Background
Pizitz, Richard Alan was born on February 24, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Isadore and Hortense (Hirsch) Pizitz.
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Richard Alan Pizitz
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Education
Bachelor, Washington & Lee University, 1951. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1953.
Career
Merchandise manager, Pizitz Department Stores, Birmingham, 1953-1959; vice president, Pizitz Department Stores, Birmingham, 1959-1966; president, Pizitz Department Stores, Birmingham, 1966-1986; Chairman of the Board, Pizitz Department Stores, Birmingham, 1986-1987; chairman, Pizitz Management Group, Birmingham, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
President United Way, Birmingham, 1988, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 1987-1995. President Better Business Bureau, Birmingham, 1962. Member Ala advisory commission United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1985.
Member Alabama Commission on Higher Education, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce (president 1970), Alabama Retail Association (president 1965).
Interests
Connections
Married Joan Black; children: Richard Alan Junior, Jill Carole, Susan Lyn.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1951
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1953
Awards
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Recipient Erskine Ramsay award, 1974. Named Marketing Man of Year, American Marketing Association, 1966, Man of Year, Young Men's Business Club, 1970.Recipient Erskine Ramsay award, 1974. Named Marketing Man of Year, American Marketing Association, 1966, Man of Year, Young Men's Business Club, 1970.