The Event
Sunday, November 9th, 2025
The Times Center
New York City
1:15 – 1:45 pm: CHS Annual Meeting
2:00 – 5:00 pm: Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
5:00 – 8:00 pm: NYC Chapter “You Need to Meet” Reception & Auction
And for those unable to attend in person,
please join us from home!
The Auction
The Market Place Auction
October 29, 2025 12:00 pm – November 09, 2025 6:30 pm
Thanks to the amazing generosity of so many Hotelies who donated and solicited so many wonderful prizes. Prize donations are still welcome, email Alex if you would like to donate.
Click on the link below to set up your Auction Account in advance. If you registered for a previous CHS Hotelie Hall of Fame Market Place Auction, we were able to import the files, so you don’t have to re-register. (The auction site requires a US phone number. If you don’t have one, please email me at Alex.Koch@CornellHotelSociety.com and I will get you registered.)
You do not have to be present in NYC on November 9th to win. You can register from anywhere in the world and participate in the auction.
2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
Hall of Fame Supporters
Reception Sponsors
Sponsorships are still available.
Contact Adam Tang (amt292@cornell.edu) or Alex Koch (alex.koch@cornellhotelsociety.com) about auction donations and sponsorship opportunities.
Mission
The mission of the Cornell Hotelie Hall of Fame is to:
- Celebrate Cornell Hotelie successes
- Create a library of inspirational stories for applicants, students, faculty, and alumni
- Bring together an annual reunion of Hotelies to share the fellowship of Hotelie for Life
- Fortify the School’s brand in the industry by featuring Hotelie successes
Nomination & Selection Process
The Nomination/Selection Committee selects the inductees each year and is comprised of members from different generations, geographic regions, and segments of the industry.
The founding committee members are as follows:
- Deniz Omurgonulsen, ‘00 (Chair)
- Rocco Angelo, ‘58
- Jan DeRoos, ‘78
- Court Williams ’78
- Ted Teng ‘79
- Christopher Hunsberger ‘81
- Ginny Mariani-Kitt, ‘82
- Elizabeth Schafer ‘84
- Catalina Ganis ‘85
- Regan Taikitsadaporn, ‘93
- Vernetta Kinchen ‘95
- Kristin Sander Urhammer, ‘99
- Rohan Gopaldas, ‘02
- Sarah Perkins Latimer ’05
The criteria for nomination/selection are:
- Contribution to the hospitality industry
- Contribution to the community
- Contribution to the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration
