DR. BILL COSBY TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA

PHILADEPHIA, December 6, 2007 – Renowned actor, comedian, author, educator and
humanitarian Bill Cosby, Ed.D, will receive Community College of Philadelphia’s first
Allen T. Bonnell Award at the Pathways Awards Breakfast at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec.13,
at The Down Town Club Catering and Conference Center, 6th and Chestnut streets.

The Bonnell Award is named in honor of the first and founding president of Community
College of Philadelphia, Allen T. Bonnell, Ph.D. Dr. Bonnell’s belief that education
should be a right for all, not just the privileged few, led to the formation of Community
College of Philadelphia. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a
commitment to access, opportunity and transformational change. Dr. Cosby embodies
those characteristics. His innovation and determination in providing and advocating for
educational initiatives has been inspiring.

For decades, Dr. Cosby has advocated for individuals to better themselves by focusing on
obtaining a quality education that can lead to a rewarding career. This year, he has called
on community colleges to play a key role in educating young people. In speaking
engagements around the country, Dr. Cosby has reiterated this theme, imploring young
people to obtain their education and then go back and help the troubled youth in
their communities.

Part of Dr. Cosby’s mission is focused on helping to stop the violence in Philadelphia and
around the country. In April, he spoke at the American Association of Community
Colleges’ national convention in Tampa, Fla., and challenged community college leaders
to step up efforts to train students to enter careers, such as psychology and social work,
through which they can help at-risk and incarcerated youth.

Others being honored at the Pathways Awards Breakfast include: Corporate Partnership
Award – Bill Knott, regional president for Wachovia Bank; Foundation Keystone
Award – Barbara Cohen of The Hassel Foundation; Civic Investment Award – Cecilia
Moy Yep, founder of the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation; Community
Philanthropist Award – Kal Rudman, music industry pioneer and philanthropist; Alumni
Achievement Award – Community College of Philadelphia Alumnus Paul Gluck, executive director, Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies, Drexel University.

The Pathways Awards Breakfast is sponsored by Comcast Corporation, The Glenmede
Trust Company and the Independence Foundation, as well as Agoos/Lovera Architects;
Beneficial Bank; Citizens Bank; Independence Blue Cross; Jacques Ferber, Inc.; Keystone Mercy Health Plan; Edward Y. Kung, Ph.D.; Verizon; and Bill and Eileen Whiteside.