Important Dates in The HEC Timeline
- 1926: HEC 1
- 1927: Statler pledges support
- 1938: HEC is dedicated to Meek
- 1943: 20th Anniversary of hotel program, announcement that Statler Foundation would support new facility for school
- 1950: The cornerstone of Statler Hall is laid
- 1951: Meek is named director of hotel program; the new Statler Hall opens
- 1955: The Hotel School becomes an independent unit
- 1962: Meek’s last year, HEC is dedicated to him
- 1972: Educational focus introduced
- 1980: Formal dinner becomes multiple dinners—guests get to choose which dinner to attend
- 1988 & 1989: under renovation, so HEC is held all over campus
- 1990: Grand Opening of Statler Hotel and J. Willard Marriott Executive Education Center (record number of industry leaders in *attendance)
- 2005: First year with HEC to be held in the Robert A. and Jan M. Beck Center
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