Hospitality Hall of Honor
Hilton College houses the Hospitality Hall of Honor, which was established in 1995 to recognize leaders in the hospitality industry. Each year since 1996, a small group of honorees has been inducted into the Hall. The induction ceremony includes a formal reception and dinner, which are held at the Hilton University of Houston and planned by a team of student leaders. The week of the ceremony, Hilton College hosts a series of industry-related Think Tanks for students.
The following hospitality-industry leaders have been inducted into the Hall of Honor:
2012
Jack DeBoer
The Mariani Family of Banfi
2011
Randy & Carolyn Smith
Ratan N. Tata
2010
Doug Brooks
Joseph A. McInerney
2009
M.K. Guertin
The Pappas Brothers
2008
S. Truett Cathy
Sir Rocco Forte
Steve Rushmore
2007
Gary W. Loveman
Howard Schultz
2006
Chris T. Sullivan
Eric M. Hilton
Ernest & Julio Gallo
2005
Curtis C. Nelson
Stephen F. Bollenbach
Joe R. Lee
2004
Michael D. Rose
John Q. Hammons
Michael A. Leven
Norman Brinker
Roy Winegardner
2003
Miguel Aleman Valdes
Sol Kerzner
Tim & Nina Zagat
2002
Jennie Grossinger & Elaine Grossinger Etess
William S. Norman
2001
Alice Sheets Marriott
Gabriel Escarrer Julia
Lynn & Ed Hogan
Marilyn Carlson Nelson
2000
Colonel Harland Sanders
Isadore Sharp
Robert H. Dedman, Sr.
Preston Robert Tisch & Laurence A. Tisch
1999
Robert Lloyd Crandall
Paul Dubrule & Gerard Pelisson
Howard Dearing Johnson
1998
Barron Hilton
J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr.
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney
1997
Curtis Leroy Carlson
Ellsworth Statler
Lord Charles Forte
Raymond Albert Kroc
1996
Conrad N. Hilton
J. Willard Marriott
Kemmons Wilson
Vernon Stouffer
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