On May 30, 2017, the CHS Finland Chapter met at the Linnanmaki Amusement Park in Helsinki. The event was hosted by Pia Adlivankin MD ’94. Linnanmaki Amusement Park benefits various children’s organizations. In 2016, the park generated 4.3 million Euros to help children. Pia gave an interesting talk about the strategy of the Amusement park […]
On June 14, 2017, the CHS South Florida chapter, in conjunction with the local HSMAI chapter, hosted a seminar entitled, “Why The Hotel Industry Is Embracing Virtual Reality”. The event was held at The Betsy Hotel in South Beach. Following a rooftop reception, the group listened to a panel of industry authorities including Antonio Batananero, co-founder […]
The CHS France chapter gathered on June 26, 2017 to listen to a panel of experts discuss “Measuring Design Success”. Special guest Professor Stephani Robson ’88, MS ’99, PhD ’10 led the discussion, along with Karl Bieberach ’96 with Hospitality Development, Dan Kwan, CCO & Regional Director with Wilson Associates and, Tristan Auer, Principal with […]
On Friday, June 16, 2017 the Korean CHS chapter held one of their periodic dinner gatherings at S. Tavern in Seoul. S. Tavern was opened by Korean Master Chef winner Song Hoon in 2016 and features “American Cuisine”. During their summer dinner gathering the chapter invites current students from Ithaca to join them. Also in […]
Andre Guacelli ’19 interviewed Henry Foote ’19. After his first semester at Statler in 2011, Henry Foote decided to take four years off from college. He took this time to grow and develop as a person, exploring the nation, and picking up new passions along the way. Originally from New York City, Henry moved to […]
The CHS Senior Prize (formerly known as the Joseph Drown Special Prize) is awarded to a Hotel School senior that has demonstrated academic excellence, extracurricular leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, social responsibility and well-conceived career goals and aspirations. The award is sponsored by the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) and the CHS Foundation. In May of 2017, the […]
On May 31st, the Singapore chapter held their Annual General Meeting – a yearly gathering to catch up on all things CHS, take a brief look back at the prior year, sneak a peak at the year ahead, vote on the next Executive Board and, most importantly, mingle with CHS family and friends over drinks […]
On May 22, 2017, the Chicago chapter hosted their annual reception in conjunction with National Restaurant Association convention. The event was held at The Rookery Room of the Kimpton Gray Hotel. Dean Kate Walsh MPS ’90 traveled from Ithaca to address the group and provide an update on school activities. A silent auction was also […]
Michael Lee ’18 sat down with Dexter Wood ‘87, an accomplished industry veteran with diverse global hospitality, finance and real estate experience with leading companies including Park Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide, Host Hotels & Resorts, HVS International and PricewaterhouseCoopers. What was your most memorable experience at Cornell? It would be when I was the […]
The Ninth annual Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards banquet was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. This year’s Icon Award winner was Steve Wynn, the Chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited. Hotelie John Zimmer ’06, Co-Founder and President of Lyft, was honored with the Innovator […]
