Prizes
All prizes are administered through the school’s Office of Student Services. For information on how to give to an existing fund listed below or to establish a new fund, contact Chris Jacobsen, associate dean of alumni affairs and development, at alumni-business@cornell.edu.
Adelphic Cornell Educational Fund Writing Awards
Established in 2002 by Mr. Steven D. Ritchey to provide awards for the best paper in each undergraduate class.
Commanderie de Bordeaux Education Prize
The Julius Wile Commanderie de Bordeaux aux Etats Unis d’Amerique Bordeaux Education Prize includes a two-week, arranged trip of the Bordeaux wine areas and some travel funds.
Hospitality Business Plan Competition
This annual award supports entries for the Hospitality Business Plan Competition.
Philippus Miller III CHS Hotelie for Life Senior Prize
The Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) and CHS Foundation generously sponsor this special prize to graduating seniors in the Cornell Nolan School. One senior recipient will be selected to receive a $10,000 cash prize and will have the opportunity to address that year’s graduating class at the Hotel School Commencement ceremony in May. Semifinalists will also receive a monetary award.
Philippus Miller III ’83 Legacy Award
The Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) also sponsors this generous award. Given to two or more Nolan School sophomores or juniors, legacy awards will pay for travel to one of the society’s major meetings: the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regional meeting, the Asia-Pacific regional meeting, or the annual membership meeting and related events in New York City in November.