colman - Curator, The Macalester College Art Gallery, St Paul,

MN Michael Day - Past President, National Art Education Association,

Reston, VA Wanda Flechsig - Director, Circa Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Issac Kerlow - Director, Digital Talent &Development, Walt Disney

Company, Burbank, CA Caliann Lum - Producer and Writer, Owner, Cool Loon Movies,

Minneapolis, MN Mike Reed - Illustrator, Minneapolis, MN

&uot;We're excited about this year's program and our distinguished keynote speaker and panel of judges,&uot; said Bradley Allen, Imation Vice President of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. &uot;The program, which emanates from Imation's core values of imagination and innovation, is the cornerstone of our corporate philanthropy efforts. Now in its third year, we are pleased to see the impact the program is having in the fields of education and technology, and importantly, the recognition it brings to creative high school students throughout the country.&uot;

Students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) provided the initial review and judging of more than 650 scholarship entries and narrowed the selection to 100 finalists. The selections were based on originality, creativity, composition, and the use of color, craft, and technical skills.

&uot;This program is an incredible resource that helps solidify a wonderful and deepening marriage between art and technology,&uot; said Tom Hatfield, Executive Director of NAEA. &uot;The program also has a very practical application in providing students with a financial scholarship that will assist them as they move on to the next academic level.&uot;

&uot;The Computer Arts Scholarship Program aims at the heart of AASA's mission to prepare school leaders and school systems for the 21st century,&uot; said Darlene Pierce, Director of Development at AASA. &uot;We are proud to support this initiative which encourages the use of technology in arts education.&uot;

Each of the students named in the top 100 will receive a National Certificate of Excellence. The panel of seven judges will then select 25 of those finalists as the 2000 scholarship recipients. Each of these students will receive a $1,000 scholarship award, a medallion and a trip with a parent or guardian to the Twin Cities on April 28-30 for the national recognition events.

About Imation Corp.

A global technology company, Imation Corp. supplies a variety of products and services worldwide, specializing in data storage and information management, color management and imaging solutions. In 1999, Imation reported revenues of $1.4 billion from continuing operations.

As of December 31, 1999, the Company employed approximately 4,850 people worldwide. Additional information about Imation is available on the Company's Website at http://www.imation.com or by calling Imation toll-free at 1-888-466-3456. To receive recent earnings news releases, corporate information and related shareholder services, call Imation's toll-free shareholder information line at 1-888-IMN-NYSE (1-888-466-6973).

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