Hotelie Magazine

Our flagship publication, Hotelie magazine, brings you the remarkable activities of our alumni, faculty, and students and showcases our outstanding curriculum in informative, entertaining articles. Alumni contributors bring the world closer with engaging first-person narratives and fascinating photographs. Hotelie is published following the spring and fall semesters.

Summer 2018

Feature Stories

Cheryl Stanley’s winning ways with wine
Looking addiction straight in the eye—and treating it with science and empathy
A most curious Hotelie: Gregory Falco’s wide-ranging path to MIT and beyond
The Restorers
As CHS turns 90, Georgia’s on our minds

Fall 2017

Feature Stories

Paths to the American Dream: Three families help tell the story of Gujarati hotel ownership in America
Upstarts: Four young entrepreneurs create opportunities for themselves and others
Thought Leadership: Services marketing professors Helen Chun and Kathy LaTour decode the consumer experience
Game-changers: John Zimmer ’06 fuels Lyft’s rise with hospitality

Spring 2017

Feature Stories

SHA and the Industry: First-of-its-kind immersion connects faculty and industry
In the Classroom: New courses carry on an old tradition
Hotelies Afield: The value of culture: Duetto’s happy medium for growth
Hotelies Afield: The Galbut Family: Miami Beach’s community builders

Fall 2016

Feature Stories

Profiles in Leadership: Dean Soumitra Dutta discusses the unique challenges, strengths, and potential of Cornell’s new College of Business
Hotelies Afield: Abe Ng ’95 spreads sushi joy in South Florida
Upstarts: Financial analyst Mark Thompson ’08 works nights brewing up a coffee
business in Harlem
The Art of Teaching: Dan Quan invests his intellectual capital in real estate students
Hotelies Afield: Marielle Jan de Beur ’88 earns respect on Wall Street
Upstarts: Grape Goddess Catherine Fallis ’83 brings wine-drinking down to Earth
World Views: Fidelio founder Dietmar Müller-Elmau, MPS ’80 reboots his grandfather’s resort in Bavaria

Spring 2016

Feature Stories

Hotelies Afield: Four alumni tell us what it takes to become master sommeliers
The Art of Teaching: Amy Newman teaches leadership through communication
The Art of Teaching: Bruce Tracey finds the “human” in human resources
World Views: Layal Taher ’16 follows her heart from Jeddah to Ithaca and back again
Profiles in Leadership: Master mixed-use developer Ken Himmel ’70, president and CEO of Related Urban
Center and Institute News: SHA and Human Ecology launch the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Outposts: Dana Beninati, MMH ’15 takes a gastronomic tour of Spain

Summer 2015

Feature Stories

Profiles in Leadership: An interview with Dean Michael Johnson
Hotelies Afield: Brad Stone ’77 ups the ante in the Caribbean
Hotelies Afield: John Meadow ’02 finds romance in the restaurant business
Research and Scholarship: Professor Pamela Moulton accrues interest in finance
The Student Experience: Professor Mona Anita Olsen expands entrepreneurship
World Views: Four experts comment on Caribbean tourism
Center and Institute News: Alumni Art and Karen Adler endow CREF’s directorship
Outposts: Evan Pezas ’72 visits the Sinai’s treasured monastery

Winter 2015

Feature Stories

Hotelies Afield: The Canlis brothers stir up Seattle
The Student Experience: Real Estate on the Rise
HEC: A view from the Arts Quad
The Art of Teaching: A toast to Steve Mutkoski
World Views: Advancing education in Africa
Outposts: Christina Heggie ’10 does Carnaval in Rio

Summer 2014

Feature Stories

Insights from Innovators: Predicting the game-changers in hospitality and travel
In the Classroom: Using the Carnelian fund, students learn how to hedge their investments
The Student Experience: The Hotel Leadership Development Program
Milestones: NSMH celebrates 25 years
World Views: Deja Rose Penev ’03 will be your guide to Switzerland
CHRS 2014: A conference like no other
Outposts: Deniz Omurgonulsen ’00 takes us to the crossroads of East and West, Istanbul

Winter 2014

Feature Stories

Insights from Innovators: Chipotle founder Steve Ells shares his
formula for success
The Student Experience: Tess Williams ’15 examines the essence of Hotel Ezra Cornell
Hotelies Afield: 20 Peter Semone, MPS ’94 plants the seeds of hospitality in Lao PDR
Industry Focus: Women in hospitality reflect on their career journeys
Industry Focus: Carlson’s remarkable culture of inclusion
World Views: Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos ’85 weaves the magic of Cartagena
Outposts: Karl Pettijohn ’85 on his quest to climb the ultimate summit, Mount Everest

Spring 2013

Feature Stories

Insights from Innovators: Cindy Estis Green ’79 and SHA prof Chris Anderson discuss trends in the online marketplace
The Art of Teaching: Take a seat in the classrooms of three of our most outstanding educators: Dave Sherwyn, Kate Walsh, and Bill Carroll
Taj + Cornell: Taj’s best people get something special: a chance at an MMH degree, all expenses paid
The business of changing the world: Meet eight alumni entrepreneurs who have made a business of helping humanity
World Views: Meet the new American traveler. Peter Yesawich ’72, MS ’74, PhD ’76 explains us by the numbers
Outposts: Bryan Dunn ’14 sees life from a whole new angle while interning high in the Atacama Desert and Andes Mountains of Chile

Fall 2012

Feature Stories

Insights from Innovators: Adam Weissenberg ’85 talks with Jan deRoos ’78, MS ’80, PhD ’94
Real-life Eloises: Three Hotelies reminisce about their hotel childhoods
Welcome to America: The U.S. travel industry lobbies for visa reform and a new American attitude toward international visitors
World Views: George Cao, MMH ’96 and Jens Thraenhart, MMH ’00 offer a wealth of insights for digital marketers
Food for a red planet: Rupert Spies helps NASA learn how to feed body and soul
Memories of HEC: Aanchal Suri ’14 gathers student perspectives
Outposts: Barbara Lang ’78, MPS ’04 sails the world for food