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In September, the New England Chapter hosted a tour and cocktail reception at The Whitney Hotel.
On Saturday 9/14/19, the Philly/South Jersey chapter had a casual get together at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop Up Beer Garden.
On August 8th, 2019, CHS Washington DC welcomed the Class of 2019 Hotelies to the area.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2019 the Georgia Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society held its annual Atlanta Lodging Outlook breakfast seminar.
Bill ’79 and Debbie ’81 Minnock hosted a reception at their home in honor of Ted Teng ’79.
On Saturday, August 11, 2019, the CHS Hawaii chapter greeted Dean Walsh.
The CHS BeNeLux Chapter, together with HSMAI, co-hosted an evening event in Amsterdam with Professor Cathy Enz.
On Thursday, August 15, 2019, CHS hosted a reception for fifty Cornellians at Ole Red in Nashville, Tennessee.
On August 8, 2019 the CHS Nordic Chapter (Finland/Sweden) met at the offices of Midstar to discuss Managing Exceptional Customer Service and Customer Experience with relative measures.
Hotelies and guests gathered at the home of Dave Pollin ’90 for a family-friendly pool party on Sunday, July 28th.
On Thursday, July 25, 2019 the School of Hotel Administration hosted a reception in conjunction with the 23rd annual NABHOOD Hotel Ownership and Investment Summit.
On Monday evening, July 15, 2019, the CHS Rocky Mountain Chapter hosted a scholarship fundraiser at the Colorado Rockies game.
On Saturday, June 29, 2019 alumni of the New England Chapter volunteered at Cradles to Crayons – The Giving Factory in Boston.
The 11th annual Cornell Hospitality Icon & Innovator Award dinner was held on June 4, 2019 at The Pierre Hotel in New York.
Anderson Clark ’08 hosted eight alumni and guests at his hip new restaurant, Common Stock.
On Monday, May 13 CHS New York held the 2019 Future of Hotel Technology Panel at Voyager HQ.
On Saturday, May 12, 2019, the CHS Collegiate Chapter hosted the annual Student Send Off event at the Carriage House.
On May 9th, the Hotelie for Life® Senior Prize finalists and winner were honored at a luncheon at the Statler Hotel.
The Cornell Hotel Society (CHS), Washington, DC/Baltimore Chapter held it’s 10th Annual Hospitality Forum on May 7th, 2019 at The Madison Hotel Washington DC.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, the CHS Georgia Chapter gathered at Coalition Food and Beverage for a reception and dinner.
On May 21, 2019, the CHS South Florida Chapter hosted the third annual CHRIS/HOLA reception at the Royal Palm Miami.
The 2019 Annual CHS EMEA Regional Meeting was held in Cannes, France during early May.
On April 1, 2019, the CHS Australia/New Zealand chapter hosted a reception for the Cornell Real Estate Club.
The CHS Rocky Mountain Chapter hosted a beer tasting with SHA Lecturer, Doug Miller, on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
The New England Chapter hosted a tour and reception at Boston’s newest boutique hotel, the 163-room Hyatt Centric Faneuil Hall Boston.
On March 23, 2019, the DC/Baltimore chapter toured New Columbia Distillers in Washington, DC.
CHS Germany toured two Berlin City East Side Gallery Hotels: The Hotel Indigo and Hampton Inn.
The New England Chapter kicked off spring 2019 by hosting a networking social on March 21, 2019 at Alcove.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the CHS Georgia Chapter hosted its 4th Annual Hunter Hotel Conference Reception at White Oak Kitchen & Cocktail.
On March 7, 2019 Hotelies from around the world gathered for the annual CHS breakfast held in conjunction with the ITB travel conference in Berlin.
On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 S.C. Johnson College of Business Dean Kevin Hallock and SHA Dean Kate Walsh spoke to alumni in Washington D.C.
CHS Japan held an Annual General Meeting & New Year’s Party on Friday, February 8, 2019.
On February 21, 2019, Hotelies attending the Adria Hotel Forum gathered for breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Belgrade.
On February 20, 2019, the Singapore chapter celebrated the Chinese New Year at Madame Fan in the J.W. Marriott hotel.
On January 22, 2019, the New England Chapter raised a glass to the holidays and the New Year at their Annual Holiday Party held at State Street Provisions in downtown Boston.
Hotelies from around Europe gathered to celebrate the 50ths Anniversary of Gerhard Zeilinger.
On February 7, 2019, members of the CHS Pan-Hellenic Chapter gathered for a casual dinner engagement at Mavros Gatos tavern in Athens.
Fifty tourism professionals attended the annual Cornell reception held in conjunction with FITUR Madrid.
The School of Hotel Administration hosted the 14th annual Cornell Reception at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) on January 29, 2019.
The CHS Georgia Chapter, in conjunction with the Cornell Alumni Association of Atlanta, held a luncheon celebrating the 2019 Super Bowl and Cornell football’s influence on the big game.
On Tuesday, January 8, 2019, the London Chapter hosted a reception at the Dorchester Hotel for 27 Hotel School faculty.
On January 6, 2019 the CHS Bermuda Chapter organized a cruise on the sailboat “Spirit of Bermuda”, for Cornell’s Squash Teams.
On December 19, 2018, the CHS Rocky Mountain Chapter hosted their annual holiday party at the Jacquard Hotel in Denver.
On November 30, 2018 the CHS Chicago Chapter hosted its annual Holiday Party and Wine Tasting with Cornell’s Cheryl Stanley ‘00.
On Monday, December 17, 2019 the CHS DC/Baltimore chapter hosted a happy hour at Rosa Mexicano in DC.
On December 9, 2018, the Georgia chapter held their annual holiday party at the home of Mark ’77 and Mary Kay Woodworth.
On October 1, 2018 the DC/Baltimore chapter held its annual Industry Forum.
On November 12th CHS NYC hosted their 96th Annual Reception at the James NoMad hotel.
On Monday, November 5th, CHS Georgia toured and got drinks at the newly redeveloped Hotel Clermont.
The CHS AlpAdria & Eastern Europe Chapter held it annual meeting from November 9 through 11 at the Grotta Giusti in Tuscany.
On November 7, 2018, the South Florida Chapter of CHS hosted our 8th annual hospitality outlook breakfast panel at the Hyatt Centric Brickell.
On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the Nevada Chapter of CHS joined Duetto for a joint Happy Hour to celebrate the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
On Friday, October 26, 2018, 65 Bay Area Alumni and Friends gathered for the Annual CHS NorCal Hospitality Forum.
The 2018 annual German Chapter Symposium and Regional Meeting was held in Hamburg October 26 through 28.
Cornell Hotel Society’s New England Chapter partnered with Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration to present the eighth annual Boston Lodging Pulse on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
On October 20, 2018, the CHS New York Chapter hosted the Ninth Annual Big Apple Update at the Marriott Marquis.
The Board of the CHS Rocky Mountain Chapter gathered on Sunday, October 22, 2018 for a pumpkin carving party.
CHS Washington DC/Baltimore chapter hosted our annual reception for the BISNOW BLIS East conference on Monday evening, October 23, 2018.
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the CHS France chapter held their second annual Paris Lodging Outlook seminar at the Westin Paris – Vendome.
On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 the Georgia Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society held its annual Atlanta Lodging Outlook breakfast seminar.
Congratulations to Jeanne Sander ‘66 for being awarded the Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award.
On September 23, 2018, Cornell Hotel Society, MENA Chapter, along with STR Global hosted the 4th Annual Dubai Lodging Outlook 2019 Seminar at Fairmont The Palm, Dubai.
On August 30, 2018, CHS Global President Bill ’79 and Debra ’81 Minnock entertained the Singapore CHS Board and some chapter members at their house in Singapore.
CHS Chicago held its annual summer picnic on Sunday, August 12, 2018.
Geoff Gray ’09, new CHS Arizona chapter President and General Manager of the Royal Palms Resort and Spa, hosted the chapter’s Annual Summer Dinner on Sunday, August 19, 2018.
On Thursday, August 16, 2018, CHS hosted a reception for sixty Cornellians at the 21C Museum Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
On Tuesday August 7, 2018, the CHS Georgia Chapter hosted five current Hotel School students for pizza at the Mellow Mushroom – Brookhaven.
In early August 2018 members of the DC/Baltimore Chapter gathered for a picnic to enjoy the summer weather.
On July 26, 2018 the CHS Georgia chapter entertained seven current Hotel School students that are interning in Atlanta for the summer.
In partnership with CBRE, CHS South Florida Chapter hosted 136 alumni and industry friends on May 16, 2018 to celebrate CHS 90th Anniversary.
On Saturday July 21, 2018, Hotelies gathered at Mayorga Organics for a factory tour and coffee tasting.
The CHS European, Middle East and African regional meeting was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from June 21 to 24, 2018.
On Monday, April 30, the Chicago Chapter of CHS and Hirman Ahmad MMH ’15 of ROYCE’ Chocolate hosted a Chicago, Cornell, Champagne and Chocolate Event at the ROYCE’ Chocolate location in the Shops of North Bridge in celebration of the 90th year of the Cornell Hotel Society.
On May 10th, the New England Chapter held an exciting event celebrating the 90th anniversary of Cornell Hotel Society.
At reunion on June 8th, Erica Killam ’08 from the CHS Washington DC/Baltimore chapter presented an $8,000 check towards the chapter’s endowed scholarship fund.
In 2018, Jay Treadwell ’61 partnered with the Cornell Hotel Society Foundation to establish the CHS Foundation/Treadwell International Experience Prize.
The Cornell Hotel Society honored the 2018 Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Award winners.
On June 1, 2018, the Kansai Chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society at the Kobeya Sylphide restaurant in Osaka.
On May 30, 2018, the Hong Kong and Macau Chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society with a reception and tour of Hong Kong’s newest hotel – The Murray.
On May 11, 2018, members of the Toronto Chapter gathered at the Duke of Cornwall Pub to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society.
Twenty alumni gathered at the St. Regis Shanghai for lunch on May 19, 2018 to celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society.
On May 12 the Nevada chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of CHS at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
On May 12, 2018, the Collegiate Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society celebrated the 90th anniversary at CHS at the location of the association’s first meeting – the Memorial Room in Willard Straight Hall.
The Japan Chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of CHS at a brand new Indian restaurant operated by a Cornellian.
On May 12, 2018, the Cornell Hotel Society of Washington DC/Baltimore gathered with 40 members to celebrate the 90th anniversary of CHS.
On May 12, the Singapore chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of CHS at the Coriander Leaf Grill & Screening Room.
On May 9 the Central Florida Chapter celebrated CHS at 90. The event was held at the Capital Grille in Orlando, FL.
On May 10th, the CHS New City York Chapter celebrated its 90th anniversary for a networking and intimate panel discussion focused on entrepreneurship.
The CHS Australia and New Zealand Chapter celebrated the 90th Anniversary of CHS at the Cabbage Tree Club in Palm Beach, north of Sydney.
The Georgia Chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society on May 12, 2018.
On May 12, 2018, the Korean Chapter toured Seoul Dragon, and celebrated the 90th birthday of the Cornell Hotel Society.
The CHS Finland, Russia, and Baltics chapter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society at the terminal for the Silja Symphony ferry.
On May 10 CHS London celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Cornell Hotel Society by hosting a reception in the Pinafore Room at The Savoy Strand.
On May 10th the Rocky Mountain Chapter gathered to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of CHS.
CHS Germany celebrated CHS at 90 at Oscar’s Brasserie Moderne in Frankfurt.
In April the Washington DC/Baltimore chapter gathered for their first event of the year at Franklin Hall on 14th street in an up and coming part of Washington DC.
The Central Florida Cornell Hotel Society event hosted by the elegant “Rosen Plaza Hotel” located in Orlando Florida was held on April 27th, 2018.
On April 17 the Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter toured the Kimpton Hotel Born in downtown Denver.
On April 4, 2018, the CHS New York Chapter held its sixth annual F&B Business Panel.
In April 2018, Daniel Quan Ph.D., Robert C. Baker Professor in Real Estate, SHA and his students visited Tokyo for a field trip.
On February 15, 2018, CHS Japan held their annual General Meeting and New Year’s party.
During the last week of March, CHS New England hosted a networking event at Boston’s newest hot spot, City Winery Boston.
On Friday, March 16, 2018 the Cornell Hotel Society held its annual General Meeting during HEC ’93.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the CHS Georgia Chapter hosted its 3rd Annual Hunter Hotel Conference Reception at White Oak Kitchen & Cocktail.
On Tuesday March 7, 2018, the CHS Nevada Chapter hosted a reception in conjunction with the HR in Hospitality Conference.
On February 27, 2018, members of the CHS Pan-Hellenic chapter gathered at Manolis Taverna-Restaurant in Athens, Greece.
On Thursday, February 27, 2018, the CHS Georgia chapter toured the new Omni Hotel at the Battery.
On February 9th, Meg Keilbach and Terry Kent joined the CHS Hawaii Chapter for their reception at the Sky Waikiki.
On February 2, 2018, the CHS France chapter joined alumni from other U.S. universities to celebrate Brazilian Happy Hour.
On February 7, 2018, approximately 40 Hotelies and other Cornell alumni gathered at Alibi Cocktail Lounge inside the Aria to welcome Dean Walsh to Las Vegas.
The annual Cornell Reception at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) is one of the Hotel School’s principal networking events, attracting over 500 alumni and industry leaders each year.
The New England Chapter gathered for some after-work bowling on February 15.
On February 2, 2018, the CHS executive board invited CHS leaders and Hotel School students to a three-course meal at Alma de Cuba during the 2018 CALC conference in Philadelphia.
On January 29, 2018, the CHS France chapter held a small Get Together at the Bar “Le Botaniste” of the Hotel Shangri-la Paris.
Twelve Hotelies and their guests gathered for a rececption at the Posada del Dragon in the Madrid during the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair January 17 to 21, 2018.
The Cornell Hotel Society Chicago Chapter joined SHA students, Richard Adie ‘75, and Ravinder Kingra MMH’12 for dinner on January 18, 2018.
On Sunday, January 14, 2018, the CHS Rocky Mountain Chapter hosted their belated holiday party at Punch Bowl Social in Denver.
On December 9th, 2017 Lee ‘69 and Mary Pillsbury hosted a beautiful holiday party for the CHS South Florida Chapter in their Ft. Lauderdale home.
On January 5, 2018, the CHS New England Chapter held its annual Holiday Party at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston.
The C.H.S. Northern Texas chapter held a reception in honor of Dean Kate Walsh on Sunday night, December 3, 2017.
On December 16, 2017, over 100 D.C. and Baltimore area alumni gathered at the home of Kevin and Amanda Jacobs for the chapter’s annual holiday party.
The CHS France chapter, along with the alumni associations of other prestigious universities, organised a Christmas Cocktail reception.
On December 7, 2017, Nevada Hotelies joined other Cornellians to celebrate the holidays at the home of Lori Bean – ILR ’93.
The CHS San Diego chapter gathered at the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla on December 5, 2017 to celebrate the holidays.
On November 15, the CHS NorCal board guest bartended at Jackalope, a local bar known for their “Drink-O Plink-O” game.
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the CHS Chicago Chapter held its holiday party at the home of Keith ’98 and Rachel ’98 Brenan.
On Thursday night, December 8, 2017, the CHS New York Chapter held its annual Holiday Party at the Two E Bar in the Pierre Hotel.
On November 13th, CHS NYC hosted the 95th annual HX Reception at Current, a fabulous river-front venue at Chelsea Piers.
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the Georgia chapter held their annual holiday party at the home of Tim (MMH ’88) and Karen (Johnson ’13) Dick.
On November 28, 2017 the CHS South Florida Chapter welcomed Dean Kate Walsh and Meg Keilbach to Miami with a cocktail reception at The Conrad Miami.
On November 16, 2017, the CHS Tokyo chapter hosted an Autumn Terrace Party at the Trunk (Hotel).
On Friday, November 3, 2017 the CHS Chicago Chapter hosted a wine tasting featuring Professor Cheryl Stanley ’00 and wines from the Finger Lakes region.
At the November 12, 2017 Cornell Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) Reception, Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97, was honored as MMH Outstanding Alumna of the Year.
On November 4, 2017, the CHS South Florida chapter hosted the Banfi Food & Wine Festival at The Diplomat Resort & Spa.
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, members of the CHS AlpAdria Chapter gathered for a networking lunch at the Hotel Storchen in Zurich.
On October 31, 2017, Hotelies attending The Lodging Conference gathered for an informal happy hour meet and greet in the lobby of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.
On October 18,.2017, the CHS Hong Kong and Macau chapter held its annual mixer in conjunction with Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP).
The Cornell Hotel Society of New England, in partnership with the Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, held its seventh annual Boston Lodging Pulse on October 3, 2017.
On Sunday, October 22, 2017, the Georgia Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society hosted a walking tour at Avalon followed by lunch at Antico Pizza.
On October 16, 2017, the Cornell Club of Hong Kong produced a seminar entitled “Disruption in the Retail Food Landscape: The Brick and Click Battle.”
On October 20, 2017, the CHS New York chapter held their Ninth Annual Big Apple Update.
The CHS France chapter gathered for breakfast at the Hotel Le Scribe Paris to learn more about the Concept POP – People on Point.
On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 the CHS Collegiate Chapter hosted CHS Global President Cheryl Boyer ’87 for a Coffee Chat.
On August 13, 2017, the CHS Chicago Chapter held their annual Summer BBQ event.
On Thursday, October 5, 2017, the CHS Nevada Chapter gathered for their annual G2E (Global Gaming Expo) Happy Hour.
On September 13, 2017 the CHS France Chapter hosted a private tour of the Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel.
On October 5, 2017, the CHS France Chapter had a great evening celebrating the Oktoberfest in Paris
The CHS Hong Kong & Macau Chapter hosted the 23rd Annual CHS APAC Regional Conference in Macau from May 18 to 21, 2017.
On Sunday August 6, 2017, the Rocky Mountain chapter gathered for one of Denver’s favorite summer traditions – City Park Jazz!
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, the Cornell Hotel Society Nevada Chapter hosted a business networking event for 20 Cornellians in the Las Vegas area.
On September 10, 2017, CHS MENA Chapter hosted the 3rd Annual Dubai Lodging Outlook 2018 at Fairmont The Palm, Dubai.
On Sunday, September 24, 2017, the CHS Korea chapter toured the Paradise City Hotel & Resort.
On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 the Georgia Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society held its annual Atlanta Lodging Outlook breakfast seminar.
On Friday, July 28, 2017, Dionisio D’Aguilar, the Minister of Tourism for the Bahamas was honored.
On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the New York City chapter hosted a Microsoft Excel Workshop & Happy Hour event at a We Works in Manhattan.
On Thursday night, August 10, approximately 40 Cornellians watched the sunset at L27, the hot new bar on the rooftop of the Westin Nashville Hotel.
On July 27th, CHS NYC Chapter organized a special tour and rooftop happy hour at the brand new 1Hotel Brooklyn Bridge.
On Tuesday, August 10, the Georgia chapter gathered at the Mellow Mushroom Brookhaven restaurant to host new and current students from The Hotel School.
On Monday, July 17, the CHS France chapter hosted Michael Nowlis, the Associate Dean for Executive MBA programs at the SC Johnson Graduate School of Management.