Babson To Honor Davis of Terra Lycos, Rosenberg of Dunkin' Donuts, Koplovitz of USA Networks, and Goldhirsh of Inc. Magazine.

Business/Education Editors

WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001

Babson College will honor Robert Davis, Kay Koplovitz, Robert Rosenberg, and Bernard Goldhirsh at the 24th annual Founder's Day celebration on Tuesday, April 3, in afternoon question-and-answer sessions with students at the Babson College campus in Wellesley, Mass, and in evening dinner and induction ceremonies at the Boston Marriott Hotel/Copley Place. The events will be webcast by Babson College Radio at http://radio.babson.edu/

The entrepreneurs will spend the day on campus talking with students, faculty, alumni and members of the local business community about their entrepreneurial experiences. The afternoon programs include presentations by the entrepreneurs followed by question-and-answer sessions and are free and open to the public. The program begins at 1 pm, and the Q & A is scheduled for 2:45 pm - both in Knight Auditorium. Reservations are required for the formal induction ceremony to be held in the evening at the Boston Marriott/Copley Place.

Davis, Koplovitz, and Rosenberg will be inducted into Babson's Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs. Goldhirsh will receive the Babson Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

-- Robert Davis M'85 was president and chief executive officer of Terra Lycos
when the company became the world's leading online destination. Davis continues
as its vice-chairman of the board, and recently joined Highland Capital
Partners as venture partner, where he will lend his expertise to assist
Highland portfolio companies.

-- Kay Koplovitz is founder of USA Networks and the chief executive officer of
Working Woman Network, Inc., television's first advertiser-supported basic
cable network. Koplovitz is the first female network president in the history
of television. She is also founder of Springboard 2000, a national initiative
to match female entrepreneurs with investment capital.

-- Robert Rosenberg H'97 is the former chief executive officer of Dunkin'
Donuts. In 1963, at 25, he assumed the role of president and chief executive
officer; and Dunkin' Donuts opened its 100th shop. Five years later, the
company made its first public stock offering. In 2000, the 50-year old company
opened its 5000th shop and launched its e-commerce web site.

-- Bernard A. Goldhirsh founded SAIL magazine in 1970 and built it into the
world's largest sailing magazine. In 1979, he created Inc. magazine to put a
spotlight on the contributions made by the entrepreneurial subset of the
economy. For more than twenty years Goldhirsh and Inc. magazine have been at
the forefront of the entrepreneurial economy providing community, information,
educational content, and inspiration to millions of entrepreneurs and small
business owners in the U.S. and around the world.

As part of the Founder's Day Celebration, Babson student entrepreneurs at the undergraduate and graduate levels will showcase more than 25 businesses at the Founder's Day Student Business Fair, Olin Hall, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education, was founded in 1919 by entrepreneur and financier Roger W. Babson. It grants BS, MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through its Undergraduate Program and the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide through the Babson School of Executive Education. The College's for-profit venture, Babson Interactive LLC, develops distance learning programs and business simulations for executives and graduate students.

Visit Babson's website at www.babson.edu and for more information about Founder's Day visit www.babson.edu/founders-day.