DIRECTORS   The Standard Register Company
                      
J. Doug Patterson*
Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Responsible for computing and communication infrastructures.

In his 24-year career with Standard Register, he has served in training, marketing, sales management and national account sales roles. Prior to joining Standard Register, he led a business unit that sold, developed, implemented and supported custom software solutions. He holds a bachelor's degree in general science from the University of Iowa.

Jeffrey R. Relick*
President — Fulfillment Services

Prior to joining Standard Register, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SynXis Corporation, a developer of solutions that migrate content-rich publications to the Internet. He has also worked with Moore Corporation, RR Donnelley & Sons and US Sprint Communications. He holds a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Denison University.

  M. Jay Romans*
Senior Vice President — Human Resources

Responsible for human resource strategies and systems.

Prior to joining Standard Register, he was President of Romans & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in creating high-performance work systems. Earlier he worked at Becron Dickinson, most recently as Worldwide Vice President of Human Resources for the Pre-Analytical Solutions Business, and he served as Director of Organization Effectiveness for Amoco Oil Company in Chicago. He holds a master's degree in educational psychology from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Kent State University.

Laurle A. Spiegelberg*
Vice President - Corporate Communications

Responsible for employee communications, investor relations, public relations, and marketing communications.

Prior to joining Standard Register, she served as Vice President-Corporate Communications at Brady Corporation, an international identification solutions company. Her earlier roles included Global Communication and Public Relations Manager at GE Medical Systems. She holds a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

  Roy W. Begley, Jr.
Mr. Begley is Vice President and Investment Officer, Victory Capital Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Key Corp.
- Chairman, Pension Advisory Committee; Member, Compensation Committee

F. David Clarke, III
Mr. Clarke is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice President and General Counsel of Clarke-Hook Corporation.
— Chairman, Compensation Committee; Member, Audit and Executive Committees;
Chairman of the Board of Directors, SMARTworks.com, Inc.


Paul H. Granzow*
Mr. Granzow is co-trustee of the John Q. Sherman Trusts.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company; Chairman, Executive Committee

Graeme G. Keeping
Mr. Keeping is President of Information Resources Management Associates.
— Member, Pension Advisory Committee
  Dennis L. Rediker*
Mr. Rediker is President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Register.
— Member, Executive Committee; Ex-Officio member of all other committees of the Board of Directors except for the Audit Committee; Member, Board of Directors, SMARTworks.com, Inc.

Ann Scavullo
Ms. Scavullo is principal, Churchill Investor Services.
— Member, Compensation and Audit Committees

John J. Schiff, Jr.
Mr. Schiff is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cincinnati Insurance Company and Cincinnati Financial Corporation.
— Chairman, Audit Committee; Member, Pension Advisory Committee

John Q. Sherman, II
Mr. Sherman is a
Manufacturers
Representative,
A. Rifkin Company.
— Member, Compensation and Pension Advisory Committees


* Elected Standard Register officer.

Standard Register                          
2001 Annual Report