Robert H. Burns is the chairman of the Robert H. Burns Holdings Ltd.  He formed Hong Kong-based, Regent International Hotels in 1970.  Before that, Burns spent many years in middle management with Sheraton and Westin Hotels, and in 1962, began eight years with Hilton International Hotels as General Manager of the Kahala Hilton Hotel in Honolulu.  He also was a faculty member at the University of Hawai�i at Manoa and has written and lectured throughout the Pacific and Asia for the U.S. State Department and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).  He has served as President of the Hawaii Hotel Association, as Director and Vice-Chairman of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau and Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the School of Travel Industry Management and past Chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council.  The TIM School will be honoring Burns for his pioneering efforts in the development of the School, his service on the TIM Advisory Board and his contributions to tourism in the State of Hawaii.

The �Celebrate a Legacy In Tourism� Fundraiser and Silent Auction will feature Pacific Rim cuisine, entertainment and a silent auction with selections ranging from worldwide travel packages to gourmet dining packages.  The event is sponsored by TIM International, Inc., the TIM School alumni association, which represents the interests of the travel industry in the community and supports the School in its education mission.  Proceeds from the event will benefit the TIM School and the TIM International, Inc. Scholarship Program.  Reservations are available for premium tables and individual seats and/or participation in the silent auction also is available.  For reservations or for additional ways to contribute to the TIM School, call 956-8946.

The TIM School has long been a worldwide leader for travel industry management education.  The School has new initiatives in the areas of sustainable tourism, information technology and the travel industry, and is planning a distance education program to benefit the neighbor islands and other locations in the Asia-Pacific region.