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	HTGSS \| Preston Robert Tisch
		Tisch served as Chairman of the New York City Partnership, Inc. and the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he was instrumental in developing a campaign to enhance New York's position as an international business center.
		Tisch is a Trustee of New York University, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
		Tisch is married to the former Joan Hyman, and lives with his wife in New York City and Harrison, New York.
	www.nyu.edu /clubs/htgss/tisch.html (1067 words)

	Preston Robert Tisch Summary
		Tisch was born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in 1926.
		Tisch received a BA degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1948, and his wife and his daughter also received degrees at the university.
		Tisch was a loyal alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
	www.bookrags.com /Preston_Robert_Tisch (1639 words)

	Preston Robert Tisch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tisch was born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in 1926.
		Tisch received a BA degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1948, and his wife Joan H Tisch and his daughter also received degrees at the university.
		Tisch was a loyal alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Preston_Robert_Tisch (365 words)

	Preston Exhbition: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
		The Department of Photography and Imaging is pleased to announce the opening of Convex/Concave: Elements of Mood and Climate by Christina Preston in the Tisch School of the Art’s Gulf and Western Gallery (rear of lobby) located at 721 Broadway, and remain on view through January 8th, 2006.
		With the support of this grant, Preston has spent the past year and a half traveling between Fairbanks, Alaska and Northern Virginia, compiling images related to her family history, while exploring the affects of climate on mood, and her personal experience with Bipolar Disorder.
		These images are Preston’s idealized reflections on her family, discovered through and embedded with the physical environment of the Alaskan landscape and excerpts from her journals.
	www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu /object/pi_prestonexhib.html (344 words)

	Preston Robert Tisch - Giants.com
		Tisch, a product of those schools who graduated from Erasmus Hall High in Brooklyn, was Chairman of Take the Field, Inc. He launched the organization with a $1 million donation, and as of earlier this year had raised more than $147 million in public and private dollars.
		Tisch and two partners in Take the Field, Tony Kiser and Richard Kahan, believed the private sector had to play a leading role in repairing sports fields at schools throughout the city that had been slowly destroyed by more than two decades of neglect.
		Tisch is survived by his wife, the former Joan Hyman, and their three children, Steven, Laurie and Jonathan, and nine grandchildren.
	www.giants.com /PrestonRobertTisch.asp (1776 words)

	Preston Robert Tisch - November 17, 2005 - The New York Sun
		The death of Preston Robert Tisch will be the occasion this week for thousands of quiet conversations of appreciation of a man who had an extraordinary impact on the city in which he lived.
		Tisch had created thousands of hotel rooms in New York and other cities and was a major owner, and chairman, of the Giants football team.
		Bob Tisch, like his brother, had a long marriage that produced a family that, even before he fell ill, had begun shouldering his responsibilities, so that even when he is missed in the years to come, the spirit of his institutions and enterprise will live.
	www.nysun.com /article/23177 (726 words)

	Preston Tisch Rejoins Loews - New York Times
		LEAD: Preston Robert Tisch, who is finishing up his stint as Postmaster General, will return to the Loews Corporation as president and co-chief executive with his brother, Laurence A. Tisch, the company said yesterday.
		Preston Robert Tisch, who is finishing up his stint as Postmaster General, will return to the Loews Corporation as president and co-chief executive with his brother, Laurence A. Tisch, the company said yesterday.
		Preston Tisch, 61 years old, was president and chief operating officer at Loews, based in New York, before he left for Washington in August 1986.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D6113AF932A35750C0A96E948260 (127 words)

	Hsyndicate
		Tisch made an indelible impact on society through his philanthropic leadership and his personal involvement in many charitable endeavors that improved life for people throughout New York City and the country.
		Tisch was honored to accept the appointment as Postmaster General of the United States, serving from 1986 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan.
		Bob Tisch was a tireless and influential philanthropic leader, providing his time and expertise to the many charitable organizations and educational institutions in which he was involved.
	www.hsyndicate.org /news/4025326.html (934 words)

	Education Update - An Interview with Preston Robert Tisch
		Bob Tisch chuckles when he recalls how the owners of the two-story homes surrounding Forest Hills High School went out of their way to assure him that they were going to “watch over their field.” And they do.
		Tisch has been especially involved in helping the Center to build the sports management program, involving many of his colleagues.
		Tisch has devoted himself to the hospitality arena, having been Chairman of the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (now NYC and Co) for the longest running term of 19 years.
	www.educationupdate.com /archives/2005/May/html/SPOT-Tisch.html (648 words)

	James S. Tisch 1953— - A family empire is formed, Learning to sit on his investments
		Professionally, James Tisch defended his company against a slew of lawsuits; personally he was obligated to contend with detractors who viewed his family's philanthropy as a calculated strategy to cover up their affiliation with tobacco.
		James Tisch was said to have inherited his father's talent for investing in out-of-favor businesses; his office nickname quickly became "Little Larry." In 1982, when he was vice president at Loews, he initiated the new venture Majestic Shipping through the purchase of about half a dozen supertankers for the scrap-value price of $42 million.
		Tisch denied that there was ever any resentment on the part of his brother or his cousin: "While I may be CEO, Jonathan, Andrew, and I operate collegially in any or all decisions that are made.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/S-Z/Tisch-James-S-1953.html (1528 words)

	frontline: inside the tobacco deal: criminal probe: depositions: preston tisch
		Preston Tisch is the Co-chairman of Loews Corporation, a company that acquired Lorillard Tobacco in 1960.
		He and his brother Laurence Alan Tisch have been involved in a number of corporate takeovers including the acquisition of CBS, which they sold to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1995.
		Tisch: "I believe it is a question that I can't answer.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/settlement/depositions/prestisch.html (1095 words)

	Giants.com
		Preston Robert Tisch realized a longtime dream in 1991 when he became Co-Owner of one of New York City's and professional sports' premier franchises, the New York Giants.
		Tisch currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hasbro, Inc. He was also re-elected to the Board of Rite Aid Corporation, and renamed a Trustee of New York University.
		Tisch is married to the former Joan Hyman, and they have three children: Steven, Laurie and Jonathan, who is Treasurer of the Giants.
	www.giants.com /community/index.cfm?cont_id=67997 (704 words)

	NYU Today
		Preston Robert Tisch, a legendary New York businessman, civic leader, and one of NYU’s leading benefactors, died of a brain tumor on Nov. 15 at the age of 79.
		For the University in particular, Tisch provided generous support to the Tisch School of the Arts, the Tisch Hospital at the NYU School of Medicine, Tisch Hall, home of the Stern undergraduate school of business, and the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
		In 1986, Tisch was appointed by Ronald Reagan to be U.S. postmaster general, a position he held until 1988.
	www.nyu.edu /nyutoday/archives/19/05/PageOneStories/Preston-Tisch.html (760 words)

	NY Giants' Robert Tisch Dead At 79, Team Co-Owner, Loews Chairman, Civic Leader Had Brain Cancer - CBS News
		Tisch bought 50 percent of the Giants in 1991 from Tim Mara, Wellington Mara's nephew, not long after the Giants beat Buffalo in the Super Bowl.
		Tisch was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2004 and had curtailed his regular visits to Giants practices and games.
		During his illness, his son, Steve Tisch, was named the Giants executive vice president and took on a larger role in the operations of the team, particularly in the negotiations between the Giants and the state of New Jersey over a new stadium at the Meadowlands sports complex.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/11/15/sportsline/main1046794.shtml (834 words)

	The Laurence A. Tisch Page
		Tisch is remembered by the media with particularly loathing for how he slashed the news staff, but it has never dawned on them that this was just part of far more ambitious plan to tighten the Lasker Syndicate's control of the news.
		Preston Robert Tisch was a director of the Council for Tobacco Research from 1971 to 1978, including the Executive Committee from 1971-74; and a member of the Executive Committee of the Tobacco Institute from 1971 to 1977.
		Tisch learned from the investment banking firm of Lazard Freres and Co. that Lorillard might be amenable to merger overtures.
	www.smokershistory.com /Tisch.htm (2277 words)

	The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke :: The Power of Giving
		Preston Robert Tisch, who served as chairman of Loews Corporation and chairman and co-owner of the New York Giants football organization, and his family, donated $10 million to support brain tumor and cancer research at Duke.
		In recognition of Tisch’s generous contribution, the Brain Tumor Center at Duke was renamed The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.
		The memory of Preston Robert Tisch lives on through The Brain Tumor Center at Duke, which is now named in his honor.The family of Preston and Joan Tisch donated $10 million to fund brain tumor and cancer research at Duke.
	cancer.duke.edu /btc/modules/powerofgiving31/index.php?id=1 (602 words)

	Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Preston Robert Tisch, a member of the philanthropic Tisch family and co-owner of the New York Giants football team for 14 years, died Tuesday of brain cancer at his Manhattan home.
		Tisch was the brother of Laurence Tisch, one-time chairman of CBS, who died in 2003.
		Tisch, the son of Russian émigré parents and a native of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, served as a member of the board of overseers of the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Battery Park City.
	www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=11692 (318 words)

	Tisch Family Gives $10 Million for Cancer Research at Duke - Dukehealth.org
		Preston Robert Tisch is chairman of Loews Corporation and chairman and co-owner of the New York Giants football organization.
		"The benevolence of the Preston Robert Tisch family will have an enormous impact upon the search for new brain tumor treatments and we are indebted to them for their generosity," Dzau said.
		Speaking on behalf of the family, Tisch's son Steve added, "We are pleased to contribute to Duke's cutting-edge research and treatments to enable the Brain Tumor Center to take its work to the next level.
	www.dukehealth.org /news/9313 (551 words)

	PND - News - New York City Philanthropist Preston Robert Tisch Dies
		Tisch and his brother Laurence, who died in 2003, were known for their generosity.
		Bob Tisch, whose net worth was $3.9 billion in 2003, according to Forbes magazine, helped found Meals-on-Wheels and served as its president for twenty years.
		He went on to serve as former New York City mayor David Dinkins's "ambassador" to Washington, D.C., was chairman of host committees for the 1976 and 1980 Democratic National Conventions, and led the way in building a new convention center on Manhattan's West Side.
	foundationcenter.org /pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=123100052 (310 words)

	$7.5 million in gifts will fund tennis, LS&A humanities facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Preston Robert Tisch and his family also have pledged $1.5 million in support of the new tennis facility of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, which will be named the Preston Robert Tisch Tennis Building.
		Tisch, who majored in economics and received a B.A. from the U-M in 1948, is co-chair and co-CEO of the Loews Corp. Loews Corp. is one of the country's largest and most successful financial companies.
		Tisch also has been a generous patron of cultural and educational projects, including the establishment of the LSandA's Preston R. Tisch Professorship of Judaic Studies in 1989.
	www.umich.edu /~urecord/9697/Jan07_97/artcl02.htm (524 words)

	Undergraduate Programs : The Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management
		Tisch Center programs will give you the confidence that comes from acquiring a truly solid academic education as you become immersed in the profession itself.
		Attend NYU’s Tisch Center and you are studying at one of the most respected programs in the country.
		While acquiring a solid academic foundation, you benefit from a course of study that is comprehensive and interdisciplinary with a strong, well-integrated career orientation.
	web.scps.nyu.edu /bulletin/NYU/Academics/underGrad-Preston.html (475 words)

	Tisch announces $40 million gift to Tufts University - Boston.com
		The gift will guarantee that the courses, programming, fellowships and other initiatives of the college will be a permanent part of the university, the statement said.
		Tisch's family gave $10 million to a library at the school 14 years ago.
		The family also has given millions of dollars to New York University, home of the Tisch School of Arts and the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, named after Jonathan Tisch's father.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/12/tisch_announces_40_million_gift_to_tufts_university (222 words)

	Loews Co-Chairman Preston Tisch Sold $37.6 Mln in Company Stock
		Loews Corp. Co-Chairman Preston Tisch sold $37.6 million of stock in his family's holding company, according to a regulatory filing.
		Tisch reported in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he sold 335,000 shares on the open market last month.
		Preston Tisch now controls about 32.3 million shares, or 16.4 percent of Loews' outstanding stock, the SEC filing said.
	www.tobacco.org /news/63642.html (104 words)

	National Football Foundation
		“Bob Tisch and the Tisch family are well known for their contributions to a wide range of high-quality causes, including their support of high school athletics through the Take The Field program,” said NFF President Steve Hatchell.
		Preston Robert “Bob” Tisch, was one of the nation’s most respected and successful businessmen and co-owner of the New York Giants.
		Bob Tisch and his late brother Larry, lifelong business partners, built the Loews Corporation into one of the nation’s most successful financial conglomerates with assets that now exceed $74 billion and subsidiaries, including CNA Financial Corporation, Lorillard, Boardwalk Pipelines, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Loews Hotels and Bulova.
	www.footballfoundation.com /news.php?id=928 (513 words)

	NYU > The Office of Public Affairs > NYU’S 2005 Preston Robert Tisch Distinguished Industry Leadership ...
		The Preston Robert Tisch Award for Distinguished Industry Leadership honors hospitality, tourism or sports business individuals who have demonstrated through their accomplishments a commitment to excellence as recognized by those who work in and are served by the industry.
		Dinner chairperson is Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels and the evening’s honorary chair is Preston Robert Tisch, chairman of the board, Loews Corporation; chairman and CEO, New York Giants; and member of the NYU Board of Trustees.
		The Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management at New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies is a dynamic and growing educational and research center founded in July 1995.
	www.nyu.edu /public.affairs/releases/detail/758 (680 words)

	GovTrack: Senate Record: TRIBUTE TO PRESTON ROBERT TISCH (109-s20060227-21)
		The Congressional Record is the transcript of the floor proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives.
		Tisch passed away trom inoperable brain cancer, which was first diagnosed in the summer of 2004.
		In May 1990, Mayor David Dinkins appointed Tisch as New York City's Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Through 1993, he served as a liaison between the City of New York and his friends and colleagues in both the national government in Washington, D.C. and the business community in New York City.
	www.govtrack.us /congress/record.xpd?id=109-s20060227-21 (2053 words)

	Lycos Movies - Celebrity - Steve Tisch
		A specialist in film comedy, Tisch has also produced the occasional dramatic feature.
		Maximizing the advantages of his family connections--his father Preston Tisch is president and co-chief executive of Loew's Corp. and his uncle Laurence Tisch is chairman and CEO of the board for CBS, Inc.--Tisch began his career early, working during college breaks for producers John Avildsen and Fred Weintraub.
		Tisch produced his first feature "Outlaw Blues" (1977) at age 28 and has gone on to carve out an impressive if uneven catalogue of product.
	sonique.lycos.com /movies/celebrity.php?id=13846 (127 words)

	CQ's WASHINGTON ALERT 11102]98 MIDDAY UPDATE By CQ Staff
		Preston R. Tisch was employed by Lorillard, Inc., he served on the Board of Directors in 1969, 1985, 1989 to 1995.
		~m one generation of Tisch family mem- ~rs to another, as the New York insur- race, tobacco and hotel conglomerate ~sted quarterly results buoyed by solid,~lns lrom investments and its tobacco op- zations.
		The results reflect : hurricane Preston Tisch losses in the quarter and a $151 million, or 82 cents a share, re- structuring charge for layoffs and 'other measures announced in Auznst to combat a weak commerciaHnsurahce market.
	tobaccodocuments.org /nysa_ti_s4/TI35992289.html (837 words)

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