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Event To Honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri With Hospitality Industry Awards
the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | March 26, 2024
Sponsors announced for the 2024 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Industry Awards and Reception UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 2024 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) Industry Awards and Reception will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at the Penn State School of Hospitality Management on the University Park campus. The event, a tradition of the PSHRS and School of Hospitality Management since 1960, will honor Jim Risoleo, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., with the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award and Ted Balestreri, chairman and CEO of Cannery Row Company and Sard...
Penn State To Honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri With Hospitality Industry Awards
The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | November 30, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and the School of Hospitality Management will honor Jim Risoleo, president and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., and Ted Balestreri, chairman and CEO of Cannery Row Co. and chairman, CEO and co-founder of Sardine Factory Restaurant, at the 2024 PSHRS Industry Awards and Reception. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. on April 2, 2024, at the school’s Marriott Foundation Building among alumni, faculty, industry partners and students. Risoleo will receive the society’s Hospitality Executive of the Year Award and Balestreri will receive the Lifetime A...
Penn State Hospitality Event to Honor Noble Investment Group Founder and CEO
The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | March 17, 2023
Event sponsors announced, registration open for Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society gala UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Hospitality Executive of the Year event will be held on Tuesday, April 4th at the School of Hospitality Management on the University Park campus. The event, a tradition of the society’s and the school’s since 1960, will include the presentation of the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award to Mit Shah, founder and CEO of Noble Investment Group. Founded in 1993, Noble is an industry-leading real estate investment group specializing in the travel and hospitality sector. T...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and PSHRS to Honor Mit Shah, Founder and CEO of Noble
Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) | September 8, 2022
Mit Shah, founder and chief executive officer of Noble Investment Group (Noble), will be recognized as the 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year on April 4, 2023. Credit: Kat Goduco. All Rights Reserved. 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 Mit Shah, founder and chief executive officer of Noble Investment Group (Noble), as the 2023 Hospitality Executive of the Year. Founded in 1993, Noble is an industry-leading real estate investment group specializing in the travel and hospitality sec...
New Date Announced for PSHRS Hospitality Executive of the Year Honoring Hilton President and CEO
the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | July 28, 2021
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society announce a new date to honor Hilton's Chris Nassetta at annual Industry Awards gala in October 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — July 28, 2021 — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development and the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) have announced a new date to honor Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer for Hilton, as the 2021 Hospitality Executive of the Year. This event originally planned in 2020 was postponed as a result of the pandemic and a new date h...
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 School of Hospitality Management and Alumni Society to Honor President and CEO of National Restaurant Association, Dawn Sweeney, in 2019
PSHRS | October 16, 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 Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, as the 2019 Hospitality Executive of the Year. The National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the nation's $800 billion restaurant and foodservice industry. Sweeney's leadership and achievements in the foodservice industry will be recognized at a gala reception at the historic Nittany Lion Inn on April 3, 2019. Sweeney is being recognized for her s...
Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society to Honor Marriott CEO at April 12 Gala Reception
Marriott International | November 8, 2017
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. 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-White Weekend festivities and football game. The award ceremony will recognize Sorenson's extraordinary leadership and achievement in the hospitality industry and provide a special oppo...
