The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y. bestows the award annually on someone who embodies the values of entrepreneurship and achievement exemplified by the late William Zeckendorf, Sr., a developer, real estate planner and long-time member of the Long Island University Board of Trustees. He was instrumental in securing the purchase of the Marjorie Merriweather Post estate, which is now the C.W. Post Campus.

Mr. Pinter graduated from C.W. Post in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in history. He then joined his father at Zwicker Electric Company, one of New York's premier electrical contracting firms. Mr. Pinter has been responsible for directing the electrical construction work on such high profile buildings as Worldwide Plaza, 4 Times Square, Metrotech, Foley Square Courthouse and the AOL Time Warner building in Columbus Circle.

C.W. Post has benefited from Mr. Pinter's business acumen. As a member of the Board of Trustees of Long Island University since 1992, he chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee and serves as a member of the Student Affairs Committee.

An amateur guitar player, Mr. Pinter takes time out of his busy schedule to serve on the Board of Directors of the Concordia Chamber Symphony and as a member of the Andrew Carnegie Society. He supports UJA Federation, Covenant House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Center for Jewish History and Israel Bonds. He also serves on the Board of Trustees at Temple Shaaray Tefila, The City Parks Foundation and is vice president of the New York City Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association.

For more information about David Pinter or the William Zeckendorf Sr. Award, please call the C.W. Post Public Relations Office at (516) 299-2333.