WHAT OUR PARTNERS
I want to express to you my appreciation and excitement regarding the momentum and growth of the Hospitality Management Program at Kennesaw State University. I have wanted to facilitate a relationship between Marriott International and Kennesaw State University for the past 12 years. You can imagine how excited I was when I learned that the University was introducing, and has now established, the Hospitality Management Program at KSU.Having lived in Kennesaw and worked in the Atlanta market for the past 22 years, I have had the opportunity to hire and work with many students and graduates from KSU. To a person, my decisions to hire students from KSU have been positive experiences, with these individuals contributing to both the success of our business and our company culture, which is one of our Core Values as a company. They all possess a certain clarity of focus that suggests extended and successful careers within Hospitality. I am excited to see, under your leadership, this program continue to grow to over I 00 students currently pursuing a degree in hospitality management. Our industry needs passionate, talented individuals who want to grow their careers to become future leaders in hospitality, operations management, channel management, sales, events, and revenue, to name a few. I have found your students to be excellent examples of individuals who possess the desire, insight, and now educational background to be successful leaders of the future for this fun and rewarding industry. I look forward to assisting you, the faculty and students at KSU to explore career opportunities with Marriott International. There has never been a better time to join our industry as our hotels are approaching record revenues and the desire to travel and explore new destinations has never been stronger. Thank you for your vision and leadership. These are exciting times. It is both an honor and a privilege to be associated with Kennesaw State University and the Hospitality Management Program.
Educating and developing the future leaders of the hospitality industry is extremely important. We are fortunate to have programs right in our backyard leading this effort. Kennesaw State University has been a great partner and has played a valuable part in rebuilding our industry. The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center has had the opportunity to meet many of the students enrolled in the hospitality program. We have even hired a few! One of these students has already excelled and been promoted to the role of front office supervisor. The future of our great industry is bright! If not for programs like KSU’s, we would not be in a position to rebuild as quickly as we have been able to. Our partnership with KSU and Dr. Jackson is one I only see growing more over the next several years.
Ramon Reyes General Manager Omni Atlanta Hotel @CNN Center
Gary Hughes General Manager Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center
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KSU HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP ANNUAL REVIEW
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