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Cornell Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner
Kiwi Collection was thrilled to be a sponsor of Cornell University's Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner, June 2nd, 2009, New York
By: Mary Gostelow
More than 500 guests, including Cornell alumni and industry leaders gathered at the New York Marriott Marquis to attend the first annual Cornell Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner.
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The gala event honored an iconic leader and two leading innovators of the hospitality industry, and also served as a fundraiser for programs and scholarships at the School of Hotel Administration.
First Dean and E. M. Statler Professor Michael Johnson and Managing Director of the Pillsbury Institute Tom Ward jointed presented the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship's Innovator Award to TIG Global co-founders, Trip Schneck, President, and Fred Malek, CEO.
The gala culminated in the awarding of the first Cornell Icon of the Industry Award to J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., a legend and pioneer in the hospitality industry. He received the award, presented by Dean Johnson and CEO of title sponsor White Lodging Bruce White, to a rousing standing ovation, and said he was "honored, humbled, and very grateful" for the tribute. He charmingly thanked his family he thanked his associates.
The dinner was organised by Joe Strodel, Jr, Director of Corporate & Foundation Affairs, at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Masters of Ceremonies were Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, Co-Anchors of Morning Joe on MSNBC.
The Kiwi Collection table was headed by Kiwi Collection President Philippe Kjellgren, with WOW.travel Editor-in-Chief Mary Gostelow. Among their guests were Angelina Jolin of ELLE Sweden, Sana Butler of Newsweek, Peter Greenberg and Joseph Robinson, CO/President A Small World www.asw.com Among the many industry friends we also caught up with were Alec Kyriakidis of Deloitte, Laurence Geller of Strategic Capital, Melinda Bush, and Joe McInerny, President/CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
Other sponsors were Aegis, American Hotel & Lodging Association, Banfi Vintners,The Berntein Compaies, Burba Hotel Network, Cafe Spice, Daly Gray, dell'anima, Deloitte, Denihan Hospitality Group, Diamond Rock Hospitality, EMC Ventures, Essar, Four Seasons Hotels & Resors, Glenfiddich, Global KES, Green&Black's organic, Group RCI, Harney & Sons, HEI Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Business, Hotel Design, HNN, HOTELS, Hotel World Network, H Syndicate, Juniors, L'Artusi, La Quinta, Lord & Taylor, Marriott, Moët Hennessy, MatarCity, Nobu, Pepsico, Philips,Ritch-Carlton, Southern Wines & Spirits, Southworth, STR, Sweet Street Desserts, Thayer, TIG Globnal, Winegardner & Hammons, Wyndham, W Partnership.
Honorary Committee Members for the Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner were Bob Alter ’73, Richard Baker ’88, Richard Bradley ’63, Dean Emeritus Robert Beck ’42, PhD ’54, Dean Emeritus David Butler, Former Dean & Prof. Emeritus John Clark PhD ’69, Former Dean & Prof. David Dittman, Robert Fite ’50, Julie Flik ’63, Charles Henry ’74, Caren Kline ’75, John Mariani ’54, John McAuliffe P’10, Charles Mund ’51, Drew Nieporent ’77, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos ’85, Mary & Leland Pillsbury ’69,Dale Whiteman Pinto ’74, Richard Riley ’63, Burton “Skip” Sack ’61, Curt Strand ’43, Chiaki Tanuma MPS ’80, Ted Teng ’79, Andrew Tisch ’71.
The Planning Committee for the Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner consisted of:
- Lucio Arancibia, V.P. of Food & Beverage CEC – AAC, MotorCity Casino Hotel
- Rachel Ash ’99 MBA ’06, Manager, Corporate & Foundation Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
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- Jorge Boone, Senior V.P., Business Development, Group RCI
- Amanda Brown, Major Gifts Officer, Cornell University
- Jim Burba, President, Burba Hotel Network
- Jerry Daly, President, Daly Gray Public Relations
- Joe Dembek, Hotel Manager, New York Marriott Marquis
- Marc Duber P’08, P’11, COO & Executive VP, The Bernstein Companies Jon Denison, Associate Dean of External Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Joel Eisemann MMH ’80, Executive V.P., Marriott International, Inc
- Cheryl Farrell (Hon.), Outreach Ambassador, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Steven Goldman ’83, President, Global Real Estate and Development, Hilton Hotels Corporation
- Jill Hellman, Chief Innovator, Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
- Susan Helstab, Executive VP, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts;
Jeff Higley, V.P., Digital Media & Communications, HotelNewsNow.com/STR
- Meg Hardie Keilbach ’88, Director of Development, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Tom Kline ’96, Executive Director, Executive Education, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Jennifer Macera, Associate Director, Center for Hospitality Research
- Virginia Mariani‐Kitt ’82, Director of Hospitality, Banfi Vintners
- Kathleen Matthews, Executive V.P. of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Marriott International
- William “Bill” McCarten, Chairman, DiamondRock Hospitality Company;
Gary Mendell ’79, President, HEI Hospitality
- Steve Mendell ’82, COO, HEI Hospitality
- Christine Natsios ’85, Director of Alumni Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Deniz Omurgonulsen ’00, Director, Membership Development, The Leading Hotels of the World, Inc. and President, Cornell Hotel Society‐NYC
- Tom Parham, Senior VP, Philips Hospitality
- Mary Pesaresi ’75, Major Gifts Officer, Cornell University
- Richard Petrina ’01, Manager, Moët Hennessy USA
- Kenneth R. Rehman, Executive VP, Operations, The Ritz‐Carlton Hotel Company, LLC
- Bruce Reinstein ’79, President, Fresh City
- Larry Reinstein ’77, COO, Fresh City
- Henri Roelings, Founder/CEO, Hsyndicate.org
- Alan Rosen ’91, Co‐Owner, Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery
- Jay Schultz, Senior VP Hospitality Group, Hotel Business/ICD Publications
- Jay Shah ’90, CEO, Hersha Hospitality Trust
- Stacy Silver, Executive Director, Digital Media, HotelWorld Network
- Joseph Strodel, Jr., Director of Corporate & Foundation Affairs, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
- Tom Ward ’81, Managing Director, Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
- Jeff Weinstein, Editor in Chief, HOTELS Magazine
- Adam Weissenberg ’85, Vice Chairman, US Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Leader, Deloitte & Touche
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