Awards & Honors
We’re proud of our people. Here, we share honors, awards, and accolades from across SC Johnson College.

Marriott’s Arne Sorenson named 2018 Cornell Hospitality Icon
Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc., has been selected to receive the 2018 Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award.

Timothy Hentschel ’01 named Cornell Hospitality Innovator for 2018
Timothy Hentschel ’01, cofounder and CEO of HotelPlanner, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award, an honor given annually by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

10 military veterans to watch from the Class of 2019
Military veterans from business schools, including Johnson, are featured on the student section of Poets & Quants.

Hackathon inspires solutions for animal health
Bruce Ahn ’18, Elvis Ahn ’20, and the rest of their team won the grand prize at the Cornell Animal Health Hackathon.

10 undergraduate business schools to watch in 2018
Dyson is listed as one of Poets&Quants for Undergrads’ top 10 business schools to watch in 2018 citing its low acceptance rate among other factors.

Top 20 business schools where MBAs earn the highest salaries after graduation for 2018
Johnson ranked in top 20 MBA programs in 2018, based on alumni salaries after graduation.

Noteworthy: Lourdes Casanova makes 2017 List of Most Influential Ibero-American Intellectuals
This is the third time the Johnson lecturer has received this honor for her work and influence in the Ibero-American space.

Noteworthy: Breazzano Center recognized in 2017 City of Ithaca Pride of Ownership Awards
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Breazzano Family Center for Business Education, City of Ithaca Pride of Ownership Awards, The Ithaca Voice, City of Ithaca, Ithaca Rotary Club

Noteworthy: Hotelies featured in Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30
Three Hotelies are in Forbes’ collection of young stars in 20 different industries ranging from finance to food and from sports to enterprise technology.