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Dan Davids, President of The History Channel - USA to Receive 2005 Alumni Achievement Award of Pace University Lubin School of Business at a Luncheon Friday, December 2

Posted on: Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 09:00 CST

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dan Davids, President of The History Channel-USA, will receive the 2005 Alumni Achievement Award of Pace University's Lubin School of Business. Proceeds from this annual awards luncheon, which will be on held Friday, December 2, 2005, at One Chase Plaza, will benefit the Lubin Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Each year Pace's Lubin School recognizes an alumnus for outstanding leadership, professional achievement and demonstrated contributions in the areas of community service and social responsibility. A steering committee comprised of representatives from the Lubin School faculty, alumni board and advisory board nominates alumni for this award. The proceeds from the luncheon provide scholarship support to students in the Lubin School of Business who demonstrate academic achievement and promise, financial need, leadership qualities, and civic responsibility.

"We are honored to have such an outstanding recipient of the 2005 Alumni Achievement Award," said Lubin's Dean Joseph R. Baczko. "Dan Davids is a wonderful reflection on the Lubin School of Business and Pace University for both his towering professional accomplishments and his significant contributions to the community. It is also timely that we partner with The History Channel in honoring Dan as we begin our Centennial year in 2006 and celebrate the history of Lubin and Pace."

"I am delighted and humbled by this extraordinary honor. Without a doubt, I credit the dynamic teaching staff and exceptional experiences I had as an undergraduate at Pace and a graduate student at Lubin with helping to build the foundation for my professional success. Lubin provides a real world environment for learning and clearly understands what students want and what they will need to compete and succeed. Earning my Lubin MBA is one of my most important accomplishments. It has been invaluable in helping me traverse the complex world of business," said Davids.

Davids has distinguished himself in both his business career and his personal life. As President of The History Channel-USA, Davids is responsible for The History Channel, History International(R), The History Channel en espanol and Military History Channel in the USA; he played a key role in the founding and formation of The History Channel in 1995. He is also the driving force behind the network's award-winning strategic philanthropic initiative Save Our History. Under his stewardship, the network has enjoyed record increases in ratings and viewership. In the last two years, The History Channel has earned six News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and a Peabody Award for its programming. Davids joined the A&E Television Networks in its inaugural year, 1984.

In addition, Davids is active in the cable industry and is on the executive committee of Cable in the Classroom. An avid supporter of Pace University, he has been mentoring students for many years. He holds a bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration Degree in Marketing Management, both from Pace.

Now reaching more than 88 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel(R), "Where the Past Comes Alive(R)," brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. The History Channel has earned six News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel web site is located at http://www.history.com/. Press Only: For more information and photography please visit us on the web at http://www.historychannelpress.com/.

The Lubin School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, an elite distinction shared by less than 15% of business schools in the world. With a tradition of practice-oriented curriculum, the School has achieved national recognition in U.S.News & World Report and other media for both its graduate and undergraduate programs. The part-time MBA has been consistently ranked in the top 20 nationwide. Approximately 5,118 students are enrolled in Lubin's undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs in Downtown and Midtown New York City, and Pleasantville and White Plains in Westchester County. In addition to Davids, prominent alumni include Melvin Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio; James Quinn, president of Tiffany & Co.; Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc; Marie Toulantis, CEO of Barnes&Noble.com; and Richard Zannino, CEO of Dow Jones & Company.

A private university in the New York Metropolitan area, Pace is commemorating 100 years of providing opportunity, educating achievers in business, industry, healthcare, education, government, and law. Pace has a growing national reputation for teaching and learning based on research, fostering engagement with critical issues locally and globally, for international perspectives and measurable outcomes. It is one of ten founders of Project Pericles, developing education that encourages lifelong participation in democratic processes. Pace has seven campuses, including downtown and midtown New York City, Pleasantville, Briarcliff, White Plains, and a Hudson Valley Center near Newburgh. Approximately 14,000 diverse students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lienhard School of Nursing, Lubin School of Business, Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Education, and School of Law. http://www.pace.edu/

The History Channel

CONTACT: Lynn Gardner of The History Channel, +1-212-850-9322,lynn.gardner@aetn.com; or William Caldwell, Public Information Officer of PaceUniversity, +1-212-346-1597, wcaldwell@pace.edu

Web site: http://www.history.com/http://www.pace.edu/

Source: PRNewswire

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