 | Gift to real estate program propels SHA into best fundraising year to date
Thanks to a recent gift from Lisa and Richard
Baker '88, the School of Hotel Administration has surpassed its annual
fundraising record with almost two months to go in the fiscal year.
There is still time to be a part of this groundbreaking development year
by making a gift before June 30. Read more.
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 | Alumni elect Bill McAleer ’73, MBA ’75 to join Cornell Board of Trustees
Hotelie Bill McAleer ’73, MBA ’75 is one of
two recently named alumni-elected trustees, selected by a
record-breaking 27,685 alumni voters. McAleer is cofounder and managing
director of Voyager Capital. His term as trustee will begin on July 1. Read more.
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 | Indian food kiosk concept wins Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition
The DC Factory won the $15,000 first-place prize in the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition, held annually by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship. Created by Anukul Chandhok '12 and Vijay Sundar '12, the DC Factory is a collection of food kiosks based in New Delhi metro stations. Read more.
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 | Student researchers named CHR Emerging Scholars
As part of its mission to encourage student
research, the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) offers an annual
Emerging Scholar Award that includes a total of $3,500 in cash prizes.
Three students were named as winners of this year's Emerging Scholar
Award: Joshua Jeng ’12, Brandon Ho ’12, and Timothy Chen ’13. Read more.
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 | Connect with classmates and friends at Cornell Reunion 2012, June 7-10
Whether you graduated five or fifty
years ago, there is much to see and do during Reunion 2012. Join us for
the SHA Dean’s Breakfast, take a guided tour and see recent changes to
Statler Hall, and attend faculty presentations by Rohit Verma and
Giuseppe Pezzotti. A special reception for MMH/MPS graduates is also
being planned this year. Read more.
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 | American Express Publishing named title sponsor of Icon & Innovator Awards
American Express Publishing will be the title
sponsor of the fourth annual Cornell Hospitality Icon & Innovator
Awards, June 5, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
City. The awards gala will honor the Tisch family as the recipients of
the Cornell Icon of the Industry Award and Kathleen Taylor of Four
Seasons Hotels and Resorts as recipient of the Cornell Hospitality
Innovator Award. Read more.
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 | Hotel Ezra Cornell shows off students' hospitality skills
Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) presents students
with challenges all year as they plan every aspect of this hospitality
industry conference, from flowers and floor plans to guest speakers. For
Katie DeVantier '12, this year's HEC design director, the biggest
headache came from a humble tool of the trade: the plate. Read the full Cornell Chronicle article.
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 | CHR 2012 Industry Relevance Award winners announced
Studies of customer rewards programs and revenue
management strategies are winners of the 2012 Industry Relevance Awards
from the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). The awards program acknowledges two
winners and two runners-up who have published reports that hospitality
practitioners consider to be useful for operations and strategy. Read more.
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