Industry
Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award
Each year the School of Hotel Administration honors the hospitality innovator of the year. The Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award honors leaders who have built and sustained successful hospitality enterprises. Hospitality innovators are chosen based on nominations from hospitality practitioners and researchers. As shown in the list below, innovators come from all areas of the hospitality industry. The award is given at the gala dinner celebrating the Icon of the Industry and Hospitality Innovator of the year. This year, the dinner takes place on June 5, 2012, in New York City. For more information on the dinner click here.
Award Recipients
Drew Nieporent '77, founder and owner, Myriad Restaurant Group
Solomon Kerzner, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Kerzner International Holdings Limited
2009
Frederic W. Malek, CEO, TIG Global
Trip Schneck, President, TIG Global
2008
Bob Alter '73, Chairman, Sunstone Hotel Investors
2007
Gary Mendell '79, Chairman and CEO, HEI Hotels and Resorts
Stephen Mendell '82, Executive Vice President, HEI Hotels and Resorts
Jay H. Shah '90, CEO, Hersha Hospitality Trust
2006
Chuck Mund '51, CEO, Mega Management
Bruce Reinstein '79, Fresh City
Larry Reinstein '77, Fresh City