HARRISON A. (SKIP) HARTMAN, JR., OF LOEWS HOTELS TO RECEIVE PENN STATE HOSPITALITY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
University Park, Pa.--Harrison A. (Skip) Hartman, Jr., vice president and managing director for Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C. and regional vice president of Loews Hotels, will receive the 1999 Hospitality Executive of the Year Award from the Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS). He'll receive the award at a dinner to be held November 7 in New York City.
The award will be presented by Preston Robert Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Loews Corporation, the parent company of Loews Hotels; Diane Ryan, Executive Director of Penn State's Alumni Association; and PSHRS President James Purdum.
"Skip Hartman is being honored for his years as an outstanding leader and innovator in the hospitality industry," says Mr. Purdum. "He is the consummate host and a stable force of service excellence in the profession. Skip sets the benchmark for personalized service." Loews Hotels, the founding division of the Loews Corporation, is one of the country's leading hotel companies. Loews currently owns and/or operates fifteen hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Other subsidiaries of Loews Corporation include CNA Financial Corporation, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., Bulova Corporation, and Lorillard, Inc.
"Skip has made tremendous contributions to the Loews Hotel chain during the 35 years he has been with us," said Mr. Tisch. "He has been a major factor in the success of so many of our properties, offering his unique skill in managing the 'back of the house' while acting as the consummate host to our guests."
"Skip's commitment to the hospitality industry has been demonstrated not only by his exemplary career at Loews, but also through his work with the next generation of hoteliers at Penn State's School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management," adds Jonathan Tisch, President and CEO of Loews Hotels and Co-President of Loews Corporation.
Mr. Hartman is a 1958 graduate of Penn State where he received his bachelor of science degree in Hotel Administration. He joined Loews Hotels in 1964 as Director of Personnel and Labor Relations, and in 1966 was made Assistant Vice President in Charge of Personnel. In quick succession he served as: Managing Director of Loews New York Hotel; Assistant Vice President in Charge of Operations for seven of Loews New York Hotels; and Regional Vice President for the Drake, Regency, Loews New York and Warwick Hotels. Prior to his appointment Mr. Hartman was Vice President and Managing Director of the former Loews Drake.
"He has always been a great friend to Penn State and our programs. Skip is very supportive of our students and provides internships and career opportunities. Many of his employees are Penn State graduates," says Dr. Robert Lee, interim director of the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development.
Penn State's School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management graduates over 250 students per year in hospitality management. The School is widely recognized by both lodging and restaurant CEOs as one of the top hospitality schools in the nation. Its students are acknowledged by recruiters as being among the best prepared of all college graduates.
The Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) is an alumni society formed over 50 years ago by alumni and friends of the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management. PSHRS began presenting the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award to industry leaders in 1960. Past winners include Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson, Joseph Neubauer, chairman and chief executive officer of ARAMARK; Henry R. Silverman, chairman and CEO of HFS Incorporated; J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman of the Board and President, Marriott Corporation; Raymond Schultz, former President and CEO, Promus Hotel Corporation; Herman Cain, former President, Godfather's Pizza; and Barron Hilton, Chairman and President, Hilton Hotels Corporation.
The Hospitality Executive of the Year Award Dinner will be held in conjunction with the International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. For ticket information, call Renee Marks at (814) 863-2207.
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