hospitality executive of the year
Hotel and Restaurant Society Gala to Honor National Restaurant Association CEO
PSHRS | March 29, 2019
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Hospitality Executive of the Year event will be held on April 3 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. The event will include the presentation of the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award, to be presented to Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association. Sponsors of the gala event, based on level of financial participation include: Nittany Lion Sponsor Marriott International PepsiCo Blue Sponsors First American Title Insurance Company Hilton PSAV The Nittany Lion Inn PSAV White Sponsors Ecolab Four Seasons ...
Penn State Announces Sponsors for Gala Honoring Marriott’s CEO
PSHRS | April 5, 2018
The event culminates an academic year-long celebration of the School's 80th anniversary. To register for the event, visit: http://hhd.psu.edu/shm/hospitality-executive-year-event. Sponsors of the gala event, based on level of financial participation include: Old Main Sponsor ...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and Alumni to Honor CEO of World’s Largest Hotel Company, Arne Sorenson, in 2018
Marriott International | February 1, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development and The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS), have named Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, as the 2018 Hospitality Executive of the Year. With Marriott's purchase of Starwood last year, it reigns as the world' largest hotel company with over 6,000 hotels, more than 1 million rooms and over 30 brands in 122 countries. The University will honor Sorenson at a reception at the historic Nittany Lion Inn on April 12, 2018. The award and events precede the University's 2018 Blue-Whit...
Jon Luther Named 2015 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Hospitality Executive of the Year
PSHRS | August 17, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Jon Luther, board chairman for Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. and retired CEO and board chairman of Dunkin' Brands, has been named 2015 Hospitality Executive of the Year by the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS). Luther will receive the award during the 53rd Hospitality Executive of the Year award reception, which will take place at the Waldorf Astoria New York on Sunday, November 8, 2015, in conjunction with the annual International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show in New York. As part of the honor, Luther also will be inducted into the Penn State Hospitality Hall of Fame, located at The Nittany Lio...