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Awards & Honors

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

Photo of Lourdes Casanova, director of the Emerging Markets Institute, who made the 2017 Most Influential Ibero-American Intellectuals
Johnson School

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.

Breazzano-Exterior
Johnson School

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

Hotelies featured in Forbes' 2018 30 Under 30: From left to right: Micah Green, founder, Maidbot; Christina Milano ’13, director of business development, Excel Sports Management; and Gregory Falco ’10, co-founder, NeuroMesh
Nolan School

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.

Photo of Andrew Novakovic, named to the International Dairy Federation Committee
Dyson School

Andrew Novakovic named to International Dairy Federation Committee

Andrew Novakovic has been elected by the General Assembly of the (IDF) as the sole academic member of its Science and Program Coordination Committee (SPCC).

Kevin Clark spoke at the dinner held in honor of his late father, John Clark Sr., MBA ’72
Johnson School

2017 Diversity Awards Dinner: Celebrating community, career success, and commitment to family

Tyeise Huntley Jones, MBA ’10, & ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Adrienne Rose Martinez ’01, MBA ’08, were presented awards at the 2017 Diversity Awards Dinner.

Photo of Rick Adie ’75
Nolan School

Statler GM Rick Adie ’75 receives statewide honor

The New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association selected Rick Adie ’75 as this year’s Outstanding General Manager for hotels with more than 150 rooms.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell
Nolan School

Cornell Chronicle: Students across colleges work together on hospitality hackathon

115 Cornell students spent the weekend of Sept. 29–Oct. 1 coming up with ideas focused on the luxury hotel industry during a hospitality hackathon.

Richard Thaler speaks at the Behavioral Economics Revolution lecture during Cornell University’s Charter Day Weekend in 2015.
Johnson School

Johnson School congratulates Richard Thaler on Nobel Prize win in economics

Thaler, former economics professor at Johnson, is recognized with a Nobel Prize for his research in the field of behavioral economics.

Photo of the exterior of the Statler Hotel on Cornell University's campus
Nolan School

Cornell’s Statler Hotel receives Silver GreenLeaders award

TripAdvisor’s GreenLeaders program helps travelers around the world plan greener trips by highlighting hotels and bed and breakfasts engaging in environmentally friendly practices.