Mutual of America Foundation CEO to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

ADVISORY, Nov. 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

The Mutual of America Foundation will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square in celebration of the winner of the 2011 Mutual of America Community Partnership Award, the "Governor Hugh L. Carey Award."   

In honor of the occasion, Thomas Gilliam, Chairman and CEO of the Mutual of America Foundation, along with Ted Herman, Vice-Chairman of the foundation, will be joined by the 2011 winner of the award, College Possible, its founder, Jim McCorkell, and other College Possible directors to ring the Closing Bell.   

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET      

Contact:

Thomas Gilliam

(212) 224-1147

thomas.gilliam@mutualofamerica.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Alex Honeysett

(212) 441-5211

Alexandra.Honeysett@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

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Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.                 

About the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award:

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award annually honors the outstanding contributions that 10 nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society. Since its inception in 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 160 partnerships from cities and towns all across America. To learn more about the Community Partnership Award and the 2011 winners, visit mutualofamerica.com.

"All of the 2011 honorees are leaders in society, creating innovative and effective solutions to help those in need," said Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, President and CEO, Mutual of America. "Through the Community Partnership Award, Mutual of America is proud to recognize, support and help extend the reach of these vital partnerships."

About College Possible:

College Possible (originally named Admission Possible), founded by Jim McCorkell in Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2000, helps economically disadvantaged high school students navigate the college admissions process and continues to work with them in college as they prepare for their chosen careers. College Possible's primary partners include high schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, Milwaukee and Omaha; AmeriCorps and VISTA; and institutions of higher education across the country. Since its founding, 98 percent of College Possible students have earned admission to college.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX first North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). 

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