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Safety, Communication, and Sensitivity
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management | July 2, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The COVID-19 pandemic has put intense pressure on the economy, but it has hit businesses in the hospitality sector especially hard. Though these times are unprecedented, hospitality operators have faced a series of crises this century including terrorist attacks, power-grid failures, financial crises, and other epidemics. What can be learned from industry responses to these crises that can inform how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and unforeseen, future problems? To answer that question, Penn State School of Hospitality Management doctoral student Anqi Luo and Donna Quadri-Felitti, Marvin Asher Director and a...
Northstar Travel Vice President Joins Hospitality Management Advisory Board
the Penn State School of Hospitality Management | February 12, 2020
Louis Magliaro, executive vice president and group publisher at The BTN Group, the corporate travel publishing arm of Northstar Travel Group, has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. Magliaro is responsible for strategic planning, marketing, sales, conferences and events, digital, editorial and custom content at The BTN Group, which serves an audience of more than 100,000 corporate travel managers and meeting professionals through its three publications: Business Travel News, Travel Procurement and The Beat. Magliaro has more than 20 years of travel media experience, having worked at Nielsen...
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts VP Joins Hospitality Management Advisory Board
the Penn State School of Hospitality Management | February 10, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jane Woods LaFranchi, vice president, general counsel and secretary at Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. [caption id="attachment_217765" align="alignleft" width="195"] Jane Woods LaFranchi IMAGE: Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company[/caption] In her role with HE&R, LaFranchi leads the legal department in providing comprehensive counsel, representation and oversight on a wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory matters involving the company’s diverse entertainment and lodging operatio...
Penn National Gaming Senior VP Joins Penn State School of Hospitality Management Industry Advisory Board
The School of Hospitality Management | January 7, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —Eric Schippers, senior vice president of public affairs and government relations at Penn National Gaming, Inc., has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. In his role with Penn National Gaming, Schippers is responsible for the company’s community affairs, government relations, corporate communications and media relations. He additionally serves as spokesperson for the company. Penn National Gaming operates 41 gaming, racing and video gaming facilities across the country, in 19 states, from Maine to Nevada. The brand oversees approximately 49,400 gaming machines; 1,...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and Alumni Society to Honor President and CEO of Hilton, Christopher Nassetta, in 2020
PSHRS | August 21, 2019
Barron Hilton receiving the PSHRS Hospitality Executive of the Year Award in 1969 from Walter J. Conti, PSHRS President UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- August 21, 2019 -- 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 Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer for Hilton, as the 2020 Hospitality Executive of the Year. Hilton is one of the world’s leading hospitality companies that owns, manages, franchises, and leases thousands of properties across the globe. The School of Hospitality Management and PSHRS...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management Receives $4 Million From Marriott Foundation
Penn State School of Hospitality Management | July 23, 2019
University Park, PA—In recognition of a $4 million gift by The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, University leaders have approved renaming the Oak Building in the Foundation’s honor. The Marriott Foundation’s commitment, part of a broader, ongoing fundraising effort to renovate the building and support future programing, is creating a dedicated space to encourage innovation and inclusion within Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management. The Penn State Board of Trustees approved naming The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Building at its meeting on Friday, July 19. Renovations to The J. Willard and Alice S....
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...
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