Awards & Honors

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

Nolan BusinessFeed

2020 Best & Brightest: Samay Bansal, Cornell (Hotel Administration)

Samay Bansal, SHA ’20 is featured as one of Poets & Quants’ 2020 Best & Brightest.

Students stand holding an envelope and trophy in front of a Johnson banner
Johnson BusinessFeed

Cornell team ‘solves the retirement puzzle,’ earns first place at the 2020 IPCC

Robert Carney, member of the winning Cornell team at the 4th Annual Investment Portfolio Case Competition, recounts his experience at the event.

Elizabeth Blau
Nolan BusinessFeed

Elizabeth Blau named 2020’s Cornell Hospitality Innovator

Blau, who helped transform Las Vegas into a world-class dining destination, will be honored in June 2021 in New York.

Randell Smith
Nolan BusinessFeed

STR founder Randell Smith named 2021 Cornell Hospitality Icon

Randell Smith, who set the standard for hotel data intelligence and global benchmarking, will be honored on June 8, 2021.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

Pitch competition rewards new ‘way’ to pay restaurants

The Pillsbury Institute’s pitch competition awarded top prizes to undergraduates in SHA, Dyson, and ILR and a grad student in the MMH program.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Sachin Gupta named editor in chief of Journal of Marketing Research

Sachin Gupta, the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management, will begin his three-year term with the prestigious journal in July 2020.

Mia Kyricos '03
Nolan BusinessFeed

Mia Kyricos, Hyatt’s global head of well-being, receives Cornell award

Mia Kyricos, MMH ’03, senior VP and global head of well-being at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, received the 2019 Cornell MMH Outstanding Alumna of the Year.

Larry Ruff and Cynthia Saunders-Cheatham seated on a stage and speaking to a room full of people
Johnson BusinessFeed

Celebrating diversity in the workplace

Diversity Symposium speaker Larry Ruff, MBA ’82, relates why diversity and inclusion is good for business as well as the right thing to do.

pictured left to right: Marmeline Petion-Midy '95, MBA ’00, Dean Mark Nelson, and Larry Ruff, MBA ’82
Johnson BusinessFeed

Johnson celebrates 20 years of diversity and inclusion

Johnson’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion honors diversity awards recipients and marks 20 years of supporting woman, URM, and LGBTQ leaders.