Awards were presented to Associations, Clubs, College/University, Contract/ Managed Services, Foodservice, Hotels/Resorts,  Manufacturing, and Publications to recognize their support of The School by hiring student interns and graduates; providing financial support, and supporting The School�s students in classroom and student educational involvement.

In discussing the ceremony Cichy said, �The organizations we are honoring have made exceptional contributions to The School, and we thank them for being significant.  Their generous contributions translate into a priceless investment in the next generation of our industry�s leaders who will continue to build on the unmatched reputation and standards set by The School graduates over its proud 75 year history. On behalf of everyone associated with The School, we offer our deepest gratitude.� 

The honorees include:

Hotels/Resorts
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
Marriott International
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC
Six Continents Hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
The Walt Disney World Company
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
Wyndham International, Inc.

Associations
American Hotel & Lodging Association and the AH&LA Educational Foundation
Club Managers Association of America
Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association
National Automatic Merchandising Association
National Restaurant Association and NRA Educational Foundation

Clubs
The University Club of Michigan State University

College/University
Michigan State University Housing & Food Services Division

Contract/Managed Services
ARAMARK Corporation
HDS Services

Food Service
Applebee�s International
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Houston�s Restaurants, Inc.
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
The Levy Restaurants

Manufacturing
Nestle USA Foodservices (Owner of the Minor�s brand)

Publications
Hotel & Motel Management
Nation�s Restaurant News

Concluded Cichy, �Since our School was founded 75 years ago, we have produced many of the luminaries of our industry � leaders for dozens of the most prominent hotel and food service companies around the world, for example, are all graduates from The School of Hospitality Business.  Today we thank the many associations, corporations, and organizations that have helped us achieve that remarkable success and significance.  On behalf of 8,500 graduates around the world, we thank them for their support.�

Founded in 1927, The School is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2002.  The School has more than 8,500 graduates worldwide, including a number of leading academicians and industry executives.  The mission of The School is to be the leader in hospitality business education through teaching, research, and service.  Recognized as the top-ranked business-based hospitality school in the world, The School offers an exceptionally well-crafted curriculum taught by innovative professors who are leading textbook authors, sought-after consultants and respected researchers.