UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Jackson, Mannie L.

   Harlem Globetrotters, International
   400 East Van Buren Street, Suite 300
   Phoenix, Arizona  85004
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Ashland Inc.
   ASH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   November 30, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |1,000 (1)          |D     |                           |
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Common Stock               |11-16-|M   | |1,000             |A  |$33.00     |2,000              |D     |                           |
                           |01    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Option (2)            |33.00   |11-16|M   | |1,000      |D  |7-27-|1-27-|Common Stock|1,000  |       |0           |D  |            |
                      |        |-01  |    | |           |   |95   |05   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (2)            |43.125  |     |    | |           |   |7-30-|1-30-|Common Stock|1,000  |       |1,000       |D  |            |
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |97   |07   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (2)            |52.75   |     |    | |           |   |7-29-|1-30-|Common Stock|1,000  |       |1,000       |D  |            |
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |98   |08   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Common Stock Units (3)|1-for-1 |     |    | |           |   |     |     |Common Stock|16,711 |       |16,711      |D  |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of restricted common stock acquired pursuant to Ashland's
stock incentive plans as approved by the shareholders and exempt pursuant to
Rule 16b-3.
2. Stock options under Ashland's Deferred Compensation for Non-Employee
Directors.
3. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's Deferred Compensation Plan
for Non-Employee Directors as of 9-30-01, payable in cash or stock upon
termination of service and exempt
under Rule 16b-3.   (One (1) Common Stock Unit in the 1995 Deferred
Compensation Plan is the equivalent one (1) share of Ashland Common
Stock)
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Mannie L. Jackson
DATE
December 6, 2001