Entries by Robert Mandelbaum

Lee Pillsbury ‘69

Lee Pillsbury ‘69, Chairman – TenX Healthcare Systems, Chairman – TLG Investment Partners, Managing Director – Thayer Ventures, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie For Life®. “I’m a Hotelie For Life. I’m fortunate to be part of the best network in the country. It has empowered my success, strengthened […]

Rod Clough ‘94

Rod Clough ‘94, President – Americas for HVS, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie for Life®. “Reflecting on my years at the Cornell Hotel School, I now realize what a truly extraordinary learning environment it was. Cornell is a community unlike any other that fosters experiences to develop leaders […]

Joe Lavin ’75

Joe Lavin ‘75, President of HarborStone Hospitality, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie for Life®. “When I hear the expression, Hotelie for Life®, I know that it is a term that resonates with me. It means a lifelong commitment to engagement through and with the Hotel School. It means […]

Ali Hoyt ’12 and Chad Wemischner ’13

Ali Hoyt ’12, Senior Director, Consulting & Analytics at STR, and Chad Wemischner ’13, Business Manager at Breakthru Beverage, shared what it means to them to be Hotelies for Life®. “As students cooking in culinary lab, studying for prelims, working a weekend shift at the Statler, and perhaps most importantly, spending countless hours together through […]

Michael Harney ‘77

Michael Harney ‘77, Vice President & CEO of Harney Teas, shares with us what it means to him to be a Hotelie for Life®. ”I have been a Hotelie for Life® since birth. I was born in Ithaca as my father, John, was attending the School of Hotel Administration and graduated as part of the […]

2019 Hotelie for Life® Award Luncheon

On May 9th, the Hotelie for Life® Senior Prize finalists and winner were honored at a luncheon at the Statler Hotel. Madison Austrich ’19 was the recipient of this year’s award and had the added honor of addressing the class of 2019 at graduation this past weekend. In addition to monetary awards, each student also […]

2019 Senior Send Off

On Saturday, May 12, 2019, the CHS Collegiate Chapter hosted the annual Student Send Off event at the Carriage House. Over the course of the two-hour event, 81 people attended (not including the CHS team). Everyone received a wine bag and really enjoyed the venue and food especially! Special thanks to CHS President Dexter Wood […]

CHS New York Tech Panel

On Monday, May 13 CHS New York held the 2019 Future of Hotel Technology Panel at Voyager HQ, the global club for travel & hospitality innovators. Three panelists gave their perspectives on cutting edge trends in hotel technology, spoke to exciting new developments / acquisitions, and provided guidance on where hoteliers can make immediate improvements […]